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Gaming PC Builds & FPS-Per-Dollar Index

Empirical component selection for $500, $1,000, and $2,000 gaming PCs. Maximize your framerate per dollar spent across GPUs, CPUs, monitors, and peripherals.

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Hardware Sizing & FPS-per-Dollar Index

Gaming Rig Builds & "FPS-Per-Dollar" Buyers Guide

Empirical component selection for $500, $1,000, and $2,000 gaming PCs backed by FPS per dollar benchmark metrics.

ENTRY LEVEL0.42 FPS / $

$500 Budget eSports King

Target Resolution: 1080p Competitive Low/Medium

Target Framerate: 180+ FPS in CS2 / Valorant

CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 5600

GPU:AMD Radeon RX 6600 8GB

RAM:16GB DDR4-3600 Dual Channel

Storage:1TB NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD

PSU:550W 80+ Bronze PSU

RECOMMENDED SWEET SPOT0.28 FPS / $

$1,000 1440p Sweet Spot

Target Resolution: 1440p High / Ultra

Target Framerate: 144+ FPS in AAA & eSports

CPU:AMD Ryzen 5 7600X (AM5)

GPU:NVIDIA RTX 4070 Super 12GB

RAM:32GB DDR5-6000 CL30 Dual Channel

Storage:2TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD

PSU:750W 80+ Gold ATX 3.0 PSU

ENTHUSIAST HIGH-END0.18 FPS / $

$2,000 4K Ray-Tracing Beast

Target Resolution: 4K Ultra + Ray-Tracing

Target Framerate: 120+ FPS in 4K AAA Titles

CPU:AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (3D V-Cache)

GPU:NVIDIA RTX 4080 Super 16GB

RAM:32GB DDR5-6000 CL30 Dual Channel

Storage:2TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 High-Speed SSD

PSU:850W 80+ Gold ATX 3.0 PSU

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