WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM
Western Digital $43
SSDs are great, but they’re still far from
cheap. This 1TB HDD will hold as many
games as you can handle.Eclipse P400S TG
Phanteks $82
The clean lines, intuitive build features, and
fantastic price cements the Eclipse as our
midrange case of choice.Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB)
@2666
Corsair $76
16GB is the minimum amount of RAM we’d
recommend for a system of this caliber.TOTAL
$1,650
MID-RANGE
BUILD
Our recommended build for playing
the latest games
Prime Z370 A II
Aus $140
Great shielding, full of features, and
featuring that—ahem—all important RGB
lighting, this is a fine Asus board.CX 650W
Corsair $75
It may not feature fancy modular design, but
Corsair’s reliable CX 650 is cheap enough to
accommodate for our other part picks.One
Ducky $130
A lesser known keyboard brand with a great
rep among mechanical switch nerds. Ducky
delivers the goods with the one.G502 Proteus Spectrum
Logitech $51
Logitech’s revered G502 is comfortable,
adjustable, and precise. Also ‘Proteus
Spectrum’ sounds like a Halo map.Evo 860 250GB
Samsung $63
Samsung’s Evo series has long been a
stalwart of nippy r/w speeds and reliability,
and this 250GB drive is very affordable.Elite XG240R
Viewsonic $260
144Hz makes all the difference in a
competitive environment, and Viewsonic’s
affordable 1080p panel offers just that.Buyer’s Guide
HARDWARE
MOTHERBOARDPROCESSORGRAPHICSCARDCOOLERMEMORYPOWER^
SUPPLYSSDHDDCASEDISPLAYKEYBOARDMOUSEHydro Series H55 Quiet Edition
Corsair $75
The scarcity of our previous pick
sees a nice quiet Corsair cooler
introduced this month.Core i5-8600K
Intel $325
Say goodbye to our reliable workhorse, the
i5-8400. This month we’re upgrading to an
unlocked K-model CPU.GeForce RTX 2060 Twin Fan
Zotac $330
Zotac’s Twin Fan model replaces our
Founder’s Edition RTX 2060, offering
formidable cooling for the price.