But there are many cases out there, and our picks won’t be the only options available. We’ve selected cases that will physically fit the motherboards and other parts we’re recommending, which we think will be good stylistic fits for each system. Part of the fun of building a PC is making it look any way you want. We may do separate guides focused on tiny mini ITX builds and higher-end PCs later on. As we explain why we chose the components we did, you can decide for yourself whether you need to make tweaks to suit your requirements.
These won’t be flashy, high-end rigs, and you should treat them as starting points. To help anyone looking for system-building advice, we’ve put together four sample builds focused on getting you the most performance for your money. Overall PC demand is expected to fall quite a bit in the coming months, but if you’ve been waiting patiently to build your first desktop or replace an existing build, this is probably the best time to build a PC since mid-2020.
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CPUs and motherboards are in stock and easy to buy, DDR4 memory is actually cheap, and you can head online to Amazon, Best Buy, or Newegg and find virtual shelves full of GPUs at prices that, while still somewhat inflated, would have seemed miraculous six months ago. It’s been quite a while since we last put together a desktop PC-building guide, partly because trying to fight your way through bots and scalpers to pay twice the retail price for a graphics card was a miserable experience that we wouldn’t want to inflict on anyone.īut even as 2022 has made most things more expensive, PC builders have lucked out.