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Earlier this month, we saw some great tech deals for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. However, if you couldn’t get your hands on a gaming PC deal during the sales season, no worries. I have gone through Amazon, Newegg, and other online retailers to round up the top three gaming PCs that offer the most value and performance for the money.
The graphics card was my main priority since it’s the key to the most framerates in pretty much any game, especially on a budget build, where you can cut down on extra bells and whistles like looks and RGB. To keep things straightforward, I focused on three price points: $800, $800, and $1,000. For each budget, I went through all the available deals, cross-checked their performance, and identified the PC that offers the best value, so you can find the perfect fit without breaking the bank.
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB, 16GB DDR5 Non-RGB 5200MHz 8x2 1TB NVMe SSD, WIFI Ready,...
- ✔ System: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G (6-Core/12-LCore 4.4GHz Turbo) | RTX 3060 12GB Graphics | 16GB DDR4 RAM |...
- This computer is well-suited for a variety of tasks including gaming, study, home, business, photo and...
Under $1000: iBUYPOWER Scale Orange – RTX 4060 Ti with Ryzen 5 7600
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB, 16GB DDR5 Non-RGB 5200MHz 8x2 1TB NVMe SSD, WIFI Ready,...
My first recommendation for anyone with a $1000 budget is this prebuilt PC from iBUYPOWER. It features an RTX 4060 Ti paired with the Ryzen 5 7600 processor. The 4060 Ti is a great choice for 1080p to 1440p gaming. In addition to that, if you turn on DLSS, you may get playable framerates at 4K on some titles as well. However, I would recommend it for its 1080p to 1440p performance, it can easily run competitive games at high FPS without any issues.
The Ryzen 7600 is also a solid option for both gaming and productivity. It has 6 cores, 12 threads, and a boost clock speed of up to 5.1 GHz, so you can even put some CPU-bounded workloads on it. The PC also packs 16 GB of DDR5 RAM, so you’re getting the latest memory, plus a 1TB NVMe SSD that delivers super-fast boot and game load times.
Under $800: ViprTech Ghost – RTX 3060 with Ryzen 5 5600G
- ✔ System: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G (6-Core/12-LCore 4.4GHz Turbo) | RTX 3060 12GB Graphics | 16GB DDR4 RAM |...
For a $800 budget, you’ll get the most value out of your money by going with last-gen components. Now, this doesn’t mean that this is a bad configuration; in fact, an RTX 3060 paired with the 5600G makes it a great choice for high frame rates at 1080p. And, since this is a 12GB VRAM graphics card, you may even get decent FPS at 1440p in some games out of it. We recently saw that the RTX 3060 actually outperforms its predecessor, the RTX 4060, in Indiana Jones, meaning you can easily run all the latest games on it.
As for the 5600G, it is a good mid-range choice that can handle both gaming and productivity workloads. The “G” in its name means it also has integrated graphics (Vega 7). This makes it easier to troubleshoot in case you ever run into display problems in the future. This PC also has 16GB RAM, but you only get a 512GB SSD. If you play lots of games, this may not be enough, and you might want to look into getting a separate hard drive for extra storage.
Under $500: STGAubron Gaming – RX 5600 XT with Core i5
- This computer is well-suited for a variety of tasks including gaming, study, home, business, photo and...
Honestly, I would not recommend buying a prebuilt gaming PC under a $500 budget. Instead, you should look into the Facebook marketplace and score a second-hand motherboard, PC case, processor, and other components to get a better deal; this will give you more value for your money. However, if getting a prebuilt gaming PC is your only choice, I would recommend STGAubron’s RX 5600 XT with an Intel Core i5 processor.
It comes with an RX 5600 XT, a two-generation older graphics card. However, it is still good enough for casual 1080p gaming. If you’re into competitive FPS games like CS:2, Valorant, and Apex Legends, this card can handle it all. The PC also comes with a 512GB SSD and 16 GB of RAM, so the configuration is decent. It’s pretty much the most you can get from a prebuilt that costs less than $500.
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Shehryar Khan, a seasoned PC hardware expert, brings over three years of extensive experience and a deep passion for the world of technology. With a love for building PCs and a genuine enthusiasm for exploring the latest advancements in components, his expertise shines through his work and dedication towards this field. Currently, Shehryar is rocking a custom loop setup for his built.
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