What to build when you can’t build? – Two PCs you can build right now for under $800 that will let you game straight away. The GPU crisis has been in full flood for months now, with a near perfect storm of production issues, supply shortages and peak demand meaning that graphics cards are almost […]
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Best Intel Core i5-11600K Gaming PC Build for 2021
The PC market is going through some very interesting times; with the launches of the Ryzen 5000 / 11th generation Rocket Lake S CPUs and RDNA 2 / RTX 3000 GPUs, we finally feel that there’s so much competition in the component market that everyone should be getting incredible performance and value for their money. […]
$1200 RTX 3060 Ti Gaming PC Build for 1440p Gaming
Nvidia has released another Ampere GPU and it’s the most affordable yet: The RTX 3060 Ti starts at $399 but make no mistake, this is no entry-level GPU. With performance surpassing the outgoing RTX 2080 Super, this GPU is well suited to 1440p high FPS gameplay. With advanced technologies like RTX cores and DLSS 2.0 […]
$2100 Ultimate RX 6800 XT Gaming PC Build
We live in great times to be in the market for a new personal computer or some component upgrades. The end of 2020 is the witness of 3 big launches from the likes of Nvidia and AMD. Today we’re going to be focusing on a high performance, enthusiast gaming build that will seat you on […]
$1800 RX 6800 Gaming PC Build for High-FPS 1440p Gaming
AMD’s RDNA2 launch announcement has put the cat amongst the pigeons in the upper end of the GPU market. Finally, Nvidia has competition on their hands. The entry-level RDNA2 GPU is the Radeon RX 6800. This GPU promises to equal or better the RTX 3070 in 1440p and 4k gaming performance but offers double the […]
Best $3500 Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming PC Build for 2021
Next-gen Radeon and Ryzen are… just on the horizon 😊. Zen 3 and RDNA 2 represent some of the most impressive and affordable generational performance improvements that AMD has been promising for years since the launch of the original Zen architecture. They made a fantastic showing last generation for mid-range GPU performance with their Radeon […]
Ultimate $5000 Ryzen 9 5950X + RTX 3090 Command Center for 2021
Today, this one is for the window shoppers and 1%. There might be a handful of builders in the world that genuinely need this level of performance out of a machine, but there’s not a soul who wouldn’t appreciate it. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, we must mention the fact that […]
$1400 Ryzen 5 5600X Gaming Build – The Best Value PC Build for 2021?
AMD’s Ryzen CPUs have come to redefine what we expect from a processor in terms of performance and value. Using higher core counts to achieve versatile CPU whilst pricing them competitively saw AMD build a strong market. They still excelled in-game though, with more than enough performance for all but the most demanding competitive players. […]
$1800 Ryzen 5 5600X ITX Gaming Build for 2021
Fans of ITX systems should be chomping at the bit to either build or upgrade their machines because both AMD and Nvidia are soon to deliver options that all but guarantee incredible gaming performance in relatively small packages! First, AMD’s upcoming Ryzen 5 5600X is shaping up to be the go-to pick for affordable PC […]
$2100 Ryzen 7 5800X Gaming PC Build for 2021
It is quite rare that a new CPU generation hits around the same time as a new GPU generation. We’re of course talking about AMD’s Ryzen 5000 and Nvidia’s RTX 3000 series which both push the boundaries of gaming performance to never before seen levels. The leaps in both processor and graphics performance warrant a […]
$2600 Ryzen 9 5900X Gaming Build for 2021
AMD’s initial Zen 3 lineup has finally been revealed, and it may very well have the new gaming CPU champion among its ranks! The Ryzen 9 5900X is shaping up to be a serious contender for gaming enthusiasts and users in need of some powerful productivity performance. Across the board, Zen 3 processors enjoy the […]
Best Gaming PC Build under $600 – 2021 Edition
Here at PremiumBuilds, we’re all about pushing the envelope of what performance your money can buy in the PC world. We’re living some exciting times in the components market thanks to the high levels of competition on every component a PC build needs. This $600 part list that we’re presenting here is an indirect follow […]
$4100 RTX 3090 Gaming PC Build for 2021
Nvidia’s Ampere release presentation on 1st September sent hype levels stratospheric. Not only are they releasing the RTX 3070 at just $499 whilst claiming that it out-performs the $1200 RTX 2080 Ti, but they previewed their new fastest ever GPU. Cheekily codenamed the ‘BFGPU’ the RTX 3090 is the absolute new king of the hill. […]
Best $1500 RTX 3070 PC Build for 1440p High FPS Gaming
The RTX 3070 has been announced and we’ve been able to absorb the specifications and potential performance of this latest generation of GPUs from Nvidia. If the promises made in the keynote presentation are even close to meeting Ampere will herald a new era in graphics card capability. The RTX 3070 is a $499 card […]
$2200 RTX 3080 PC Build for Ultimate 1440p 144Hz Gaming
The RTX 3080 has been announced and we’ve been able to absorb the specifications and potential performance of this latest series of GPUs from Nvidia. If the promises made in the keynote presentation are even close to met this GPU will define a new standard in graphics card capability. This is a $699 card that […]
3 Best PC Builds for MS Flight Simulator 2021 (Entry, Mid-Range & Enthusiast)
The latest iteration of Microsoft flight 2020 releases on the 18th August 2020 and it looks like it’ll be huge. The developers Asobo Studios have pulled out all the stops to make this the definitive flight simulator. Technologies include live terrain mapping using over 3 Petabytes of global imagery, the most advanced flight modelling currently […]
$2700 All-Rounder Ryzen 9 3900XT Build
As you’ve probably already heard, AMD is refreshing their Zen 2 Ryzen 3000 lineup with new chips that were released yesterday, on the 7th of July. These mark an intermediate generation between Zen 2 and Zen 3 and consist of better-binned chips with higher boost clock speeds and some more Infinity Fabric optimizations. With this […]
$1800 Ryzen 7 3800XT + RTX 2080 Super Gaming PC Build
With the Ryzen XT refresh around the corner, we will focus on building a high-end Ryzen 7 3800XT PC in a $1,800 budget. If this is not the processor you’re looking for then you can find on our platform builds for both of the other two new CPUs, the 3600XT Build and the 3900XT Build […]
$1100 Ryzen 5 3600XT + 5700 XT 1440p Gaming PC Build
The Ryzen XT refresh is just around the corner and we decided to bring you some new builds around the new CPUs. AMD is reiterating their Zen 2 Matisse architecture while bringing higher clock speeds and better processor binning; some of the improvements of these new CPUs include but are not limited to Infinity Fabric […]
$3700 Ultimate Liquid Cooled Intel Core i9-10900K Productivity & Gaming PC Build
Intel has risen to the challenge of AMD’s onslaught on the CPU market. They have long since boasted of producing the ‘best gaming CPUs’ and so the new flagship CPU, the i9-10900K, pulls out all the stops to retain that accolade. This CPU has 10 cores and 20 threads with hyperthreading enabled. It boasts new […]
Best $400 Gaming PC Build for 2021
So you want a gaming PC but cash is tight… No Problem! In this article, I’ll run you through a build specification that gets you a fully functional gaming PC for just $400. We’ve done the leg work to find affordable parts that provide an easy upgrade path as your tastes and means develop over […]
$1600 Core i5-10600K Gaming PC Build – Making the most of Intel’s new mid-range Comet Lake CPU
Intel’s Core i5 series has long been their premier offering for gaming CPUs, providing excellent performance without the high cost of options like a Core i7 or, more recently, a Core i9. That dynamic is especially evident in Intel’s ‘Comet Lake‘ CPUs, which have re-asserted their position at the top of gaming performance benchmarks. In […]
Best $1000 Warzone PC Build for High (144+) FPS Gaming
The $1000 price point for a gaming PC build may just be one of the most contested out there easily, because of how many different combinations of components you can fit in such a budget. It all depends on the use really. For example, if you want to get the best performance for triple-A Ultra […]
Best $3800 Core i9-10900K mATX Battlestation PC Build
Looking at the most popular consumer motherboard form factors as a spectrum, we have ATX, mATX, and mini-ITX in descending order of size. ATX is the most common, comprising the vast majority of available products and user builds that provide virtually unrestricted hardware compatibility with your favorite full and mid-tower case options. mATX comes in […]
Best Budget Valorant PC Build for 144+ FPS Gaming
Today we will be focusing on you people that happen to want a system that can run one of the hottest new eSports games out there; that’s right, we’re talking about Riot’s Valorant. Freshly out of Open Beta, this game took the world by storm with its good gun play (similar to CS:GO) and ability […]
$3000 Intel Core i9-10900K + RTX 2080 Ti Enthusiast Gaming PC Build
In the following article, we will be attempting to build one of the most optimistic builds we ever made on Premium Builds; the system will rest around the $3000 budget. Before Intel’s new Comet Lake generation we couldn’t attempt to use Core processors in such high end/enthusiast builds because we felt like even though gaming […]
Best Core-i7 10700K ITX Gaming + Workstation PC Build under $2800
At PremiumBuilds, we always strive to offer users as many options as possible when it comes to their next PC. Thanks to the release of Intel’s 10th Gen ‘Comet Lake‘ desktop CPUs, we now have some exciting new opportunities for high-performance gaming machines, especially when considering mini-ITX builds. The mini-ITX market is growing ever popular […]
Best $2500 i7-10700K + RTX 2080 Ti Gaming PC Build
These are exciting times in the processor market because Intel just released its new generation of CPUs called ‘Comet Lake‘. Unlike 9th Gen, all current-generation processors come with Hyper-Threading enabled which seems to be a measure to catch up with AMD’s performance on the multi-threaded front; even if gaming performance largely remained unchanged due to […]
Best High-end Gaming PC Build under $2000
In the following build article, we’re going to be doing what we do best; more precisely, we’re going to suggest an updated ~$2000 Gaming PC build that we believe is best for the price range. Yes, we know that $2000 may be a bit steep for many in the community and that not everyone needs […]
Best ITX Gaming PC Build under $1500 (ft. LOUQE Ghost S1) for 2020
As part of our PC build series here at PremiumBuilds, we aim to assemble the best possible PCs based on a specific need (e.g., gaming), form factor (e.g., ITX), budget (e.g., $500 or $2500) or component selection (e.g., building around the RTX 2080 Super or Ryzen 9 3900X). For this entry to the series, we are focusing on the increasingly-popular ITX form factor with the best possible price-to-performance and the best […]
Building with the Ryzen 1600 AF – $700 Stellar Budget Gaming PC Build
AMD quietly released a killer budget CPU at the back end of 2019. Termed the Ryzen 1600 ‘AF’ on account of the Product code changing from AE for 2018’s Zen Architecture Ryzen 1600, to this model which is Zen+. The TL;DR on this processor is that provided it’s cheaper than the Ryzen 2600, it should […]
Best Gaming PC Builds under $2500 – Intel & AMD
The following two 2500$ gaming PC builds, as part of our PC build series, belong to people who are into the enthusiast market and people who always want to have the very best that the consumer market has to offer. These two builds concentrate on performance; if you are also into great looks or want […]
The Best Gaming PC Build for $1500 – 2021 Edition
In our series of build guides for 2021, as we approach the $1500 budget we would like our PCs to be able to do even the most demanding of rendering/editing/gaming tasks, all in parallel! This is where the great Ryzen 7 3700X CPU comes into play. Its a direct upgrade from the best value new […]
The Best Gaming PC Build for under $1000 – 2021 Edition
In our series of recommended PC builds at different price points, we now get to the mighty $1000 price mark – allowing us to shape the build around a CPU/GPU duo that is leading to a lot of excitement in the market right now; the Ryzen 5 3600 + RX 5700XT. The direct successor to […]
The Best $700 Gaming PC Build for 2021
We’re entering the territory of strong gaming PCs with this $700 build. This build mainly improves on the GPU power of our $500 gaming PC build, needed for that extra gaming performance. The Ryzen 5 2600 CPU is still great for this type of list thanks to its unlocked 6 cores and 12 threads for […]
The Best Budget Gaming PC Build under $500 – 2021 Edition
A $500 PC build today can provide tremendous value to the buyer. If you’re looking for a responsive system that can play even the latest games at 1080p with a good amount of details and still have enough power to do the hardest of daily tasks, look no further. With as little as $500, this […]
The Best Cheap Gaming PC Build under $300 – 2021 Edition
Sometimes all you need for yourself, a friend or a family member is a PC that just works in daily tasks. Previously, this market was covered best by OEM PCs coming from companies such as Dell or HP and while they still have a lot of the market share, building your own little workstation often […]
$2300 Enthusiast i9-9900KS Gaming PC Build
While gaming has become more and more accessible as manufacturers expand their product lines to include offerings at almost any price point, the enthusiast build still represents the near top-of-the-line components and holds a special place in the market segment. Enthusiasts are the ones that are serious about PC building, the ones writing reviews and […]
Best Budget Ryzen Gaming PC Build (1080p 60FPS+ Console Killer)
Not all of us are able to invest $2250 into a PC, so a build like the Intel Enthusiast build we just wrote about isn’t very feasible. However, to be able to enjoy PC gaming, you don’t need over two grand! With the advancement of technology, gaming at a very enjoyable 1080p 60+FPS is accessible […]
Ultimate $1750 White 1440p 144hz Gaming PC Build
While PC builders are almost always interested in price-performance more than anything else, many of us are equally interested in building an aesthetically-pleasing machine that can sit on our desk without being an eye-sore. Creating a ‘battlestation’ that is eye-catching and as exciting to look at as to use allows us to enjoy our hobbies […]
Best $2000 Ryzen 9 3900X Mini-ITX Gaming PC Build for 2020
When building most PC’s, you can create your parts list, determine what kind of build you are going for, and even easily estimate the power of your theoretical system. With ITX small form factor builds, you really cannot plan your build until you have selected your case, and even then you must proceed in a […]
Ultimate $1100 PC Build for 1080p 144hz Gaming (High Settings)
1080p or ‘Full HD’ is the starting point for a great gaming build – but it shouldn’t be considered entry-level. For many gamers running 1080p resolution has an advantage beyond the value it offers: With relatively inexpensive GPUs a carefully specified system can offer high frame rates. High FPS means a rewarding and fluid experience, […]
Ultimate <$1000 Ryzen 3600 + RTX 2060 Super Build for 2021
With the recent releases of AMD’s new Zen 2 lineup, AMD’s new Navi graphics cards, and Nvidia’s new Super graphics cards, now is as a good a time as any to build a new PC. We previously recommended both the Ryzen 5 3600(X) and the Nvidia RTX 2060 Super. This guide will center a value-oriented […]
Our $3500 Ultimate Ryzen 9 3900X + 2080 Ti Build for 2020
Looking to build the ultimate Ryzen 3900X build with the RTX 2080 Ti for 2020? Want to know the absolute best components for the money to pick for your 3900X + RTX 2080 Ti, and get the most out of these enthusiast-grade components? If you are looking to do such a build then we recommend […]