A round-up of gaming PC Desktops V10 ( Summer RAMpocalypse Edition / AMD / Intel / Geforce / Radeon )
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Now on the 10th edition of this round-up RAM and SSD prices are going silly,but it seems some deals are still available
Upgrade Classifications
The best value systems are bolded.
Critical: Required
Important: Will noticeably improve performance
Useful: Will improve performance but to a lesser degree
Graphics Card Tiers
Classification based on a mix of rasterised and raytracing titles with a mix of native rendering and upscaling. For pathtracing and 4K raytracing,an RTX4090/RTX5090 is suggested with a Ryzen 7 7800X3D or similar Intel CPU.
4K high/Pathtracing – RTX4090/RTX5090
1440P high/4K medium – RTX5070TI/RTX5080/RX9700XT/RTX4070TI Super/RTX4080 Super/RX7900XTX
1440P medium to high/4K low to medium – RTX5070/RX9070/RTX4070 Super/RTX4070/RX7800XT/RX7900GRE
1080P high/1440P medium – RTX5060TI 16GB/RX9060XT 16GB/RX7700XT/RTX4060TI 16GB
1080P or E-Sports – RTX5060TI 8GB/RTX5060/RTX4060/RTX5050/RX9060XT 8GB/RX9060 8GB/RX7600 8GB/RX7600XT 16GB
CPU Tiers
Over 120HZ – Ryzen 7 7800X3D / Ryzen 7 9800X3D / Ryzen 7 9850X3D Ryzen 9 9950X3D2/Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
120HZ – Ryzen 5 7600/Ryzen 7 7700X/Ryzen 5 9600X/Ryzen 7 9700X/Core i5 14600K/Core i5 14700K/Core Ultra 5 245K/Core Ultra 5 250K Plus/Core Ultra 7 265K
60HZ to 120HZ – Ryzen 5 5600/5600,Ryzen 5 5700X and Core i5 12400F
60HZ – Ryzen 5 4500,Ryzen 5 5500
Entry Level Gaming Desktop(Upto £900)
Graphics card Performance: RX9060XT > RTX5060 8GB/RX9060 > B580 12GB > RX7600XT > RTX4060 8GB > B570 10GB > RX7600 > RTX3050
1.)Best value general purpose gaming system without Windows:
PC of the Week FAC1 (Ryzen 7 5700X/RTX5060/16GB/1TB) – £695
The perennial classic entry value master
Years Warranty – Return to Base.Windows not installed.
Notes:
One of the best budget gaming systems now with an RTX5060 8GB There is now an upgrade option for an RX9060XT 16GB for £138.I wouldnt spend too much on upgrades as the price will rise and a system with a faster card wont be much more. The power supply is the most important upgrade followed by the motherboard. The SSD and CPU cooler are also useful upgrades.The ASUS PRIME B550M-K upgrade for £38 will enable PCI-E 4.0,but the VRM has no heatsinks and they will get hot. ASUS TUF A520M-PLUS II lacks PCI-E 4.0 but has good VRM cooling.
Some suggested upgrades:
1.)ASUS TUF A520M-PLUS II – A520 Chipset – USB 3.2 – M.2 for £38(Important)
Primarily for the VRM heatsinks. PCI-E 3.0 only.
2.)ASUS PRIME B550M-K – £38. PCI-E 4.0 but lacks VRM heatsinks.
2.)PROMO PSU – 700W to Coolermaster 850W 80 GOLD for £50(Critical)
3.)DEEPCOOL AG300 – (AIR) for £30(Useful)
5.)PROMO RAM – 16GB 3200 to 32GB 3200MHZ for £100
6.)PROMO – Q-JUMP WINDOWS 10/11 3 YEAR CAREFREE for £100
7.)RX9060XT 16GB – £124.40(Useful)
2.)Alternate best value general purpose gaming rig
GTR Gaming Runeblade AM4 Gaming PC Ryzen 5 5600X RTX 5060 8GB GDDR7 1TB NVMe SSD 16GB DDR4 3200MHz RAM 600W 80 Bronze PSU – £662
Notes:
Use code GOTRAKA10 at Checkout to get the price.The Gotraka system offers a slightly slower CPU,but are the cheapest RX9060XT 16GB systems(after upgrade) with a reasonable CPU.
Some suggested upgrades:
1.)ASRock B550M PG – £29(Important)
Primarily for the VRM heatsinks and PCI-E 4.0 capability
2.)Gigabyte P50G 650W Silver – £21(Important)
3.)Corsair RM650e 650W Gold – £45(Useful)
4.)RX9060XT 16GB – £125(Useful)
3.)Best value system with an Intel graphics card
AWD-IT Elite 301(Ryzen 5 5500/16GB/B570 10GB) – Base Price £689.99
Windows not installed. 3 Year Warranty – first six months onsite. Parts and Labour covered.
Notes:
Has a B570 10GB – in between an RX7600 and RTX4060 in performance. Has 10GB VRAM for extra longevity.
Some suggested upgrades:
1.)Coolermaster MWE Bronze 650W – £19.99(Critical)
2.)Crucial E100 480GB NVMe SSD – £9.99(Critical)
3.)Ryzen 5 5600 – £29.99(Useful)
4.)Best value system with an AMD graphics card
AWD-IT 120A(Ryzen 5 5500/16GB/RX9060 8GB)
Windows not installed. 3 Year Warranty – first six months onsite. Parts and Labour covered.
Notes:
The RX9060 is the AMD equivalent of the RTX5060,but is hampered less by PCI-E 3.0 due to a full speed PCI-E interface.
Some suggested upgrades:
1.)MSI A650BN 650W – £19.99(Critical)
2.)Crucial E100 480GB NVMe SSD – £9.99(Critical)
3.)Ryzen 5 5600 – £29.99(Useful)
4.)MSI B550M PRO-VDH/PRO-VDH Wi-Fi – £29.99/£39.99(Useful)
5.)Best sub £900 system for MMOs and RTS games
These games will prefer newer platforms with DDR5 and less graphics card. Windows installed.
Palicomp FAC11(Ryzen 5 9600X/RTX5060TI 8GB/16GB/1TB) – £900
Windows installed. 3 Years Warranty – Return to Base.
Notes:
Has a Ryzen 5 9600X and DDR5 which is more performant in online games like WoW than the Zen3 and Alderlake options typically at this price point.
Some suggested upgrades:
1.)ASUS PRIME B850M-K : £51.00(Useful)
Has VRM heatsinks and PCI-E 5.0 capability.
2.)PROMO PSU – COOLERMASTER 850W 80 GOLD : £50.00(Critical)
3.)PROMO PSU – CORSAIR 850W 80 GOLD – RM850e : £60.00(Critical)
4.)DEEPCOOL AG300 – (AIR) : £30.00(Useful)
5.) AMD RX 9060 XT 16GB – HDMI-DP : £98.00(Useful)
6.)AMD RX 9070 GRE 12GB – HDMI-DP : £208.00
(Useful)
7.)3 YEAR CAREFREE Warranty – Free Collect & Return, Hardware & Software (Usually £108) £59
6.)Cheapest RTX5060 system with pre-installed Windows and desktop CPU
Medion ERAZER Recon E45 Gaming PC ( Nvidia RTX5060 / AMD Ryzen 5 / 16GB / 1TB / Windows 11 ) – £729
7.)Best Value compact system
AWD-IT Compact 3(Lian Li A3 White/RTX5060/Ryzen 5 5500/16GB/1TB) – £849.99
AWD-IT Compact 3(Lian Li A3 Black/RTX5060/Ryzen 5 5500/16GB/1TB) – £849.99
Midrange Gaming PC(£900 to £1600)
Graphics card performance:RTX5070TI > RX9070XT > RX9070 > RTX5070 > RX9070GRE
8.)Cheapest system with an RTX5070
GTR Gaming Riftwalker AM4 Gaming PC ( Nvidia RTX5070 / AMD Ryzen 5 5600X / 16GB / 1TB ) – £1019
Note:
Use code GOTRAKA10 at Checkout to get the price.Probably the lowest priced RTX5070 system on the market. Is in a stylish Vida Riftwalker Elegance Black ARGB Gaming Case with wood inserts.
Suggested Upgrades
1.)Asrock B550M PG – £32(Important.4 RAM slots and PCI-e 4.0)
2.)Coolermaster MWE Gold 850W – £35(Useful)
3.)Onsite Warranty 2 Years – £99(Useful)
4.)Ryzen 7 5700X – £18(Useful)
9.)Best value balanced RTX5070 System
AMD BEST BUY (FAC6) (Ryzen 5 9600X/RTX5070/16GB DDR5/1TB NVMe/850W Gold) – Base price £1095
Notes:
Windows not installed.Uses a modern AM5 platform with DDR5. One of the best known cheaper systems on here – will need a few upgrades as noted below.
Suggested Upgrades
1.)AMD RYZEN 5 7500X3D – 4./4.5Ghz Turbo – 6 Core – 12 Threads : £53.00(Useful for CPU heavy games)
2.)AMD RYZEN 7 7800X3D – 4.2/5.0Ghz Turbo – 8 Core – 16 Threads : £128.00
(Useful for CPU heavy games)
3.)ASUS PRIME B850M-K : £51.00(Useful)
PCI-e 5.0 capability
4.) 1TB ADATA Legend 860 M.2 NVMe – 6000MB/s(R)-5000MB/s(W) – GEN4 : £19.00
(Useful)
5.) DEEPCOOL AG300 – (AIR) : £30.00
(Important)
6.)PROMO – Q-JUMP WINDOWS 11 3 YEAR CAREFREE : £100.00
(Useful)
10.)Best value performance midrange system
AMD Orion RYZ9 Gaming System(Ryzen 7 7800X3D/RX9070XT/16GB/1TB/850W Gold/Windows 11) – £1399.99
Windows installed. 3 Years Warranty – Return to Base.
Spotted by TheCostOfLies
Really needs no upgrades and has a great balance of parts. Can be upgraded further with a faster Ryzen 9 CPU and RTX5070TI. Probably one of the cheaper ways to get a good RTX5070TI system now
Suggested Upgrades:
1.)AMD RYZEN 7 9800X3D – 4.7/5.2Ghz Turbo – 8 Core – 16 Threads : £132.40 (Useful)
2.)AMD RYZEN 7 9850X3D – 4.7/5.6Ghz Turbo – 8 Core – 16 Threads : £167.40 (Useful)
3.)nVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 TI 16GB – HDMI-DP – GDDR7 : £281.00 (Useful)
4.)32GB DDR5 6000Mhz – PALICOMP : £193.00(Useful)
11.)Best value alternate performance midrange system
Gotraka GTR Gaming Riftwalker AM5 Gaming PC ( AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D / Radeon RX9070XT / 16GB / 1TB / B650 / 850W Gold ) – £1389.99
Windows not installed. 3 Years Warranty – Return to Base.
Notes
Use code GOTRAKA10 at Checkout to get the price.A very nice balanced PC for qHD gaming in a stylish Vida Riftwalker Elegance Black ARGB Gaming Case with wood inserts. No OS is installed,but it would probably be cheaper to do it yourself.
1.)RTX5070TI – £175(Useful)
2.)Adata Legend 2TB SSD(TLC) – £120(Useful)
3.)Windows 11 Home – £95(might be cheaper to get elsewhere if you can install it yourself)
4.)Extended Warranty(3 Years Onsite) – £160(Useful)
5.)32GB(2x16GB 600MHZ) RAM – £210(Useful)
12.)Best value balanced RTX5070TI System
GTR Gaming Crucible AM5 PC(Ryzen 7 7800X3D/RTX5070TI /16GB/1TB) – £1589
Windows not installed. 3 Years Warranty – Return to Base.
Notes:
Use code GOTRAKA10 at Checkout to get the price.
Suggested Upgrades
1.)Gigabyte B650 UD AX – £22(Important)
PCI-e 4.0 capability and overclocking/undervolting.
2.)Windows 11 Home – £95(might be cheaper to get elsewhere if you can install it yourself)
3.)Extended Warranty(3 Years Onsite) – £160(Useful)
High-end systems(£1600)
RTX5090 > RTX5080 > RTX4080 Super > RTX4080 > RTX5070TI
13.)Best value RTX5070TI System
PC BEST BUY FAC2(RTX5070TI/Ryzen 7 7800X3D/32GB/2TB) – £1850
Notes:
A well balanced system with 32GB RAM,2TB SSD and B850 Wi-Fi board.
Suggested Upgrades
1.)Windows 11 Home – £95(might be cheaper to get elsewhere if you can install it yourself
2.)3 YEAR CAREFREE Warranty – Free Collect & Return, Hardware & Software (Usually £108) £59(Useful)
14.)Best value RTX5090 System
3XS Ferrum Lucid(RTX5090/Core Ultra 7 270K Plis/32GB/2TB/Windows 11) – £3699.98
Spotted by D_D123
