BuildAPC: Top value for money desktop gaming PC builds (January 2022)

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 $375

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 $1054

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 $1187

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 $1458

Estimated Wattage 390W

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 $1590

Estimated Wattage 390W

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 $1251

Estimated Wattage 280W

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 $2245

Estimated Wattage 540W

CPU Single-Core

CPU Multi-Core

VGA

SSD

Highlights:
Socket 1200 with Z590 chipset (overclock)
CPU Intel Core i7/i9 11th gen
GPU NVidia RTX 3070 / RTX 3080 Ti
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 $2718

Estimated Wattage 550W

CPU Single-Core

CPU Multi-Core

VGA

SSD

Highlights:
Socket 1700 with Z690 chipset (overclock)
CPU Intel Core i7/i9 12th gen
GPU NVidia RTX 3070 / RTX 3080 Ti
RAM 32GB DDR5 4800+ 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 $6265

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 Ti
RAM 32GB DDR4 3200+ MHz
SSD 2TB M.2 NVME
Extreme multitasking, editing videos, creating animations, or designing 3D models

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BuildAPC: Top value for money desktop gaming PC builds (January 2022)

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