The GPU market is all over the place, the Ryzen refresh is nearly here, and RAM prices are nearly double what they were this time last year. And while we don't see the market stabilizing any time soon, there are still a lot of good deals to be had if you're willing to look for them. In this post, we'll take a look at 15 builds from as little as $150 all the way up to $2,500. … [Read more...]
A Good $700 to $800 Gaming PC Build 2018
Looking to build a $700 to $800 budget PC that can handle the latest games heading into 2018? Here are the parts we'd recommend for an AMD Ryzen 3 build or an Intel i3 Coffee Lake PC. Both builds allow for a budget of $250 for a graphics card. that should give you fantastic performance on ultra settings in 1080p or medium to high in 1440p. Finding the right balance between … [Read more...]
Cheap $300 to $350 PC Build Showdown – Pentium vs Ryzen
In this post, we're featuring two builds. The first features AMD's Ryzen 3 2200G with Vega 8 Graphics. Its competitor utilizes Intel's i3-8100. Because of Ryzen's superior integrated graphics, it's likely to give you better gaming performance out of the gate. However, there are some reasons we still like the Intel option. Going from our cheap $200 build to a budget of $300 … [Read more...]
Build a Cheap $350 Ryzen 3 2200G Fortnite Gaming Computer 2018
So you want to build a new gaming PC for Fortnite but you don't have a huge budget. Looking around at any dedicated graphics card you'll notice that they're twice or even three times the MSRP. Blame the cryptocurrency miners. Luckily, there's another great option. The Ryzen 3 2200G is not only fantastic as a cheap $100 CPU, it's actually defined as an APU. APUs place the CPU … [Read more...]
Best Cheap Gaming PC 2018 – Guide for Building Your Own Desktop Computer
Looking for the best components and hardware available for your budget? Here's a guide, with 10 suggested PC builds from $150 to $1,000. The awesome and sometimes overwhelming thing about building your own gaming PC is that there's always room to upgrade. Another $50 and you can get a better graphics card, case, or processor. The cycle never ends. To avoid overspending we … [Read more...]