Which gaming PC is worth buying today? We recommend three gaming rigs with different price points and for slightly different purposes, especially for different resolutions and refresh rates.
In this article, we will create three game sets aimed at different demanding players. They will always be complete sets, however, you can take them as inspiration or use some of your own already used components such as a computer case, disks or power supply. In this case, however, you have to check the compatibility yourself.
For each build, we describe its capabilities, expected performance, and future improvement options. The combination of processor and graphics card will always be key, we will also connect the recommended monitor to this pair. Each build will be optimal for a different resolution.
In some cases, we recommend multiple components from the same category for one assembly. Sometimes it will be a processor according to user preferences, other times you will find similar components from several brands at a similar price and with similar characteristics. Even in such a case, we leave the choice to the user, if, for example, he prefers a BIOS interface from a specific manufacturer, we will offer him all the optimal options.
Current market situation
First we will focus on processors in general, both AMD and Intel introduced new generations of processors this year, but with one exception we will not recommend them. AMD’s new Ryzen 9000s aren’t exactly bad, they just have to cost the same as the Ryzen 7000s to be able to recommend them – they currently offer almost the same performance, but more expensive. Unless a small miracle happens, Intel’s Core Ultra 200 processors won’t be a very good choice for gamers, Intel would have to either find enough performance in microcode updates, or make them significantly cheaper.
The situation in the graphics card market is even more complicated. It is heavily speculated (e.g. Videocardz, MLID or RGT), that new graphics are almost around the corner. Typically, the highest models go on the market first, which is also indicated by unofficial information. One thing follows from this – the top series of graphics cards are not worth buying right now.
If you wanted to buy the best possible graphics today, the RTX 4090 is hard to come by right now, making it more expensive. In addition, in a few months you would no longer have the best graphics, and for your roughly 50,000 CZK you could have a potentially more powerful RTX 5090. The RTX 4090 is not worth buying now, but in general I would extend this recommendation to cards above 20,000 CZK.
For example, if you bought an RTX 4070 Ti Super for CZK 24,000 now, it can be expected that in a few months you could get a similarly expensive card of a newer generation with higher performance for your money. Alternatively, after the new products are launched, the current models should become cheaper (if they don’t sell out by then). Anyway, we’re putting this card in the top lineup for those who really need a 4K gaming PC right now.
On the other hand, graphics under 20,000 CZK make more sense to buy, they are expected to have a generational refresh most likely later (they are not present in the current data leaks) and they probably won’t have a fundamental performance shift. That is, if we were to look at the performance differences between the mid-range RTX 3000 and 4000. It also depends on what situation you are in. If you absolutely need graphics and want to reach for one under 20,000 CZK, there is no reason not to buy it.
The other components are doing well in terms of price and availability. Of course the price fluctuates and before Christmas you can see a slight increase, but usually it’s nothing major.
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