AMD, Intel and Nvidia: the new ideal gaming PCs range from 550 to 3,000 euros 155 comments
The reader article “The ideal gaming PC – assemble your own gaming PC”, well maintained in the Techconseil community, has been providing gamers with answers to the question since 2006: which gaming PC to choose for which budget?
Advice for 18 years
For over 18 years now, the thread “The Ideal Gaming PC: Building Your Own Gaming PC” has been the central point of contact on the topic of building your own gaming PC and hardware recommendations within the Techconseil community.
The topic was moderated by user _DJ2P-GER, while Campino219 continued to maintain it later. The responsibility now falls on users Mork-von_ork, Silver4Monsters and moderator Na-Krul.
Removal of the 900 euro configuration
While last year there was a configuration at 700 and 900 euros, these two are now combined at 750 euros.
Regardless of the new 750 Euro class, the buying advice for the ideal gaming PC, kept free from external influence and last updated on September 22, now starts at a slightly higher price of 550 euros.
Recommended gaming PC from 550 euros
Little has changed in this segment compared to the previous year and the interested PC enthusiast can still use a Radeon RX 6600 with 8 GB. The even cheaper RX 6500 (test) is the RX 6400 (test reader) or the Intel Arc A310 (reader test) are not recommended. AMD’s Ryzen 5 3600 is recommended as the processor. Combined with 16 GB of RAM, these components provide a solid basis for older titles or many current FHD titles with reduced details (without ray tracing).
The ideal gaming PC for around 550 euros With CPU from AMD: Wishlist with Ryzen 5 3600 and Radeon RX 6600With CPU from Intel: Wishlist with Core i3-12100F and Radeon RX 6600The ideal gaming PC for around 750 euros With CPU from AMD: Wishlist with Ryzen 5 5600 and Radeon RX 6750 XTWith Intel processor: Wishlist with Core i5-12400F and Radeon RX 6750 XTThe ideal gaming PC for approx. 1,000 to 1,500 euros With CPU from AMD and 1,000 euros: wish list with Ryzen 5 7500F and Radeon RX 7700XT With CPU from Intel and 1,000 euros: wish list with Core i5- 12600KF and Radeon RX 7700XT With CPU from ‘AMD and 1,500 euros: Wishlist with Ryzen5 7600X3D and GeForce RTX 4070 SuperWith CPU from Intel and 1,500 euros: Wishlist with Core i5-14600K and GeForce RTX 4070 SuperThe ideal gaming PC for around 2,000 to 3,000 euros With CPU from AMD and 2,000 euros: Wishlist with Ryzen 7 7800X3D and GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SuperWith Intel CPU and 2,000 euros: Wishlist with Core i7-14700KF and GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SuperWith AMD CPU and 3,000 euros: Wishlist with Ryzen 7 9800X3D and GeForce RTX 4090With Intel CPU and 3 000 euros: Wishlist with Core i7-14700K and GeForce RTX 4090
The full configuration overview can be found here: PC configurations for the different price ranges
Cases, power supplies, SSDs and coolers are also recommended
The CPU and GPU are the central components of a gaming PC, but the “FAQ” also provides help on components such as the case, power supply, SSD or cooling. The overview also offers a wide range of monitor suggestions, ranging from 135 to 780 euros.
Tips for Buying Used Components
Since not everyone wants to buy new parts or (at the same time) want to access consoles, there are other tips for the second-hand or console market as well as for cloud gaming.
Don’t just compare prices
Even on sites like MyDealz you can still find current deals that don’t necessarily have to be listed on price comparison portals. There are also offer pages from different stores, for example Mindfactory with MindStar* or NBB (notebookscheaper) with weekly offers*. So the navigation may be worth it.
Chinese manufacturers are still excluded
And although the first MTT graphics cards in the form of the S30, S70 and S80 (test) have already arrived in Germany, they are still missing due to incomplete driver support and disappointing performance. The corresponding CPUs, whether x86 with Zhaoxin CPUs or Loongson CPUs based on the MIPS architecture, are even more difficult to obtain on the European market and sometimes only work with specially adapted Linux distributions and tend to cover the office range.
The following purchasing advice can also be found on the forum:The ideal desktop PCR guide for Mini-ITX systemsThe ideal Mini-ITX gaming PCThe ideal office laptop PC – build and configure yourselfList (link to Google Maps ) with help from Techtip (corresponding thread)Additional rules regarding cheap keys for Windows and Office
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A lifelong video game enthusiast, Julien reviews the latest releases and explores the technologies transforming the gaming world.
