PC Gamer - UK (2022-07)

TOTAL

£1,500

MID-RANGE

BUILD

Our recommended build for

playing the latest games

Ballistix 16GB DDR4 (2x8GB)

Crucial £75

With plenty of capacity at 16GB, this

unembellished memory has everything you

need for gaming and more.

Laminar RM1 (included with CPU)

Intel £30

Intel bundles a redesigned CPU cooler with

some 12th Gen processors. This little chip

chiller will serve us well for a while.

B660M Mortar WiFi

MSI £180

This MSI board delivers everything we need

in a compact package and allows us to use

much cheaper DDR4 memory.

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Founders Ed.

Nvidia £369

The RTX 3060 Ti is a little overkill but

we’re willing to make sacrifices elsewhere

to make it work.

S70 1TB

Addlink £70

Building on a budget doesn’t mean

sacrificing speed – the Addlink S70 proves

you can indeed have both.

CX650M

Corsair £93

The heart of your gaming PC is your PSU,

and this 650W Corsair promises to keep your

rig ticking nicely.

Eclipse P400S TG

Phanteks £70

An ATX case is all you need for this build. We

like this one because it’s simple, functional,

and really nice to look at.

WD Blue 1TB 7200rpm

Western Digital £37

Just like in the budget build, this HDD isn’t

strictly necessary, but for a pretty low price

it’s nice to have plenty of extra space.

AOC G2590FX

AOC £173

Everything a PC gamer could want: Full HD,

144Hz refresh rate, 1ms response time, AMD

FreeSync and Nvidia G-Sync compatible.

Blackshark V2

Razer £94

The Blackshark V2 offers up some killer

audio quality to rival the greats. And at a

reasonable price too.

Core i5 12400

Intel £170

Intel’s 11th Gen was at its best on a budget,

and that’s why this six-core/12-thread

processor is a great fit for this build.

Alloy FPS

HyperX £80

As the name suggests, this keyboard is built

like an absolute tank, with a steel frame and

Cherry MX switches.

Model O-

Glorious £59

Lightweight and responsive, the Model O-

has made a name for itself among streamers

and pros thanks to its clever design.

MOTHERBOARD

PROCESSOR

GRAPHICS CARD

COOLER

MEMORY

POWER SUPPLY

SSD

HDD

CASE

DISPLAY

KEYBOARD

MOUSE

HEADSET

HARDWARE

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