Early Prime Day PC build deals are live — Major savings on NVIDIA RTX GPUs, AMD Ryzen CPUs, fast storage, and more

"Intel made good use of the drawing table and returns with something truly special. The Core i9-12900K is a leap in the right direction for those seeking a powerful, yet efficient desktop processor."

Windows Central review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

✅ Great for: Gaming and productivity with 16 cores. It's a few years old, but it's still a potent CPU.

❌ Avoid if: You prefer one of Intel's newer chips, or you'd like to grab an AMD X3D CPU.

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💰 Price check: $303.26 at Amazon

🔥 Includes a $30 Newegg gift card

✅ Great for: Strong 1080p gaming and respectable 1440p performance with AMD's latest FSR tech.

❌ Avoid if: You want more than 8GB of VRAM or you prefer NVIDIA's DLSS 4.

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💰 Price check: $299.99 at Amazon

✅ Great for: 1080p gaming with occasional jumps up to 1440p.

❌ Avoid if: You want one of AMD or NVIDIA's latest GPUs with all of the newest performance upgrades.

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💰 Price check: $289.99 at Newegg

✅ Great for: 1080p systems with less space for a three-fan card. Offers DLSS 4 and Multi Frame Gen advancements for the best NVIDIA experience.

❌ Avoid if: You primarily game at 1440p or 4K and want to make your games look as good as possible.

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💰 Price check: $299.99 at B&H

✅ Great for: 1440p PC gaming with DLSS 4 and Multi Frame Gen features.

❌ Avoid if: You can find a good deal on a 16GB version, which will better handle 1440p resolutions going forward.

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👀 Alternate deal: MSI Gaming RTX 5060 Ti (8GB) Gaming OC for $419.99 at Amazon

🔥Includes a $150 Newegg gift card

✅ Great for: PC gamers looking to target a strong 1440p experience with DLSS 4 and Multi Frame Gen enhancements.

❌ Avoid if: You don't have a lot of space inside your PC case or you'd rather spend more on a card for 1440p/4K.

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💰 Price check: $699.99 at Best Buy

✅ Great for: 1440p gaming with the latest DLSS 4 and Multi Frame Gen enhancements from NVIDIA.

❌ Avoid if: You want to bump your resolution up to 4K most of the time or you want a GPU with more than 12GB of VRAM.

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💰 Price check: $649.99 at Amazon

✅ Great for: 1440p and 4K gaming thanks to DLSS 4, Multi Frame Gen, and 16GB of VRAM.

❌ Avoid if: You'd rather buy a card more suited to 1080p or you prefer AMD Radeon hardware.

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💰 Price check: $899.99 at Amazon

✅ Great for: 1440p and 4K gaming, with plenty of VRAM to hold strong for the next few years.

❌ Avoid if: You don't have a lot of space in your PC or if you'd rather buy a GPU more suited to 1080p.

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💰 Price check: $999.99 at Amazon (Used)

👀 Alternate deal: ASUS TUF Gaming RTX 5070 for $739.99 at Newegg (includes $190 Newegg gift card)

✅ Great for: 4K gaming at an excellent price, complete with the latest FSR technologies. 16GB of VRAM is great for future proofing.

❌ Avoid if: You'd rather go with an NVIDIA GPU or you don't need the power to run your games at 4K.

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💰 Price check: $779 at Amazon

✅ Great for: PC gaming and productivity work on the LGA 1700 socket.

❌ Avoid if: You prefer one of Intel's newer chips or you'd like to invest in an AMD X3D chip specifically for gaming.

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💰 Price check: $219.97 at Amazon

"Coming out on top in synthetic benchmark results puts the Core Ultra 9 285K at the top of the productivity pile, but the gaming situation hasn't changed much from the previous-gen Core i9-14900K, and that's by design."

Windows Central review ⭐⭐⭐⭐½

✅ Great for: Ultra-efficient and powerful productivity in a system with the LGA1851 socket.

❌ Avoid if: You want to get the most gaming performance possible out of your CPU.

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💰 Price check: $559.99 at Amazon

"The AMD Ryzen 7000 series of processors offer excellent value and performance per watt, but the Ryzen 9 7900X and Ryzen 9 7950X take all this to a whole different level. These are the best consumer processors out there."

Windows Central review ⭐⭐⭐⭐½

✅ Great for: PC gamers and creators working with an AM5 motherboard.

❌ Avoid if: You'd rather spend more and land an X3D chip made specifically for gaming.

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💰 Price check: $549 at Newegg

"AMD's Zen 4 architecture promised considerable uplifts in performance and the company has delivered with the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X. This processor is a fantastic upgrade for those on older AMD hardware, though it does require a new AM5 motherboard."

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✅ Great for: PC gaming builds that are using the AM5 socket.

❌ Avoid if: You'd rather spend more on an AMD X3D gaming CPU.

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💰 Price check: $245.99 at Newegg

✅ Great for: XX.

❌ Avoid if: XX

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💰 Price check: $176.99 at Newegg

"The integrated Radeon 780M graphics are far beyond just a crutch for when your graphics card breaks down; they're a viable option for playing modern titles at around 60 FPS if you can stomach lowering the visual settings."

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✅ Great for: Anyone who wants to build a budget gaming PC that doesn't require a separate GPU.

❌ Avoid if: You have a dedicated GPU to use rather than the integrated desktop graphics.

👉 See at: Newegg.com

💰 Price check: $329 at B&H

✅ Great for: Desktop gaming PCs that can handle DDR5 RAM. Works with Intel XMP and AMD EXPO.

❌ Avoid if: You want something faster than DDR5-6000 or need more than two 16GB sticks.

👉 See at: Amazon.com

💰 Price check: $76.99 at Best Buy

👀 Alternate deal: Crucial Pro 2x32GB DDR5-6400 for $145.99 at Amazon

"The SK hynix Platinum P41 PCIe 4.0 SSD comes out ahead of other SSDs we've tested in almost every benchmark. It's competitively priced, it has an excellent TBW rating, and it's available in three capacities. It's an easy recommendation if you want an upgrade for gaming or for productivity."

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✅ Great for: Durable 2TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD with a five-year warranty and speeds up to 7,150MB/s.

❌ Avoid if: You're holding out to upgrade to a PCIe 5.0 drive.

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✅ Great for: Anyone who needs 2TB of M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD storage for their gaming or work PC.

❌ Avoid if: You need transfer speeds beyond 5,000MB/s.

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💰 Price check: $97.97 at Amazon

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✅ Great for: Bulk storage in a reliable Seagate package.

❌ Avoid if: You can't live without SSD speeds.

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💰 Price check: $399.99 at Amazon