The Best Pre-Built Office & Gaming Desktop PCs – Summer 2025
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Need a new desktop PC for family use, home or small office, or gaming? No problem – you’ve come to the right place! This guide profiles over ten of the best PCs on the market, starting at under $300 and going all the way up to over $3,000. We’re positive you’ll find a system in this guide that will work for you!
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For Summer 2025, there has never been a better time to buy a pre-built PC, specifically because the market has stabilized and all of the best components are now available, allowing OEMs to build systems with the latest and greatest specs.
With that said, when it comes to pre-builts, sometimes it’s hard to know whether they are truly up to date, or they’ve just been sitting on the virtual shelves for a bit too long. That’s where TBG comes in! We know what’s worth buying today, so we list only the best PCs you can get for the money. They include five of the best home office, small office, and professional PCs, along with six gaming systems at every pricepoint, starting at ultra-budget and going up to ultra-premium. One thing they all have in common is that they use the latest components available, so you won’t feel left behind before you even open the box! That means the best Intel and AMD CPUs, great Nvidia video cards, plenty of RAM, and fast solid-state drives.
Parting Thoughts
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Home/Small Office
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The Family Mini PC –GEEKOM A5 2025
$320The Guru’s TipIt’s amazing how much PC you can get at a low price with the A5. Despite the slim profile (it’s 4.6″ square and just 1.9″ tall), it will make an incredible home computer. It’s equipped with the AMD Ryzen 5 7430U 6-core, 12-thread CPU, 16GB of DDR4 RAM, a 512GB PCIe solid-state drive, and built-in WiFi 6. It has 6 USB ports in total (including two USB 3.2 Type-C ports), and it can simultaneously support four monitors, two via its dual HDMI 4K outputs, plus two more on the using the USB 3.2 outputs. Best of all: Windows 11 Pro is pre-installed and included in the price!While there are cheaper mini PCs, be wary of their weak processors - this model has a seriously-modern six-core despite the seriously-low price, making it our absolute top value for money pick!
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The Ultra-Compact Small Office PC –MinisForum UM870 8745H
$479The Guru’s TipTake everything you want in a modern PC and then scale it down, and you get the MinisForum UM870. Despite the sleek design and slim profile (it’s 5″ square and 1.9″ thick), it packs in a lot of power. It’s equipped with the AMD Ryzen 7 8745H 8-core, 16-thread CPU, Radeon 780M graphics, 32GB of RAM, a 1TB solid-state drive, and built-in WiFi 6E. It has 5 USB ports in total (including dual USB 4 Type-C in back), and it can simultaneously support three monitors, at up to 4K/60Hz on the HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort outputs, or 8K/60Hz on the USB4 outputs. Best of all: Windows 11 is pre-installed and included in the price!Honestly, this is as much PC as most people need, so even if you have more space at your desk than this tiny PC requires, you should still consider it!
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The High-End Business Desktop –Dell ECT1250 265
$750The Guru’s TipThis pre-built from Dell packs in a ton of power for an amazing price. Featuring Intel’s blazing-fast Core Ultra 7 265 20-core productivity CPU, 32GB of DDR5-5600 RAM, a 1TB SSD, and Windows 11 Pro, it’s a serious business PC that will get you working fast!This PC has two video outputs: HDMI and DisplayPort.
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The Business-Class Mini PC –Geekom IT15
$900The Guru’s TipWhile practically fitting in the palm of your hand, the tiny IT15 from Geekom packs in a lot of power. It’s equipped with Intel’s Core Ultra 225H 14-core CPU, which includes 4 high-performance cores for running intense applications, 8 efficiency cores for adding additional processing power for multi-tasking, and 2 low-power cores for keeping the system running in the background while using as little power as possible. It also features a dedicated NPU for AI functionality. Backing up all this processing power is an impressive 32GB of DDR5-5600 RAM and a 1TB Gen 4 PCIe-based solid-state drive for ample storage. Rounding out the system are built-in WiFi 7, six USB ports (two being advanced USB4 Type-C ports), and two HDMI 2.1 ports, which can handle two monitors at resolutions up to 4K. It’s basically the small office PC!Can you tell we love mini PCs? Well, this is the cream of the crop, offering workstation-class power in a tiny footprint!
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The Workstation PC –Dell EBT2250 285/RTX 5070
$2400The Guru’s TipThis pre-built system from Dell has gaming-grade parts, but is really focused on productivity, as suggested by its professional styling. It includes an ultra-powerful Intel Core Ultra 9 285 24-core CPU, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 12GB video card to accelerate all your apps, 32GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 2TB PCIe-based SSD. If that’s not enough, also included in the price is WiFi 7, Bluetooth, and a keyboard and mouse.This system is all you'll ever need for a high-end productivity or content creation workstation!
Gaming PCs
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The High-End Gaming PC –CyberpowerPC GXiVR8060A40 13400F/RTX 5060
$990 The Guru’s TipThis is a great starting point for high-end gaming, and offers the opportunity to upgrade down the line as well.
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The Mainstream Gaming Desktop –Skytech Nebula 5700/RTX 5060 Ti
$1200 The Guru’s TipIf you can spare the extra dollars, this is a huge jump up from the system above in terms of gaming power.
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The High-End Gaming PC –iBuyPower Slate 14700F/RTX 5070
$1620 The Guru’s TipThe 5070 in this system is what we consider a true high-end GPU, and is a big step up from GPUs in lesser systems.
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The Premium Gaming PC –Skytech King 7800X3D/RX 9070 XT Gaming PC
$2100 The Guru’s TipIn terms of performance per dollar, the CPU and GPU in this system are impossible to beat!
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The Ultra-High-End Gaming PC –CyberpowerPC Gamer Supreme 9800X3D/5070 Ti
$2430 The Guru’s TipLast year, this kind of power would have cost about $1000 more!
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The Extreme Gaming PC –Skytech Azure 9800X3D/RTX 5080 Gaming PC
$3080 The Guru’s TipThis is a simply mind-blowing deal in an ultra-high-end gaming desktop!
Home/Small Office
Gaming PCs
- The High-End Gaming PC – CyberpowerPC GXiVR8060A40 13400F/RTX 5060 ($990)
- The Mainstream Gaming Desktop – Skytech Nebula 5700/RTX 5060 Ti ($1200)
- The High-End Gaming PC – iBuyPower Slate 14700F/RTX 5070 ($1620)
- The Premium Gaming PC – Skytech King 7800X3D/RX 9070 XT Gaming PC ($2100)
- The Ultra-High-End Gaming PC – CyberpowerPC Gamer Supreme 9800X3D/5070 Ti ($2430)
- The Extreme Gaming PC – Skytech Azure 9800X3D/RTX 5080 Gaming PC ($3080)
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