Important things to keep in mind when buying a gaming PC

In fact, I've been there enough to know that actually, it doesn't have to be as daunting as it might at first seem. And I've helped others who have been there enough to know what the most common pitfalls are and what to focus on to get cracking and make a good gaming PC purchasing decision.

Once you approach it systematically by narrowing down your choices bit by bit, buying a prebuilt gaming PC becomes a rather straightforward process. Which is great, because unfortunately gone are the days where we could realistically recommend you build your own gaming PC from scratch. It used to be a great way of nailing the best price/performance ratio possible, but sadly your buying power does not match those of established PC builders, and at a time where the prices of core components have been spiking horribly DIY builds are more expensive than prebuilt.

Thankfully there are plenty of systems at pretty reasonable prices right now, and we've updated this page today hoping that over Amazon Prime Day this year there might be a chance of discounts on full PCs. We're going to keep curating the best Amazon Prime Day gaming PC deals throughout the event, so save that page to check back for the best discounts on Amazon as well as all the other retailers getting in on the act, such as Newegg, Best Buy and Walmart. If you keep the following tips in mind I think you'll have a much easier time figuring out which PC to go for.