AM5 Gaming PC Builds

I'm Samuel, a gamer and builder with 7 years of experience. I focus on performance, compatibility, and reliability. Ships from El Paso, TX.

What you get

A made-to-order PC built around your budget, games, and goals. Every system includes:

• New, high-quality compatible parts (certified refurbished only if you request it)
• New parts covered by each part's manufacturer warranty
• 1-year labor warranty from me, on top of the manufacturer warranties
• Lifetime support from your builder (questions, troubleshooting and upgrade advice)
• Professional assembly and clean cable management
• 24-hour stress test (3DMark and MemTest64) and benchmarks (Unigine Heaven, 3DMark, and Cinebench for CPU all-core workloads) before it ships
• Ships with the latest BIOS installed
• No bloatware: a clean Windows install
• Windows 11 installed (activation optional) or no OS
• Careful packaging
• ARGB lighting or Stealth (no RGB): choose on this page (no extra cost).
• Free shipping in the lower 48 states (Alaska and Hawaii: $50 flat shipping)

Pricing

Pick your tier by the resolution you play at, then your CPU brand (AMD or Intel) and GPU brand. Intel K-series builds are overclock-ready automatically, and the $150 CPU + GPU overclocking service is an optional checkbox. The price shown is the starting total: parts plus build fee (includes free shipping in the lower 48).

• School / Office (built-in graphics, 1080p or 1440p): from $1,150 (AMD or Intel)
• Entry Level – 1080p: from $1,625 with an AMD graphics card. Intel Arc graphics: −$80. Nvidia graphics: +$130.
• Mid-Range – 1440p: from $2,250 with an AMD graphics card. Nvidia graphics: +$270.
• High-Range – 4K: from $3,100 with an AMD graphics card. Nvidia graphics: +$380.

Overclock-ready: Intel builds (except the Entry “Intel i3” option) use an unlocked K-series CPU on a Z-series board. Ryzen CPUs are unlocked on the B650/X870 boards I use. On AMD it's optional: +$125. All Intel K-series builds ship overclock-ready, so it's always included on those: +$125 (Entry), +$35 (Mid) or +$0 (High, already Z890) over the AMD price. It ships at stock settings. Want me to tune it? Tick the optional CPU + GPU overclocking service (+$150).

Unlimited Budget builds are quoted to your exact goals; contact me before ordering. White parts usually cost more (cases are often excluded). RAM and SSD prices are rising, so the final parts total can land above the starting number.

How ordering works

1. Choose your tier, CPU brand, GPU brand, lighting and operating system on this page and include your case color, preferred parts, games, and resolution in the order notes (the “Special instructions” box in your cart).
2. I send you a complete parts list and exact final total for approval. Nothing is bought until you approve.
3. If your final total is higher, I send an invoice for the difference. If it's lower, I refund the difference. If you don't approve the parts list, your order is canceled and fully refunded.
4. Then I order, assemble, stress test, and ship.

Typical parts by tier (AMD)

I pick the best available combo at order time to stay on budget.

School / Office (1080p/1440p, built-in graphics): Ryzen 5 8600G / 8700G with Radeon 760M/780M graphics; mATX B650; 16GB (2x8GB) DDR5; 1TB M.2 NVMe; 550–650W 80+ Bronze or better; mATX or mid-tower case.

Entry Level – 1080p: Ryzen 5 7600 / 9600; single-tower air cooler; RX 7600 8GB (Intel Arc B570 10GB with the Intel Arc option); mATX B650; 16GB (2x8GB) DDR5; 1TB M.2 NVMe; 650W 80+ Bronze or better; airflow mid-tower.

Mid-Range – 1440p: Ryzen 7 7700 / 7700X / 9700X; dual-tower air cooler; RX 9060 XT 16GB or RX 9070 16GB; B650; 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5; 1–2TB M.2 NVMe; 750–850W 80+ Gold; airflow mid-tower.

High-Range – 4K: Ryzen 7 9800X3D; dual-tower air or 240–360mm AIO; RX 9070 XT 16GB or RTX 5070 Ti 16GB (5070 Ti raises the total); X870 motherboard (e.g. ASRock X870 Pro RS WiFi); 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-6000; 2TB M.2 NVMe; 850W 80+ Gold; airflow mid-tower.

Intel option

Choosing Intel changes only the CPU and motherboard; memory is a fixed spec for each tier, the same as on AMD. All Intel K-series builds ship overclock-ready (unlocked K-series CPU on a Z-series board). The Core i3 (Entry) and Core i5-14400 (School / Office) are locked CPUs and are not overclock-ready. Where two CPUs are listed, I pick one based on current prices and you approve it on your parts list before anything is bought.

• School / Office: Intel Core i5-14400 (Intel UHD 730 built-in graphics) on B760, 16GB (2x8GB) DDR5 (same price as AMD; not overclock-ready)
• Entry Level – 1080p: Core i5-14600KF on Z790, 16GB (2x8GB) DDR5 (overclock-ready). Budget pick: choose “Intel i3 + AMD” for a Core i3-14100F on Z790 with 16GB (2x8GB) DDR5 and AMD graphics, $1,530 (locked CPU, not overclock-ready).
• Mid-Range – 1440p: Core i5-14600KF on Z790, or Core Ultra 5 245K on Z890; 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5
• High-Range – 4K: Core Ultra 7 265K/265KF on Z890, or Core i7-14700K on Z790; 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-6000. For pure 4K gaming I recommend AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D.

Ships with the latest BIOS installed (including Intel's latest stability microcode).

Shipping

Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Alaska and Hawaii: $50 flat shipping. U.S. only.

Lead time & returns

Estimated delivery is about 12–27 days after you approve your parts list, including parts arriving, assembly, 24-hour stress testing, packaging, and transit. New parts carry each manufacturer's warranty, plus a 1-year labor warranty and lifetime support from me. Returns and exchanges accepted within 7 days.