PREBUILT PC VS BUILDING YOUR OWN: PRICE On the surface, this seems like an easy win for building your own PC, and yes, it's technically cheaper to build your own PC. Just buy all the bits individually, wait for it all to get delivered and then build it.

By choosing your components carefully, you can build an incredible gaming rig for less than 500 bucks. While it won't perform as well as higher-end gaming PCs, it can still deliver incredible graphics and great performance. Budget gaming rigs are best for average games.

Console enthusiasts claim you can't build a decent gaming PC for that money, but that's simply not true and we put it to the test. In this article, we present the components that offer the best price-performance ratio for smooth Full HD gaming with at least 60 frames-per-second at native resolution (without FSR).

The average gaming PC price will typically fall between $1,000 and $4,000 when considering a budget. However, a reasonable budget for a gaming PC can range between $1,000 and $2,500, although getting a PC below $1,000 and even $500 is possible. Here are some of the best budget gaming PCs you can get below $3,000.