BuildAPC: Top value for money desktop gaming PC builds (October 2021)

What are these PC builds?

These featured PC builds are automatically generated, including products whose price has significantly fallen during the last 3 months. So they always offer a great value for their current price and can also be used as a boilerplate for a custom configuration, being able to add or remove extra components according to your specific needs. If you have any specific question you can contact us or join the awesome Reddit community /r/buildapc.

Basic
Created now
pangoly
Build Total $402
Estimated Wattage 140W
CPU Single-Core
CPU Multi-Core
VGA
n/a
SSD
  • Highlights:
  • Socket AM4 with B450 chipset
  • CPU Ryzen 3200G/3400G (Integrated Graphics)
  • RAM 8GB DDR4 2133+ MHz
  • SSD 250GB SATA
  • Low power consumption
  • Ideal for browsing the Internet, watching movies and chatting
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Advanced
Created now
pangoly
Build Total $781
Estimated Wattage 270W
CPU Single-Core
CPU Multi-Core
VGA
SSD
  • Highlights:
  • Socket 1200 with B460 chipset
  • CPU Intel Core i3 Quad Core
  • RAM 8GB DDR4 2400+ MHz
  • SSD 500GB SATA
  • Mid range graphic card
  • Recommended for school and office work, casually playing video games
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AMDdicted
Created now
pangoly
Build Total $819
Estimated Wattage 270W
CPU Single-Core
CPU Multi-Core
VGA
SSD
  • Highlights:
  • Socket AM4 with B550 chipset
  • CPU AMD Ryzen 3/5 3rd gen
  • RAM 8GB DDR4 2400+ MHz
  • SSD 500GB SATA
  • Mid range graphic card
  • For AMD lovers, a cheaper alternative of the Gamer configuration
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Gamer
Created now
pangoly
Build Total $1543
Estimated Wattage 380W
CPU Single-Core
CPU Multi-Core
VGA
SSD
  • Highlights:
  • Socket 1200 with Z590 chipset (overclock)
  • CPU Intel Core i5 11th gen 6-Core
  • GPU NVidia RTX 3060 Ti or AMD RX 6700 XT
  • RAM 16GB DDR4 3000+ MHz
  • SSD 1TB M.2 NVME
  • Mechanical keyboard & gaming mouse
  • Approved for videogames enthusiasts, freelance work and good performance longevity
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GameRyzen
Created now
pangoly
Build Total $1623
Estimated Wattage 320W
CPU Single-Core
CPU Multi-Core
VGA
SSD
  • Highlights:
  • Socket AM4 Chipset X570 (PCIe 4.0)
  • CPU AMD Ryzen 5/7/9 3rd/5th gen
  • GPU NVidia RTX 3060 Ti or AMD RX 6700 XT
  • RAM 16GB DDR4 3000+ MHz
  • SSD 1TB M.2 NVME
  • Mechanical keyboard & gaming mouse
  • Approved for videogames enthusiasts, freelance work and good performance longevity
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HTPC Gaming
Created now
pangoly
Build Total $1862
Estimated Wattage 300W
CPU Single-Core
CPU Multi-Core
VGA
SSD
  • Highlights:
  • Socket 1200 with Z590 chipset
  • CPU Intel Core i5 11th gen 6-Core
  • RAM 16GB DDR4 3000+ MHz
  • SSD 1TB M.2 NVME
  • Case Mini-ITX
  • So much power in such little space. Ideal for lan parties or for having a gaming beast sitting in your living room
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Pro
Created now
pangoly
Build Total $2197
Estimated Wattage 480W
CPU Single-Core
n/a
CPU Multi-Core
n/a
VGA
SSD
  • Highlights:
  • Socket 1200 with Z590 chipset (overclock)
  • CPU Intel Core i7/i9 11th gen
  • GPU NVidia RTX 3070 / RTX 3080
  • RAM 16GB DDR4 3200+ MHz
  • SSD 2TB M.2 NVME
  • Suggested for software development, streaming, playing video games in 2K/4K
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Extreme
Created now
pangoly
Build Total $2919
Estimated Wattage 590W
CPU Single-Core
CPU Multi-Core
VGA
SSD
  • Highlights:
  • Socket 2066 with X299 chipset
  • CPU Intel Core X Series
  • GPU NVidia RTX 3070 / RTX 3080
  • RAM 32GB DDR4 3200+ MHz
  • SSD 2TB M.2 NVME
  • Extreme multitasking, editing videos, creating animations, or designing 3D models
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Threadripper
Created now
pangoly
Build Total $3585
Estimated Wattage 710W
CPU Single-Core
CPU Multi-Core
VGA
SSD
  • Highlights:
  • Socket sTRX4 with AMD TRX40 chipset
  • CPU Threadripper 3rd gen
  • GPU NVidia RTX 3070 / RTX 3080
  • RAM 32GB DDR4 3200+ MHz
  • SSD 2TB M.2 NVME
  • Extreme multitasking, editing videos, creating animations, or designing 3D models
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