{"id":749,"date":"2022-10-26T07:05:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T01:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/?p=749"},"modified":"2023-02-22T18:00:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T12:30:09","slug":"best-gaming-pc-under-1500","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/builds\/best-gaming-pc-under-1500\/","title":{"rendered":"Don't Break the Bank: Best Gaming PCs Under $1500"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:11px\"><em><span class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">Please note that prices on this website are subject to variations, therefore some prices could be over the price limit mentioned in the post.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PC Gaming can be quite an expensive hobby, as we all know. However, you don\u2019t need to throw away a couple of thousand bucks to be able to play the latest games. In this blog post, I\u2019m going to reviewing several pre-built gaming PCs that are all cheaper than $1500. Hopefully, by the end, you\u2019ll have a clear answer to the question: what\u2019s the best gaming PC under $1500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to this, I also talk about what components to get if you wanted to <a aria-label=\"build a gaming PC (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/builds\/\" target=\"_blank\">build a gaming PC<\/a> yourself for less than $1500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"aawp\">\n\n    <table class=\"aawp-table\">\n        <thead>\n            <tr>\n                                <th class=\"aawp-table__th-thumb\">Preview<\/th>\n                <th class=\"aawp-table__th-title\">Product<\/th>\n                                                <th class=\"aawp-table__th-links\"><\/th>\n            <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n                    \n            <tr class=\"aawp-product aawp-product--style-light\"  data-aawp-product-id=\"B07VGJDKZ4\" data-aawp-product-title=\"CyberpowerPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC Intel Core i5-9400F 2.9GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 6GB 8GB DDR4 240GB SSD 1TB HDD WiFi Ready & Win 10 Home  GXiVR8060A8 Black\" data-aawp-geotargeting=\"true\">\n                                <td class=\"aawp-table__td-thumb\" data-label=\"Preview\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07VGJDKZ4?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"CyberpowerPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC, Intel Core i5-9400F 2.9GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 6GB, 8GB DDR4, 240GB SSD, 1TB HDD, WiFi Ready &amp; Win 10...\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\n                        <img class=\"aawp-product__img\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51JCfx4F+8L._SL160_.jpg\" alt=\"CyberpowerPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC, Intel Core i5-9400F 2.9GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 6GB, 8GB DDR4, 240GB SSD, 1TB HDD, WiFi Ready & Win 10...\"  \/>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/td>\n                <td class=\"aawp-table__td-title\" data-label=\"Product\">\n                    <a class=\"aawp-product__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07VGJDKZ4?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"CyberpowerPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC, Intel Core i5-9400F 2.9GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 6GB, 8GB DDR4, 240GB SSD, 1TB HDD, WiFi Ready &amp; Win 10...\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CyberpowerPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC, Intel Core i5-9400F 2.9GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 6GB, 8GB...                    <\/a>\n                <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"aawp-table__td-links\" data-label=\"Link\">\n                    <a class=\"aawp-button aawp-button--buy aawp-button aawp-button--blue aawp-button--icon aawp-button--icon-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07VGJDKZ4?tag=cpu4-20&#038;linkCode=ogi&#038;th=1&#038;psc=1\" title=\"CHECK PRICE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CHECK PRICE<\/a>          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3000 PO3-630-UA15 Gaming Desktop | 11th Gen Intel Core i7-11700F 8-Core | GeForce RTX 3070 | 16GB DDR4 | 512GB NVMe SSD | 1TB HDD...\"  \/>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/td>\n                <td class=\"aawp-table__td-title\" data-label=\"Product\">\n                    <a class=\"aawp-product__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B09K82B7VP?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"Acer Predator Orion 3000 PO3-630-UA15 Gaming Desktop | 11th Gen Intel Core i7-11700F 8-Core | GeForce RTX 3070 | 16GB DDR4 | 512GB NVMe SSD | 1TB HDD...\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Acer Predator Orion 3000 PO3-630-UA15 Gaming Desktop | 11th Gen Intel Core i7-11700F 8-Core |...                    <\/a>\n                <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"aawp-table__td-links\" data-label=\"Link\">\n                    <a class=\"aawp-button aawp-button--buy aawp-button aawp-button--blue aawp-button--icon aawp-button--icon-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B09K82B7VP?tag=cpu4-20&#038;linkCode=ogi&#038;th=1&#038;psc=1\" title=\"CHECK PRICE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CHECK PRICE<\/a>                <\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n\n                    \n            <tr class=\"aawp-product aawp-product--style-light\"  data-aawp-product-id=\"B0B3NFPY2H\" data-aawp-product-title=\"Empowered PC Mantis Custom Gaming Desktop  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 TI Intel 8 Core i7-10700K 32GB DDR4 RAM 512GB NVMe SSD + 2TB HDD Windows 11 Home  Gamer Computer\" data-aawp-geotargeting=\"true\">\n                                <td class=\"aawp-table__td-thumb\" data-label=\"Preview\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0B3NFPY2H?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"Empowered PC Mantis Custom Gaming Desktop (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 TI, Intel 8 Core i7-10700K, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD + 2TB HDD, Windows 11...\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\n                        <img class=\"aawp-product__img\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41gwQr7YxYL._SL160_.jpg\" alt=\"Empowered PC Mantis Custom Gaming Desktop (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 TI, Intel 8 Core i7-10700K, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD + 2TB HDD, Windows 11...\"  \/>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/td>\n                <td class=\"aawp-table__td-title\" data-label=\"Product\">\n                    <a class=\"aawp-product__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0B3NFPY2H?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"Empowered PC Mantis Custom Gaming Desktop (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 TI, Intel 8 Core i7-10700K, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD + 2TB HDD, Windows 11...\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Empowered PC Mantis Custom Gaming Desktop (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 TI, Intel 8 Core i7-10700K, 32GB...                    <\/a>\n                <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"aawp-table__td-links\" data-label=\"Link\">\n                    <a class=\"aawp-button aawp-button--buy aawp-button aawp-button--blue aawp-button--icon aawp-button--icon-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0B3NFPY2H?tag=cpu4-20&#038;linkCode=ogi&#038;th=1&#038;psc=1\" title=\"CHECK PRICE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CHECK PRICE<\/a>                <\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n\n                    \n            <tr class=\"aawp-product aawp-product--style-light\"  data-aawp-product-id=\"B08WZ2GQFB\" data-aawp-product-title=\"Thermaltake Glacier 160 Gaming PC  AMD Ryzen 5 3600 GTX 1660 Super 16GB RGB 3000Mhz DDR4 ToughRAM RGB Memory 500GB SSD WiFi Win 10 Home  Gaming Desktop Computer S1WT-B450-G16-LCS\" data-aawp-geotargeting=\"true\">\n                                <td class=\"aawp-table__td-thumb\" data-label=\"Preview\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B08WZ2GQFB?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"Thermaltake Glacier 160 Gaming PC (AMD Ryzen 5 3600, GTX 1660 Super, 16GB RGB 3000Mhz DDR4 ToughRAM RGB Memory, 500GB SSD, WiFi, Win 10 Home) Gaming...\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\n                        <img class=\"aawp-product__img\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51iDOGYV-jL._SL160_.jpg\" alt=\"Thermaltake Glacier 160 Gaming PC (AMD Ryzen 5 3600, GTX 1660 Super, 16GB RGB 3000Mhz DDR4 ToughRAM RGB Memory, 500GB SSD, WiFi, Win 10 Home) Gaming...\"  \/>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/td>\n                <td class=\"aawp-table__td-title\" data-label=\"Product\">\n                    <a class=\"aawp-product__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B08WZ2GQFB?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"Thermaltake Glacier 160 Gaming PC (AMD Ryzen 5 3600, GTX 1660 Super, 16GB RGB 3000Mhz DDR4 ToughRAM RGB Memory, 500GB SSD, WiFi, Win 10 Home) Gaming...\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thermaltake Glacier 160 Gaming PC (AMD Ryzen 5 3600, GTX 1660 Super, 16GB RGB 3000Mhz DDR4 ToughRAM...                    <\/a>\n                <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"aawp-table__td-links\" data-label=\"Link\">\n                    <a class=\"aawp-button aawp-button--buy aawp-button aawp-button--blue aawp-button--icon aawp-button--icon-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B08WZ2GQFB?tag=cpu4-20&#038;linkCode=ogi&#038;th=1&#038;psc=1\" title=\"CHECK PRICE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CHECK PRICE<\/a>                <\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n\n                    \n            <tr class=\"aawp-product aawp-product--ribbon aawp-product--sale aawp-product--style-light\"  data-aawp-product-id=\"B08XN5DQ2C\" data-aawp-product-title=\"SkyTech Archangel 3.0 Gaming Computer PC Desktop - Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core 3.6GHz RTX 3060 12GB 1TB SSD 16GB DDR4 3200 RGB Fans AC WiFi 600W Gold PSU Windows 11 Home 64-bit White\" data-aawp-geotargeting=\"true\">\n                                <td class=\"aawp-table__td-thumb\" data-label=\"Preview\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B08XN5DQ2C?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"SkyTech Archangel 3.0 Gaming Computer PC Desktop - Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core 3.6GHz, RTX 3060 12GB, 1TB SSD, 16GB DDR4 3200, RGB Fans, AC WiFi, 600W Gold...\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\n                        <img class=\"aawp-product__img\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/419Osx2kq7L._SL160_.jpg\" alt=\"SkyTech Archangel 3.0 Gaming Computer PC Desktop - Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core 3.6GHz, RTX 3060 12GB, 1TB SSD, 16GB DDR4 3200, RGB Fans, AC WiFi, 600W Gold...\"  \/>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/td>\n                <td class=\"aawp-table__td-title\" data-label=\"Product\">\n                    <a class=\"aawp-product__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B08XN5DQ2C?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"SkyTech Archangel 3.0 Gaming Computer PC Desktop - Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core 3.6GHz, RTX 3060 12GB, 1TB SSD, 16GB DDR4 3200, RGB Fans, AC WiFi, 600W Gold...\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SkyTech Archangel 3.0 Gaming Computer PC Desktop - Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core 3.6GHz, RTX 3060 12GB, 1TB...                    <\/a>\n                <\/td>\n                                                <td class=\"aawp-table__td-links\" data-label=\"Link\">\n                    <a class=\"aawp-button aawp-button--buy aawp-button aawp-button--blue aawp-button--icon aawp-button--icon-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B08XN5DQ2C?tag=cpu4-20&#038;linkCode=ogi&#038;th=1&#038;psc=1\" title=\"CHECK PRICE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CHECK PRICE<\/a>                <\/td>\n            <\/tr>\n\n                <\/tbody>\n    <\/table>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_64 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-66114aceabbf8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 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CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme with GeForce GTX 1660\">1. CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme with GeForce GTX 1660<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/builds\/best-gaming-pc-under-1500\/#2_Acer_Predator_Orion_3000\" title=\"2. Acer Predator Orion 3000\">2. Acer Predator Orion 3000<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/builds\/best-gaming-pc-under-1500\/#3_CUK_Mantis_Gamer_PC\" title=\"3. CUK Mantis Gamer PC\">3. CUK Mantis Gamer PC<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/builds\/best-gaming-pc-under-1500\/#4_Thermaltake_Glacier_160_Gaming_PC\" title=\"4. Thermaltake Glacier 160 Gaming PC\">4. Thermaltake Glacier 160 Gaming PC<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/builds\/best-gaming-pc-under-1500\/#5_SkyTech_Archangel_30\" title=\"5. SkyTech Archangel 3.0\">5. SkyTech Archangel 3.0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/builds\/best-gaming-pc-under-1500\/#1500_Gaming_PC_Build\" title=\"$1500 Gaming PC Build\">$1500 Gaming PC Build<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/builds\/best-gaming-pc-under-1500\/#Hardware_Recommendations_for_a_1500_Dollar_Gaming_PC\" title=\"Hardware Recommendations for a 1500 Dollar Gaming PC\">Hardware Recommendations for a 1500 Dollar Gaming PC<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/builds\/best-gaming-pc-under-1500\/#Why_AMD_Ryzen_7_3700x\" title=\"Why AMD Ryzen 7 3700x?\">Why AMD Ryzen 7 3700x?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/builds\/best-gaming-pc-under-1500\/#Why_MSI_B450_Gaming_Plus_Max\" title=\"Why MSI B450 Gaming Plus Max?\">Why MSI B450 Gaming Plus Max?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/builds\/best-gaming-pc-under-1500\/#Corsair_Vengeance_LPX_16GB\" title=\"Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB\">Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/builds\/best-gaming-pc-under-1500\/#Intel_660p_1TB_NVMe_SSD\" title=\"Intel 660p 1TB NVMe SSD\">Intel 660p 1TB NVMe SSD<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/builds\/best-gaming-pc-under-1500\/#EVGA_GeForce_RTX_2080\" title=\"EVGA GeForce RTX 2080\">EVGA GeForce RTX 2080<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/builds\/best-gaming-pc-under-1500\/#Cougar_MX330\" title=\"Cougar MX330\">Cougar MX330<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/builds\/best-gaming-pc-under-1500\/#Thermaltake_SMART_600W_ATX\" title=\"Thermaltake SMART 600W ATX\">Thermaltake SMART 600W ATX<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/builds\/best-gaming-pc-under-1500\/#So%E2%80%A6Whats_The_Best_Pre_Built_Gaming_Pc_Under_1500\" title=\"So\u2026What\u2019s The Best Pre Built Gaming Pc Under 1500?\">So\u2026What\u2019s The Best Pre Built Gaming Pc Under 1500?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ff5964\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Product_Reviews_-_Prebuilt_Gaming_Desktops\"><\/span>Product Reviews - Prebuilt Gaming Desktops<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#3f84e5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_CYBERPOWERPC_Gamer_Xtreme_with_GeForce_GTX_1660\"><\/span>1. <a class=\"aawp-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07VGJDKZ4?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme with GeForce GTX 1660\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-aawp-product-id=\"B07VGJDKZ4\" data-aawp-product-title=\"CyberpowerPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC Intel Core i5-9400F 2.9GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 6GB 8GB DDR4 240GB SSD 1TB HDD WiFi Ready &amp; Win 10 Home  GXiVR8060A8 Black\" data-aawp-geotargeting=\"true\">CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme with GeForce GTX 1660<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"aawp\">\n\n            \n            \n<div class=\"aawp-product aawp-product--vertical aawp-product--style-light\"  data-aawp-product-id=\"B07VGJDKZ4\" data-aawp-product-title=\"CyberpowerPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC Intel Core i5-9400F 2.9GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 6GB 8GB DDR4 240GB SSD 1TB HDD WiFi Ready & Win 10 Home  GXiVR8060A8 Black\" data-aawp-geotargeting=\"true\">\n\n    \n    <a class=\"aawp-product__image--link aawp-product__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07VGJDKZ4?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"CyberpowerPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC, Intel Core i5-9400F 2.9GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 6GB, 8GB DDR4, 240GB SSD, 1TB HDD, WiFi Ready &amp; Win 10...\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51JCfx4F+8L.jpg&#039;);\">\n        <img class=\"aawp-product__image-spacer\" src=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/aawp\/public\/assets\/img\/thumb-spacer.png\" alt=\"CyberpowerPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC, Intel Core i5-9400F 2.9GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 6GB, 8GB DDR4, 240GB SSD, 1TB HDD, WiFi Ready & Win 10...\" \/>\n    <\/a>\n\n    <div class=\"aawp-product__content\">\n        <a class=\"aawp-product__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07VGJDKZ4?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"CyberpowerPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC, Intel Core i5-9400F 2.9GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 6GB, 8GB DDR4, 240GB SSD, 1TB HDD, WiFi Ready &amp; Win 10...\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\n            CyberpowerPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC, Intel Core...        <\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"aawp-product__meta\">\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"aawp-product__footer\">\n\n        <div class=\"aawp-product__pricing\">\n\n            \n                    <\/div>\n\n                <a class=\"aawp-button aawp-button--buy aawp-button aawp-button--blue aawp-button--icon aawp-button--icon-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07VGJDKZ4?tag=cpu4-20&#038;linkCode=ogi&#038;th=1&#038;psc=1\" title=\"CHECK PRICE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CHECK PRICE<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>The CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme build comes with a <strong>9th generation Intel Core i5-9400F CPU<\/strong>. It comes with 6 cores which means it\u2019s <strong>well-suited for processor-intensive tasks like gaming and video editing<\/strong>. However, the lack of hyper-threading means that it can slow down a bit if you try to load up several heavy software at once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The i5-9400F has a <strong>max clock speed of 4.10 GHz<\/strong> which means that you can get some great FPS out of it without even having to overclock.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This pre-built desktop comes with <strong>8GB of DDR4 RAM<\/strong>, which is decent. However, I'd recommend adding in another 8GB RAM module if you want to be able to play the latest Triple-A video games. In terms of storage, you get a <strong>240GB SSD as well as a 1TB HDD<\/strong>. This should be enough for most applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CyberPowerPC Game Xtreme includes a <strong>NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 6GB<\/strong> which is a fairly great deal, especially considering the price of this machine. It's a decent graphics card and it'll work just fine for games like Fornite and Overwatch. However, <strong>if you want to play something more graphics-intensive at medium to high resolutions, I'd recommend upgrading<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lastly, you get a CyberPowerPC gaming keyboard and mouse. It's got 102 keys, including 8 multimedia ones, and I found it to be quite ergonomic. If you're not picky when it comes to gaming keyboards, then you'd probably be happy sticking with this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mouse isn't a fully-featured gaming mouse with a crazy amount of buttons. However, I really can't complain about the price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pros:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Very affordable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Powerful CPU with a fast max clock speed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Decent amount of storage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stock keyboard and mouse are pretty good<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cons:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>You\u2019d need to upgrade the RAM and VGA to play the latest games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#3f84e5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Acer_Predator_Orion_3000\"><\/span>2. <a class=\"aawp-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B09K82B7VP?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"Acer Predator Orion 3000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-aawp-product-id=\"B09K82B7VP\" data-aawp-product-title=\"Acer Predator Orion 3000 PO3-630-UA15 Gaming Desktop | 11th Gen Intel Core i7-11700F 8-Core | GeForce RTX 3070 | 16GB DDR4 | 512GB NVMe SSD | 1TB HDD | Wi-Fi 6 | Windows 11 Home | RGB Keyboard &amp; Mouse\" data-aawp-geotargeting=\"true\">Acer Predator Orion 3000<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"aawp\">\n\n            \n            \n<div class=\"aawp-product aawp-product--vertical aawp-product--style-light\"  data-aawp-product-id=\"B09K82B7VP\" data-aawp-product-title=\"Acer Predator Orion 3000 PO3-630-UA15 Gaming Desktop | 11th Gen Intel Core i7-11700F 8-Core | GeForce RTX 3070 | 16GB DDR4 | 512GB NVMe SSD | 1TB HDD | Wi-Fi 6 | Windows 11 Home | RGB Keyboard & Mouse\" data-aawp-geotargeting=\"true\">\n\n    \n    <a class=\"aawp-product__image--link aawp-product__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B09K82B7VP?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"Acer Predator Orion 3000 PO3-630-UA15 Gaming Desktop | 11th Gen Intel Core i7-11700F 8-Core | GeForce RTX 3070 | 16GB DDR4 | 512GB NVMe SSD | 1TB HDD...\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41co6hAYLBL.jpg&#039;);\">\n        <img class=\"aawp-product__image-spacer\" src=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/aawp\/public\/assets\/img\/thumb-spacer.png\" alt=\"Acer Predator Orion 3000 PO3-630-UA15 Gaming Desktop | 11th Gen Intel Core i7-11700F 8-Core | GeForce RTX 3070 | 16GB DDR4 | 512GB NVMe SSD | 1TB HDD...\" \/>\n    <\/a>\n\n    <div class=\"aawp-product__content\">\n        <a class=\"aawp-product__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B09K82B7VP?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"Acer Predator Orion 3000 PO3-630-UA15 Gaming Desktop | 11th Gen Intel Core i7-11700F 8-Core | GeForce RTX 3070 | 16GB DDR4 | 512GB NVMe SSD | 1TB HDD...\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\n            Acer Predator Orion 3000 PO3-630-UA15 Gaming...        <\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"aawp-product__meta\">\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"aawp-product__footer\">\n\n        <div class=\"aawp-product__pricing\">\n\n            \n                    <\/div>\n\n                <a class=\"aawp-button aawp-button--buy aawp-button aawp-button--blue aawp-button--icon aawp-button--icon-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B09K82B7VP?tag=cpu4-20&#038;linkCode=ogi&#038;th=1&#038;psc=1\" title=\"CHECK PRICE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CHECK PRICE<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>For less than $1500, the Acer Predator Orion 3000 is a beast of a gaming rig. It packs an 11th-generation Intel i7-11700F with eight cores capable of a top clock speed of 4.9GHz, which is quite frankly, insane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the performance doesn\u2019t stop there. If you\u2019re concerned about storage, you get the best balance between speed and capacity with this one. It comes with an NVMe M.2 solid-state drive with a storage capacity of 512GB, which gives you enough space to install several large titles, without compromising on load times. Yet, in the same build, you get a 1TB HDD of the faster 7200RPM speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to RAM, you have 16GB of DDR4 memory. This might <a href=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/resources\/how-to-allocate-more-ram-to-a-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/resources\/how-to-allocate-more-ram-to-a-game\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">not be sufficient<\/a> for some folks, but the good thing is that you have space to upgrade to a maximum of 64GB, which should do the trick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, for this to be a proper gaming desktop, it needs a graphics card that does it proud. In this case, it is the high-end Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070. There\u2019s pretty much nothing to hate here, as this card can play essentially every game released on the highest possible settings, and should be able to do so for a few years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bonuses that you get with this pre-built gaming desktop include an Acer Predator RGB gaming keyboard and mouse, which go quite well with the RGB case and fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pros:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Plenty of speedy storage space<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>RTX 3070 is top of the food chain for desktops at this price<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bundled RGB peripherals and case work well aesthetically<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cons:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The loud CPU fan might need replacing out of the box<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#3f84e5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_CUK_Mantis_Gamer_PC\"><\/span>3. <a class=\"aawp-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0B3NFPY2H?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"CUK Mantis Gamer PC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-aawp-product-id=\"B0B3NFPY2H\" data-aawp-product-title=\"Empowered PC Mantis Custom Gaming Desktop  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 TI Intel 8 Core i7-10700K 32GB DDR4 RAM 512GB NVMe SSD + 2TB HDD Windows 11 Home  Gamer Computer\" data-aawp-geotargeting=\"true\">CUK Mantis Gamer PC<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"aawp\">\n\n            \n            \n<div class=\"aawp-product aawp-product--vertical aawp-product--style-light\"  data-aawp-product-id=\"B0B3NFPY2H\" data-aawp-product-title=\"Empowered PC Mantis Custom Gaming Desktop  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 TI Intel 8 Core i7-10700K 32GB DDR4 RAM 512GB NVMe SSD + 2TB HDD Windows 11 Home  Gamer Computer\" data-aawp-geotargeting=\"true\">\n\n    \n    <a class=\"aawp-product__image--link aawp-product__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0B3NFPY2H?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"Empowered PC Mantis Custom Gaming Desktop (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 TI, Intel 8 Core i7-10700K, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD + 2TB HDD, Windows 11...\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41gwQr7YxYL.jpg&#039;);\">\n        <img class=\"aawp-product__image-spacer\" src=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/aawp\/public\/assets\/img\/thumb-spacer.png\" alt=\"Empowered PC Mantis Custom Gaming Desktop (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 TI, Intel 8 Core i7-10700K, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD + 2TB HDD, Windows 11...\" \/>\n    <\/a>\n\n    <div class=\"aawp-product__content\">\n        <a class=\"aawp-product__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0B3NFPY2H?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"Empowered PC Mantis Custom Gaming Desktop (NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 TI, Intel 8 Core i7-10700K, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD + 2TB HDD, Windows 11...\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\n            Empowered PC Mantis Custom Gaming Desktop (NVIDIA...        <\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"aawp-product__meta\">\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"aawp-product__footer\">\n\n        <div class=\"aawp-product__pricing\">\n\n            \n                    <\/div>\n\n                <a class=\"aawp-button aawp-button--buy aawp-button aawp-button--blue aawp-button--icon aawp-button--icon-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0B3NFPY2H?tag=cpu4-20&#038;linkCode=ogi&#038;th=1&#038;psc=1\" title=\"CHECK PRICE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CHECK PRICE<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>If you like your gaming computers to look like they were just salvaged from an alien spacecraft, then you\u2019re going to love the CUK Mantis. The front panel is in two pieces, with a brushed aluminum finish and green accents. You get a big window on the side and your case ports on the top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To talk about what\u2019s inside, the Mantis comes with a hexacore Intel i7-10700K CPU. In case you\u2019re not aware, the perk to the \u201cK\u201d in the name is that it means you can overclock the processor to get even more performance out of it, and that\u2019s for a CPU that can already go as high as 5.1GHz. That\u2019s more than enough for any gaming you want to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the storage side of things, you not only get lightning-quick load times thanks to the 512GB NVMe SSD, but you also get 2TB of mechanical storage. Plus, it is 7200RPM, so the speed is at its best here too. If you like having a lot of games on your PC at once, then this will be music to your ears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One thing that makes the Mantis stand above its competitors in this price range is the fact that it comes with 32GB of DDR4 RAM, which is double what most others do. If you love to multitask or use your gaming rig for other productivity applications, you\u2019ll have no issues with this much RAM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the graphics side of business, you\u2019ll be using an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti. This card has 8GB of GDDR6 VRAM and there are only a handful of desktop GPUs that will beat this one. Playing titles at QHD settings is essentially guaranteed. You might notice it struggles a bit playing more intensive games at 4K resolution, but it can handle most of them fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You get a USB keyboard and mouse with this PC. You\u2019ll probably want to get something more to your tastes, but if you\u2019re not too picky, these will be fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pros:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Has enough RAM for most needs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>RTX 3060 Ti can play a wide selection of games at 4K resolution<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Total storage is enough to install several modern games<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CPU is unlocked for overclocking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cons:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Bundled mouse and keyboard could be better<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#3f84e5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Thermaltake_Glacier_160_Gaming_PC\"><\/span>4. <a class=\"aawp-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B08WZ2GQFB?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"Thermaltake Glacier 160 Gaming PC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-aawp-product-id=\"B08WZ2GQFB\" data-aawp-product-title=\"Thermaltake Glacier 160 Gaming PC  AMD Ryzen 5 3600 GTX 1660 Super 16GB RGB 3000Mhz DDR4 ToughRAM RGB Memory 500GB SSD WiFi Win 10 Home  Gaming Desktop Computer S1WT-B450-G16-LCS\" data-aawp-geotargeting=\"true\">Thermaltake Glacier 160 Gaming PC<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"aawp\">\n\n            \n            \n<div class=\"aawp-product aawp-product--vertical aawp-product--style-light\"  data-aawp-product-id=\"B08WZ2GQFB\" data-aawp-product-title=\"Thermaltake Glacier 160 Gaming PC  AMD Ryzen 5 3600 GTX 1660 Super 16GB RGB 3000Mhz DDR4 ToughRAM RGB Memory 500GB SSD WiFi Win 10 Home  Gaming Desktop Computer S1WT-B450-G16-LCS\" data-aawp-geotargeting=\"true\">\n\n    \n    <a class=\"aawp-product__image--link aawp-product__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B08WZ2GQFB?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"Thermaltake Glacier 160 Gaming PC (AMD Ryzen 5 3600, GTX 1660 Super, 16GB RGB 3000Mhz DDR4 ToughRAM RGB Memory, 500GB SSD, WiFi, Win 10 Home) Gaming...\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51iDOGYV-jL.jpg&#039;);\">\n        <img class=\"aawp-product__image-spacer\" src=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/aawp\/public\/assets\/img\/thumb-spacer.png\" alt=\"Thermaltake Glacier 160 Gaming PC (AMD Ryzen 5 3600, GTX 1660 Super, 16GB RGB 3000Mhz DDR4 ToughRAM RGB Memory, 500GB SSD, WiFi, Win 10 Home) Gaming...\" \/>\n    <\/a>\n\n    <div class=\"aawp-product__content\">\n        <a class=\"aawp-product__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B08WZ2GQFB?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"Thermaltake Glacier 160 Gaming PC (AMD Ryzen 5 3600, GTX 1660 Super, 16GB RGB 3000Mhz DDR4 ToughRAM RGB Memory, 500GB SSD, WiFi, Win 10 Home) Gaming...\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\n            Thermaltake Glacier 160 Gaming PC (AMD Ryzen 5...        <\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"aawp-product__meta\">\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"aawp-product__footer\">\n\n        <div class=\"aawp-product__pricing\">\n\n            \n                    <\/div>\n\n                <a class=\"aawp-button aawp-button--buy aawp-button aawp-button--blue aawp-button--icon aawp-button--icon-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B08WZ2GQFB?tag=cpu4-20&#038;linkCode=ogi&#038;th=1&#038;psc=1\" title=\"CHECK PRICE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CHECK PRICE<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>If you like a cleaner, less \u201ctech\u201d-looking build, then the Thermaltake Glacier 360 is gorgeous. It\u2019s got an all-white front with a huge side window to show off the beautiful internals. And the internals aren\u2019t just beautiful physically, but in terms of performance too, especially if you\u2019re looking to pay a lot less than the others on the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Glacier is AMD powered, using a Ryzen 5 3600 that has a base clock speed of 3.6GHz. It has the power to boost up to a 4.2GHz clock speed and is also capable of a little bit of overclocking. The GPU is the GTX 1660, which is a very capable card, but it\u2019s not the one for you if you\u2019re looking to max out settings on modern games. It can handle essentially all games at High settings, most at Ultra, but only a few at QHD or 4K resolutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s only one drive in here and it\u2019s a 500GB SSD, so you get a good amount of storage with top speeds. Most people will want to upgrade though. And, if you\u2019re a fan of RGB in your systems, you\u2019ll find 16GB of DDR4 RGB RAM to add to the aesthetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pros:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Case and design are great for those who prefer minimalist systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The lower price makes it a great choice for people with a smaller budget<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GTX 1660 is still a capable card at this price<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cons:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Doesn\u2019t come with any bundled peripherals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>500GB SSD is small for most gamers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#3f84e5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_SkyTech_Archangel_30\"><\/span>5. <a class=\"aawp-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B08XN5DQ2C?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"SkyTech Archangel 3.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-aawp-product-id=\"B08XN5DQ2C\" data-aawp-product-title=\"SkyTech Archangel 3.0 Gaming Computer PC Desktop - Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core 3.6GHz RTX 3060 12GB 1TB SSD 16GB DDR4 3200 RGB Fans AC WiFi 600W Gold PSU Windows 11 Home 64-bit White\" data-aawp-geotargeting=\"true\">SkyTech Archangel 3.0<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, for those who like minimalist designs with a lot of RGB, the answer to your prayers is probably the SkyTech Archangel 3.0. With a flat front panel, a huge side window, and some tasteful RGB accents, there\u2019s a lot to love here. The three fans keeping this monster cool also make it look awesome with their RGB lighting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"aawp\">\n\n            \n            \n<div class=\"aawp-product aawp-product--vertical aawp-product--ribbon aawp-product--sale aawp-product--style-light\"  data-aawp-product-id=\"B08XN5DQ2C\" data-aawp-product-title=\"SkyTech Archangel 3.0 Gaming Computer PC Desktop - Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core 3.6GHz RTX 3060 12GB 1TB SSD 16GB DDR4 3200 RGB Fans AC WiFi 600W Gold PSU Windows 11 Home 64-bit White\" data-aawp-geotargeting=\"true\">\n\n    <span class=\"aawp-product__ribbon aawp-product__ribbon--sale\">Sale<\/span>\n    <a class=\"aawp-product__image--link aawp-product__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B08XN5DQ2C?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"SkyTech Archangel 3.0 Gaming Computer PC Desktop - Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core 3.6GHz, RTX 3060 12GB, 1TB SSD, 16GB DDR4 3200, RGB Fans, AC WiFi, 600W Gold...\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/419Osx2kq7L.jpg&#039;);\">\n        <img class=\"aawp-product__image-spacer\" src=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/aawp\/public\/assets\/img\/thumb-spacer.png\" alt=\"SkyTech Archangel 3.0 Gaming Computer PC Desktop - Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core 3.6GHz, RTX 3060 12GB, 1TB SSD, 16GB DDR4 3200, RGB Fans, AC WiFi, 600W Gold...\" \/>\n    <\/a>\n\n    <div class=\"aawp-product__content\">\n        <a class=\"aawp-product__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B08XN5DQ2C?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"SkyTech Archangel 3.0 Gaming Computer PC Desktop - Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core 3.6GHz, RTX 3060 12GB, 1TB SSD, 16GB DDR4 3200, RGB Fans, AC WiFi, 600W Gold...\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\n            SkyTech Archangel 3.0 Gaming Computer PC Desktop -...        <\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"aawp-product__meta\">\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"aawp-product__footer\">\n\n        <div class=\"aawp-product__pricing\">\n\n            \n                    <\/div>\n\n                <a class=\"aawp-button aawp-button--buy aawp-button aawp-button--blue aawp-button--icon aawp-button--icon-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B08XN5DQ2C?tag=cpu4-20&#038;linkCode=ogi&#038;th=1&#038;psc=1\" title=\"CHECK PRICE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CHECK PRICE<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Inside this beast is a Ryzen 7 3700X running things. This is a hexacore CPU capable of running up to a 4.4GHz clock speed, and pairing that with 16GB of DDR4 RAM, your computer will run like butter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you move to the gaming side of things, you\u2019ll be relying on a 1TB SSD. You\u2019ll get a whole lot of space to install your favorite titles, and load times will be at their very fastest. You won\u2019t need to wait minutes to get to the next level. Your actual gaming will be handled by an RTX 3060 with a whopping 12GB of GDDR6 memory, helping you achieve the best graphical fidelity in most modern games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This system comes with a gaming mouse and keyboard included as a bonus, which is nice to have if you want to jump straight into your games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pros:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>This RTX 3060 model has plenty of high-quality VRAM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1TB SSD is perfect for those who want the quickest load times and plenty of space<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cons:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Windows 11 out of the box would have been nice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ff5964\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1500_Gaming_PC_Build\"><\/span>$1500 Gaming PC Build<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sure, buying a pre-built gaming PC is more convenient but building your own rig can give you better value for money. If you\u2019re willing to put all the components together yourself, then you can build a more powerful machine for less money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#3f84e5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hardware_Recommendations_for_a_1500_Dollar_Gaming_PC\"><\/span>Hardware Recommendations for a 1500 Dollar Gaming PC<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s what I recommend you use for a build in this budget.&nbsp; I\u2019ve explained below in detail why I chose these pieces of hardware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>PC component<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Model<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CPU<\/td><td>AMD Ryzen 7 3700x<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Motherboard<\/td><td>MSI B450 Gaming Plus Max<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>RAM<\/td><td>Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Storage<\/td><td>Intel 660p 1TB NVMe SSD<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Graphics Card<\/td><td>EVGA GeForce RTX 2080<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PC Case<\/td><td>Cougar MX330<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Power Supply Unit<\/td><td>Thermaltake SMART 600W<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#3f84e5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_AMD_Ryzen_7_3700x\"><\/span>Why <a class=\"aawp-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07SXMZLPK?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"AMD Ryzen 7 3700x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-aawp-product-id=\"B07SXMZLPK\" data-aawp-product-title=\"AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler\" data-aawp-geotargeting=\"true\">AMD Ryzen 7 3700x<\/a>?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ryzen 7 3700x is a powerhouse of a processor. It features 8 cores and 16 threads which means that data-intensive software runs smoother on it and it allows you to multitask heavily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"aawp\">\n\n            \n            \n<div class=\"aawp-product aawp-product--vertical aawp-product--ribbon aawp-product--sale aawp-product--style-light\"  data-aawp-product-id=\"B07SXMZLPK\" data-aawp-product-title=\"AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler\" data-aawp-geotargeting=\"true\">\n\n    <span class=\"aawp-product__ribbon aawp-product__ribbon--sale\">Sale<\/span>\n    <a class=\"aawp-product__image--link aawp-product__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07SXMZLPK?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/31OBvFRyBYL.jpg&#039;);\">\n        <img class=\"aawp-product__image-spacer\" src=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/aawp\/public\/assets\/img\/thumb-spacer.png\" alt=\"AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler\" \/>\n    <\/a>\n\n    <div class=\"aawp-product__content\">\n        <a class=\"aawp-product__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07SXMZLPK?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\n            AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked...        <\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"aawp-product__meta\">\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"aawp-product__footer\">\n\n        <div class=\"aawp-product__pricing\">\n\n            \n                    <\/div>\n\n                <a class=\"aawp-button aawp-button--buy aawp-button aawp-button--blue aawp-button--icon aawp-button--icon-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07SXMZLPK?tag=cpu4-20&#038;linkCode=ogi&#038;th=1&#038;psc=1\" title=\"CHECK PRICE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CHECK PRICE<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>It comes with AMD's Precision Boost Overdrive which is an AI-backed software for overclocking. What it does is optimize your PC environment to make overclocking effective and safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ryzen 7 3700x has a boost clock speed of 4.4 GHz which should allow you to play games at well above 60FPS. Plus you can overclock the CPU to get it going even faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This processor comes bundled with AMD's Wraith Prism LED cooler which means that you don't have to spend time hunting for one for this build.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#3f84e5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_MSI_B450_Gaming_Plus_Max\"><\/span>Why MSI B450 Gaming Plus Max?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For a motherboard to be compatible with the Ryzen 7 3700x, it needs to have either a B450, X470, or 570 chip as well as an AM4 socket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Compatibility isn\u2019t the only reason for choosing the MSI Gaming Plus Max. As its name suggests, this motherboard is primarily targeted at gamers, having a whole host of gaming-specific features. For example, it comes with a dedicated gaming port to which you can connect peripherals and tweak their settings with the included software. If you connect your gaming mouse to it, for instance, you can use MSI's 'Mouse Master' software to adjust its polling rate, dpi, and other settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MSI B450 Gaming Plus includes an M.2 connector for hooking up an NVMe SSD, a PCIe 3.0 x 16 for mounting a large graphics card, and 4 DIMM modules for a maximum RAM capacity of 64GB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#3f84e5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Corsair_Vengeance_LPX_16GB\"><\/span><a class=\"aawp-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0134EW7G8?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-aawp-product-id=\"B0134EW7G8\" data-aawp-product-title=\"Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB  2x8GB  DDR4 DRAM 3000MHz C15 Desktop Memory Kit - Black  CMK16GX4M2B3000C15\" data-aawp-geotargeting=\"true\">Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Vengeance LPX RAM modules are quite small which means that you don't particularly need an ATX motherboard to hook it up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"aawp\">\n\n            \n            \n<div class=\"aawp-product aawp-product--vertical aawp-product--ribbon aawp-product--sale aawp-product--style-light\"  data-aawp-product-id=\"B0134EW7G8\" data-aawp-product-title=\"Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB  2x8GB  DDR4 DRAM 3000MHz C15 Desktop Memory Kit - Black  CMK16GX4M2B3000C15\" data-aawp-geotargeting=\"true\">\n\n    <span class=\"aawp-product__ribbon aawp-product__ribbon--sale\">Sale<\/span>\n    <a class=\"aawp-product__image--link aawp-product__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0134EW7G8?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3000MHz C15 Desktop Memory Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B3000C15)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41-Umf-BDUL.jpg&#039;);\">\n        <img class=\"aawp-product__image-spacer\" src=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/aawp\/public\/assets\/img\/thumb-spacer.png\" alt=\"Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3000MHz C15 Desktop Memory Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B3000C15)\" \/>\n    <\/a>\n\n    <div class=\"aawp-product__content\">\n        <a class=\"aawp-product__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0134EW7G8?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3000MHz C15 Desktop Memory Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B3000C15)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\n            Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM...        <\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"aawp-product__meta\">\n            \n            <a class=\"aawp-check-prime\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/prime\/?tag=cpu4-20\" title=\"Amazon Prime\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"aawp-product__footer\">\n\n        <div class=\"aawp-product__pricing\">\n\n            \n                    <\/div>\n\n                <a class=\"aawp-button aawp-button--buy aawp-button aawp-button--blue aawp-button--icon aawp-button--icon-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0134EW7G8?tag=cpu4-20&#038;linkCode=ogi&#038;th=1&#038;psc=1\" title=\"CHECK PRICE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CHECK PRICE<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>It comes with the 'XMP 2.0' software which ensures that read\/write speeds are set to the safest maximum. This ensures that the modules don't overheat with prolonged use. They also come with an aluminum heat spreader which dissipates heat quickly, redirecting the heat away from the internal components.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each Vengeance LPX RAM module contains an 8-layer Printed Circuit Board. As a general rule, the more layers a PCB has, the better quality it is. This is because it leads to better isolation between circuits, resulting in less signal interference during data transfers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In summary, the Vengeance LPX modules are reliable, high-quality, and fast, making them well-suited for a gaming build.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#3f84e5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Intel_660p_1TB_NVMe_SSD\"><\/span><a class=\"aawp-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07GCL6BR4?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"Intel 660p 1TB NVMe SSD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-aawp-product-id=\"B07GCL6BR4\" data-aawp-product-title=\"Intel 660p Series M.2 2280 1TB PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 3D2 QLC Internal Solid State Drive  SSD  SSDPEKNW010T8X1\" data-aawp-geotargeting=\"true\">Intel 660p 1TB NVMe SSD<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Intel 660P is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microcontrollertips.com\/why-nvme-ssds-are-faster-than-sata-ssds\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"rank-math-link\">NVMe SSD<\/a> which means it reads and writes data faster than regular SSDs. This translates to faster program boot-ups and file transfers. It's a fairly small unit, requiring only a PCIe 3.0 x 4 port to be mounted so it should be compatible with most motherboards that have an M.2 connector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"aawp\">\n\n            \n            \n<div class=\"aawp-product aawp-product--vertical aawp-product--style-light\"  data-aawp-product-id=\"B07GCL6BR4\" data-aawp-product-title=\"Intel 660p Series M.2 2280 1TB PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 3D2 QLC Internal Solid State Drive  SSD  SSDPEKNW010T8X1\" data-aawp-geotargeting=\"true\">\n\n    \n    <a class=\"aawp-product__image--link aawp-product__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07GCL6BR4?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"Intel 660p Series M.2 2280 1TB PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 3D2, QLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDPEKNW010T8X1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/316-y21mdZL.jpg&#039;);\">\n        <img class=\"aawp-product__image-spacer\" src=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/aawp\/public\/assets\/img\/thumb-spacer.png\" alt=\"Intel 660p Series M.2 2280 1TB PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 3D2, QLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDPEKNW010T8X1\" \/>\n    <\/a>\n\n    <div class=\"aawp-product__content\">\n        <a class=\"aawp-product__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07GCL6BR4?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"Intel 660p Series M.2 2280 1TB PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 3D2, QLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SSDPEKNW010T8X1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\n            Intel 660p Series M.2 2280 1TB PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4...        <\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"aawp-product__meta\">\n            \n            <a class=\"aawp-check-prime\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/prime\/?tag=cpu4-20\" title=\"Amazon Prime\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"aawp-product__footer\">\n\n        <div class=\"aawp-product__pricing\">\n\n            \n                    <\/div>\n\n                <a class=\"aawp-button aawp-button--buy aawp-button aawp-button--blue aawp-button--icon aawp-button--icon-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07GCL6BR4?tag=cpu4-20&#038;linkCode=ogi&#038;th=1&#038;psc=1\" title=\"CHECK PRICE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CHECK PRICE<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>For this build, I'd recommend getting the 1TB option rather than the 512GB. Modern games take up a lot of disk space and this will allow you to have several installed at once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#3f84e5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"EVGA_GeForce_RTX_2080\"><\/span><a class=\"aawp-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07VJPNG1M?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"EVGA GeForce RTX 2080\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-aawp-product-id=\"B07VJPNG1M\" data-aawp-product-title=\"EVGA 08G-P4-3081-KR GeForce RTX 2080 Super Black Gaming 8GB GDDR6\" data-aawp-geotargeting=\"true\">EVGA GeForce RTX 2080<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The RTX 2080 is a very powerful GPU and quite expensive too. It's going to take up more than half of the build's total budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"aawp\">\n\n            \n            \n<div class=\"aawp-product aawp-product--vertical aawp-product--style-light\"  data-aawp-product-id=\"B07VJPNG1M\" data-aawp-product-title=\"EVGA 08G-P4-3081-KR GeForce RTX 2080 Super Black Gaming 8GB GDDR6\" data-aawp-geotargeting=\"true\">\n\n    \n    <a class=\"aawp-product__image--link aawp-product__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07VJPNG1M?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"EVGA 08G-P4-3081-KR, GeForce RTX 2080 Super Black Gaming, 8GB GDDR6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/518HsZCMkqL.jpg&#039;);\">\n        <img class=\"aawp-product__image-spacer\" src=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/aawp\/public\/assets\/img\/thumb-spacer.png\" alt=\"EVGA 08G-P4-3081-KR, GeForce RTX 2080 Super Black Gaming, 8GB GDDR6\" \/>\n    <\/a>\n\n    <div class=\"aawp-product__content\">\n        <a class=\"aawp-product__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07VJPNG1M?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"EVGA 08G-P4-3081-KR, GeForce RTX 2080 Super Black Gaming, 8GB GDDR6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\n            EVGA 08G-P4-3081-KR, GeForce RTX 2080 Super Black...        <\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"aawp-product__meta\">\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"aawp-product__footer\">\n\n        <div class=\"aawp-product__pricing\">\n\n            \n                    <\/div>\n\n                <a class=\"aawp-button aawp-button--buy aawp-button aawp-button--blue aawp-button--icon aawp-button--icon-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07VJPNG1M?tag=cpu4-20&#038;linkCode=ogi&#038;th=1&#038;psc=1\" title=\"CHECK PRICE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CHECK PRICE<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>The EVGA RTX 2080 comes with a lot of advanced technology, including ray tracing. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/ray-tracing\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Ray tracing<\/a> is a life-like way of rendering light and shadows in games. It's the same technology that a lot of big-budget TV and Movie productions use for their CGI effects. In addition to this, you also get EVGA's Precision X1 software which makes overclocking easy and fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This graphics card comes with 8GB of V-RAM, ticking off the recommended requirements for a lot of modern games. Open-world sandbox games like Red Dead Redemption 2 should render quite fast with this graphics card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lastly, the cooling system on this card is nothing short of excellent. It's got a direct contact heat pipe, a heat sink, and a large Hydraulic-Dynamic Bearing fan that's quiet as well as powerful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#3f84e5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cougar_MX330\"><\/span><a class=\"aawp-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B074RC5BWV?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"Cougar MX330\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-aawp-product-id=\"B074RC5BWV\" data-aawp-product-title=\"COUGAR MX330 Mid Tower Case with Full Acrylic Transparent Window\" data-aawp-geotargeting=\"true\">Cougar MX330<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cougar MX330 has an ATX form factor, which is the largest size that a case can come in. This gives you a ton of flexibility if you want to add more components to your build in the future. At 11.2 pounds, the case is a little bit on the heavy side so keep that in mind when you\u2019re buying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"aawp\">\n\n            \n            \n<div class=\"aawp-product aawp-product--vertical aawp-product--style-light\"  data-aawp-product-id=\"B074RC5BWV\" data-aawp-product-title=\"COUGAR MX330 Mid Tower Case with Full Acrylic Transparent Window\" data-aawp-geotargeting=\"true\">\n\n    \n    <a class=\"aawp-product__image--link aawp-product__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B074RC5BWV?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"COUGAR MX330 Mid Tower Case with Full Acrylic Transparent Window\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41n+oLEBPRL.jpg&#039;);\">\n        <img class=\"aawp-product__image-spacer\" src=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/aawp\/public\/assets\/img\/thumb-spacer.png\" alt=\"COUGAR MX330 Mid Tower Case with Full Acrylic Transparent Window\" \/>\n    <\/a>\n\n    <div class=\"aawp-product__content\">\n        <a class=\"aawp-product__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B074RC5BWV?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"COUGAR MX330 Mid Tower Case with Full Acrylic Transparent Window\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\n            COUGAR MX330 Mid Tower Case with Full Acrylic...        <\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"aawp-product__meta\">\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"aawp-product__footer\">\n\n        <div class=\"aawp-product__pricing\">\n\n            \n                    <\/div>\n\n                <a class=\"aawp-button aawp-button--buy aawp-button aawp-button--blue aawp-button--icon aawp-button--icon-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B074RC5BWV?tag=cpu4-20&#038;linkCode=ogi&#038;th=1&#038;psc=1\" title=\"CHECK PRICE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CHECK PRICE<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>This case is great for gamers. It's got 7 PCIe expansion slots which means you can fit in the essential components and have room for more. It's able to take in graphics cards that are up to 350mm in length, which means you can easily fit in an RTX 2080.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The case comes with a transparent glass side panel, allowing you easy access to the interior. This also means you can have all your nice, expensive gear on display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can fit up to about five fans inside the case but that would go beyond the budget we\u2019ve set. Instead, the AMD Wraith Prism should be sufficient for now, especially considering that there's also ventilation mesh on the front face of the case. This should increase the rate of heat dissipation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MX330 has a decent I\/O panel as well, featuring four USB ports (two of them are USB 3.0) one Mic jack, and one audio jack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#3f84e5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Thermaltake_SMART_600W_ATX\"><\/span><a class=\"aawp-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B014W3EMAO?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"Thermaltake SMART 600W ATX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-aawp-product-id=\"B014W3EMAO\" data-aawp-product-title=\"Thermaltake SMART 600W ATX 12V V2.3\/EPS 12V 80 Plus Certified Active PFC Power Supply PS-SPD-0600NPCWUS-W\" data-aawp-geotargeting=\"true\">Thermaltake SMART 600W ATX<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The reason I chose a 600W power supply unit is because it\u2019s recommended for an RTX 2080.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"aawp\">\n\n            \n            \n<div class=\"aawp-product aawp-product--vertical aawp-product--ribbon aawp-product--sale aawp-product--style-light\"  data-aawp-product-id=\"B014W3EMAO\" data-aawp-product-title=\"Thermaltake SMART 600W ATX 12V V2.3\/EPS 12V 80 Plus Certified Active PFC Power Supply PS-SPD-0600NPCWUS-W\" data-aawp-geotargeting=\"true\">\n\n    <span class=\"aawp-product__ribbon aawp-product__ribbon--sale\">Sale<\/span>\n    <a class=\"aawp-product__image--link aawp-product__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B014W3EMAO?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"Thermaltake SMART 600W ATX 12V V2.3\/EPS 12V 80 Plus Certified Active PFC Power Supply PS-SPD-0600NPCWUS-W\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51jq9j94-TL.jpg&#039;);\">\n        <img class=\"aawp-product__image-spacer\" src=\"https:\/\/cpuforever.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/aawp\/public\/assets\/img\/thumb-spacer.png\" alt=\"Thermaltake SMART 600W ATX 12V V2.3\/EPS 12V 80 Plus Certified Active PFC Power Supply PS-SPD-0600NPCWUS-W\" \/>\n    <\/a>\n\n    <div class=\"aawp-product__content\">\n        <a class=\"aawp-product__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B014W3EMAO?tag=cpu4-20&amp;linkCode=ogi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" title=\"Thermaltake SMART 600W ATX 12V V2.3\/EPS 12V 80 Plus Certified Active PFC Power Supply PS-SPD-0600NPCWUS-W\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\n            Thermaltake SMART 600W ATX 12V V2.3\/EPS 12V 80...        <\/a>\n\n        <div class=\"aawp-product__meta\">\n            \n            <a class=\"aawp-check-prime\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/prime\/?tag=cpu4-20\" title=\"Amazon Prime\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"aawp-product__footer\">\n\n        <div class=\"aawp-product__pricing\">\n\n            \n                    <\/div>\n\n                <a class=\"aawp-button aawp-button--buy aawp-button aawp-button--blue aawp-button--icon aawp-button--icon-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B014W3EMAO?tag=cpu4-20&#038;linkCode=ogi&#038;th=1&#038;psc=1\" title=\"CHECK PRICE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CHECK PRICE<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>The Thermaltake Smart 600W is 80% efficient with normal use, which is decent. It comes with a 120mm fan which keeps things consistently cool. This is great for people who like to game for extended periods. Plus the fan is quiet most of the time and I hardly noticed it even when I wasn't wearing headphones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This PSU comes with a few built-in protection features like Over Power Protection (OPP) and Short Circuit Protection (SCP). This way, the internal components of the PSU will be protected in the case of a surge or shortage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ff5964\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"So%E2%80%A6Whats_The_Best_Pre_Built_Gaming_Pc_Under_1500\"><\/span>So\u2026What\u2019s The Best Pre Built Gaming Pc Under 1500?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019d go with the Skytech Chronos as my pick, seeing as it\u2019s the most powerful build on this list. It\u2019s got an excellent CPU, the right amount of RAM and storage, as well as a really powerful graphics card. Essentially, you could just dive right into playing games without having to do any sort of upgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re under a slightly tighter budget at the moment, then I\u2019d recommend the Skytech Blaze II. Its only shortcoming is that it\u2019s got half the amount of storage as the Chronos. But this shouldn\u2019t be a problem if you don\u2019t plan on keeping many games installed on your PC at the same time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please note that prices on this website are subject to variations, therefore some prices could be over the price limit mentioned in the post. PC Gaming can be quite an expensive hobby, as we all know. 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