Help me build a $1300 gaming pc! [suggestion]

[u/Leather-Solution-589]

/r/buildmeapc/comments/1waa4zn/help_me_build_a_1300_gaming_pc/

Hi all!

I am brand new to pc building and I need someone’s help on building a gaming pc or buying a prebuilt pc. I live in the US and there is a microcenter and other computer stores like best buy etc. nearby. I have a budget of around 1300, a little more or less is fine, and I am building it to game. Mostly first person shooters (apex, fortnite, r6 etc.) but should obviously be able to handle other games like minecraft. First of all, I’ve heard various different things regarding whether or not prebuilt or part by part is better so I am still trying to decide on that. I already have a monitor, keyboard and mouse, and having a cool case or tons of rgb components isn’t really a priority of mine, I’m mostly just focused on performance for the price. If anyone has any suggestions at all or wants to ask any more clarifying questions that I forgot to answer here that would be a huge help.

Thanks!

[u/Eazy12345678]

https://www.microcenter.com/product/5007546/intel-core-ultra-5-250k-plus,-gigabyte-b860-ds3h-wifi6e-1851,-gskill-ripjaws-s5-32gb-ddr5-6000-kit,-computer-build-bundle $500

if you can go a little more $$$ get 9070gre or 9070 or 9070xt

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mk9YQy)

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU Cooler** | [Thermalright Frozen Prism ARGB 70.4 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/7Phv6h/thermalright-frozen-prism-argb-704-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-frozen-prism-360-black-argb) | $53.90 @ Amazon

**Storage** | [Silicon Power UD90 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4kpzK8/silicon-power-ud90-1-tb-m2-2280-pcie-40-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-sp01kgbp44ud9005) | $142.97 @ Silicon Power

**Video Card** | [ASRock Challenger OC Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB Video Card](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/BxRnTW/asrock-challenger-oc-radeon-rx-9060-xt-16-gb-video-card-rx9060xt-cl-16go) | $469.99 @ Newegg

**Case** | [Phanteks Eclipse G370A ATX Mid Tower Case](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nBFCmG/phanteks-eclipse-g370a-atx-mid-tower-case-ph-ec370a_dbk01) | $42.98 @ Newegg

**Power Supply** | [Super Flower Zillion FG 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://pcpartpicker.com/product/BqYRsY/super-flower-zillion-fg-850-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-sf-850z12fg) | $79.99 @ Newegg Sellers

| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |

| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $799.83

| Mail-in rebates | -$10.00

| **Total** | **$789.83**

| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2026-09-08 01:23 EDT-0400 |