Components
Cases
Fractal Design North
Premium ATX mid-tower with walnut mesh front panel and excellent airflow.
Fractal Design Pop Mini Air
Compact mATX case with excellent airflow and clean aesthetics.
Thermaltake S100 TG
Budget mATX case with tempered glass side panel and good airflow.
CPUs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600
6-core AM5 gaming CPU — the best budget option for 2026 builds.
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
8-core AM5 gaming CPU with 3D V-Cache — the fastest gaming processor for 2026.
GPUs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 8GB
Budget Blackwell GPU — solid 1080p performance with DLSS 4 and 8GB VRAM.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
Mid-range Blackwell GPU — 1440p capable with 16GB VRAM for future-proofing.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 12GB
High-end Blackwell GPU — 4K gaming with DLSS 4 and 12GB GDDR7.
Motherboards
ASUS TUF Gaming B650-PLUS WiFi
Reliable ATX AM5 motherboard with WiFi 6, PCIe 5.0 M.2, and TUF durability.
Gigabyte B650M DS3H
Budget mATX AM5 motherboard — bare essentials for a Ryzen 5 build.
MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WiFi
Mid-range ATX AM5 motherboard with WiFi 6E, strong VRMs, and 4 RAM slots.
Power Supplies
Corsair CX550M 550W 80+ Bronze
Budget semi-modular PSU — enough for a Ryzen 5 + RTX 5060 build.
Corsair RM650e 650W 80+ Gold
Mid-range fully modular PSU — quiet and efficient for RTX 5060 Ti builds.
Corsair RM750e 750W 80+ Gold
High-end fully modular PSU — headroom for RTX 5070 and future upgrades.
RAM
G.Skill Flare X5 16GB DDR5-6000 (2x8GB)
Budget DDR5 kit optimized for AMD AM5 — 16GB at DDR5-6000 CL30.
G.Skill Flare X5 32GB DDR5-6000 (2x16GB)
32GB DDR5 kit optimized for AMD AM5 — headroom for UE5 games and multitasking.
Storage
Kingston NV2 1TB NVMe SSD
Budget 1TB NVMe SSD — good enough for game installs at a low price.
Samsung 990 EVO Plus 1TB NVMe SSD
Fast 1TB NVMe SSD with PCIe 5.0 support — excellent for game loading.
Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB NVMe SSD
Fast 2TB NVMe SSD — room for multiple AAA installs without compromise.