We’ve pored over the Prime deals to find you primo parts for your potent playtime PC.
Borderlands 4 got you feeling like it’s time for a system upgrade? Looking ahead to future path-traced titles and want to make sure your system is up to snuff? Or simply staring longingly at those Amazon Big Deal Days prices and wondering if they’re really a good value? Whatever the case, we’ve got the juice for you: two potent gaming PC builds, one based around an AMD X3D processor, and one based around an Intel Core Ultra CPU.
Without further ado, let’s dip to the deals:Gaming PC Processors To ConsiderIntel Core Ultra 7 265K 5.5 GHz 20-core CPU: $246 at Amazon (39% off!)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 5 GHz 8-core Gaming CPU: $338 at Amazon (25% off)
We have two options for CPUs here. Unequivocally, the Ryzen 7 7800X3D is going to offer the better gaming performance out of the two; if all you care about is gaming performance, grab the AMD chip and its accompanying RAM and motherboard. This is one of the lowest prices we’ve ever seen for a Socket AM5 processor with 3D V-Cache.
On the other hand, the Core Ultra 7 265K is going to offer drastically superior productivity performance thanks to its stronger single-threaded speed and massive multi-core grunt. The only place it lacks is in platform latency, so its gaming performance, while strong, isn’t going to match the Ryzen 7 7800X3D. It’s still a great pick for a gaming PC though, especially given the price.Motherboards For The Foundation Of Your Gaming PC
It seems like MSI’s running a fire sale on its motherboards, as many models are marked down considerably.
