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PC parts, worked out for you

Pick a budget. Pick a job. Get the whole PC.

Every part chosen for the job and checked against every other for fit, with the reason next to it and a link to buy it on Amazon. Typical prices, not live ones.

Budget
Budget1500

$1,000 is the least that buys every part this kind of PC needs. Tower only; screen, keyboard and mouse come on top.

What it is forWhat it is for

This buys

Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus with the Radeon RX 9070 XT

about $1,490 all infit for the job76

Build a PC

A budget and a purpose in. A complete, compatible parts list out, with the reason next to every part.

Complete my build

Own a board, a card, a case? Say what you have and what is missing; get parts that fit, by the preference you choose.

Compare parts

Any two processors, cards, drives or boards side by side: the numbers, the specs, and a verdict in plain words.

Check my PC

Describe the PC you have. Get a score, what holds it back, and the one upgrade that would show first.

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parts on the boards
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kinds of part, all checked for fit
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jobs a build can be tuned for
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Amazon stores, one tag each

Top of the index today

Every part, every category

Fastest processors

  1. 1$569
  2. 2$699
  3. 3$290
  4. 4$379
  5. 5$396

Fastest graphics cards

  1. 1$2,199
  2. 2$1,049
  3. 3$849
  4. 4$779
  5. 5$649

Processors: most speed per dollar

  1. 1
    AMD Ryzen 5 9600
    42.1 pts per $100
    $159
  2. 2
    AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
    41 pts per $100
    $139
  3. 3
    Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
    40.2 pts per $100
    $179
  4. 4
    AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
    39.3 pts per $100
    $173
  5. 5
    Intel Core Ultra 5 225F
    38.8 pts per $100
    $165

Graphics cards: most speed per dollar

  1. 1
    Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB
    11.6 pts per $100
    $319
  2. 2
    GeForce RTX 5060
    11.3 pts per $100
    $309
  3. 3
    Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB
    10.8 pts per $100
    $369
  4. 4
    GeForce RTX 5070
    10.6 pts per $100
    $549
  5. 5
    Radeon RX 7700 XT
    10.5 pts per $100
    $399

A comparison people keep asking for

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D against the Intel Core i5-14600KF: the gaming favourite against the price favourite. One leads in frames, one leads on the receipt, and which matters depends on the resolution you play at.

See the comparison

How the score works

Every part carries a Spec score from 0 to 100 against the best of its kind, built from published review results and compatibility rules, not from anything a maker pays for. It is an index for choosing, not a benchmark of your PC.

Read the method