What a Mid-Range Gaming PC Costs in 2024

What a Mid-Range Gaming PC Costs in 2024 ($1250-$1350)

MY RECOMMENDED GAMING PC BUILD -- $1250 (RX 7800 XT) - $1350 (RTX 4070 Super)
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Other CPU Options:
CPU Cooler (if upgrading from stock or choosing a CPU with no stock cooler):
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► TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro - State of PC building, Feb 2024
0:54 The 7 Parts of a Gaming PC (split into 3 groups)
2:21 Current System Price Ranges - Budget, Mid-Range, High End
4:51 Mid-Range Build ($1000-$1500) Component Price Ranges
6:24 My Recommended Gaming PC Build, $1250-$1350
6:59 CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 7600
8:15 Video Card Options - RTX 4070 Super, RX 7800 XT
9:11 Motherboard / Memory
11:07 Remaining Parts - Case, SSD, PSU
14:00 Closing Thoughts

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[TheZoenGaming]

My friends: "What kind of computer do you recommend I build?"

Me: "A functional one."

[tavomb]

i built my first pc with your help back in 2016, just upgraded last year to a whole new build. You are great.

[ninjamanu]

I bought my 7800xt this year for 500 clams which was actually cheaper than my old 5700xt. Still its crazy these prices for "mid" options

[uss_]

Ever since Covid and the weird PC pricing I need videos like this to figure out what the baseline for pricing is nowadays

[leif-erichansens]

old days $100 good feature mobo, $150-200 CPU, $300-350 GPU, RAM is about the same, as well as storage.

[Brent_P]

Prices literally just went up this week for everything.

[Chromico]

What a shame that the bottom end of the budget is above the cost of a console. When I got into PC mid range was $500 and it absolutely crushed console performance.

[Jacob-hlsn]

low end hardware is the only option for not rich people
did not used to be that way, mid range hardware used to be a good value

[petermillward]

Paul. I have been a sub since 2016. I have commented on your videos several times. I wanted you to know that your PC builds have been informative and entertaining. I have learned a lot from your videos. Good luck and keep up the good work.

[Apeman_king_of_apes]

Love to see you still teaching people how to build computers. I remember your 1st gen i7 build for Newegg TV way back in the day, soon followed by the double build video with the 2nd gen i7 and i5 PCs. I think a retro retake of those videos would be really fun.

[jasonfolsom]

I was just looking through your videos this morning to help me choose some parts for a new PC build. This was absolute perfect timing.

[Vlk]

Funny how all these $999 4080 supers are listed online for like $1300-$1600 now. I truly hate the GPU market.

[gabrielnelson]

having just completed a build: know your build from case to components, make sure as much as you can that they jive. Stay away from anything largely in terms of cpu air cooling unless it's noctua. If you don't have a specialized pc warehouse nearby you're likely going to have to order online for storage devices and memory. Oh, and even in a mid-pc look for cases with ample room for the power supply unit for cable traffic. It' will get congested, especially if you are gonna run a mid to mid-high gpu.

[BansheeBunny]

The only change I would make to the recommended gaming build, is add $20.00 to the power supply, for the 850W 80+ Gold with a 10 year warranty.

[ProfShikari]

I typed my comment before watching the video, this is the build that I have literally just completed in the last couple of days (just need a keyboard and a monitor to get me gaming on it)

Ryzen 5 7600 - £189.98
ASRock B650m Pro RS (non WiFi) - £134.99
Corsair Vengeance 32Gb DDR5 6000Mts at CL30 - £114.98
Stock cooler for now
GPU: Sapphire Pulse 7800XT - £479.99
Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 512Gb (for now) - £43.99
Case: Chillblast (Gamemax) Fnatic Commando - £19.99
Power Supply: Corsair CX750 non modular 80Plus Bronze - £69.98
Fans: 6 EZDIY ARGB fans from Amazon (the case had a single fan) - £46.99

[TheGameBench]

I think that's pretty reasonable for all new parts. I watched a video on another channel that tried to do a $550 build and ended up with something that wasn't too bad until the pulled out a 6500 XT. Worse yet, they were putting it in an A530 with a Gen3 slot. Had they spent $50 more, they could have had an RX 6600.

[archonthaaproducer]

Budget being 600-1000 is wild. PC is so cooked price wise. You used to be able to build an ok system for 500 5 years ago.

[baldertech]

This is the Gaming PC that i am planning to build for a friend:
CPU: Ryzen 7 7700 (i know it's a bit overkill, but with this he can also upgrade his GPU in the future)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK620 Digital (cheaper than zero dark in my country)
Motherboard: MSI B650 Gaming Plus WiFi
RAM: Teamgroup T-Force Vulcan 32 GB DDR5-6000 CL38
SSD: Kingston NV2 1 TB
SSD: Random 2 TB HDD
SSD: Random 512GB NVMe
GPU: Gigabyte 7800 XT Gaming OC
Case: Montech AIR 903 BASE black
Power Supply: be quiet! pure power 11 700W
Cable Extensions: Cablemod classic modmesh 8+8 black

[dgreen]

If you're within driving distance (I consider that about an hour) of a MicroCenter, they have a bundle deal with the 7800x3d, 32gb 6000mhz 32cl Gskill ram, and a well equipped Gigabyte mobo for $470. It's an incredible deal and I just recently purchased it.

[mrcnorth]

Thx for the update Paul. Did you guys ever find out why Joe's SFF travel editing pc had issues on your trip? That might make for an interesting video, the troubleshooting, and fixing.