The Best $1750 Advanced Gaming PC Build – January 2023
High-End Performance with a Touch of Class!
If you’re after the perfect blend of power, efficiency, and usability in a PC, look no further than our $1,750 Advanced Gaming PC. This system combines some of our favorite components to deliver what we believe is the ideal all-around PC. Yes, this system can run all the latest games with ease, but what’s really great about this system is that it offers a fantastic balance of speed, silence, and style.
This Month’s Build, an All-AMD Rig!
For January 2023, the $1,750 Advanced Gaming PC Build has been completely reimagined! It now harnesses the amazing power of AMD’s AM5-based Ryzen 5 7600X, a 6-core, 12-thread gaming powerhouse. Thanks to a steep price cut and the new availability of mainstream AM5 motherboards, it suddenly leaps to the top of the pack! It’s backing up a beast of a GPU, the AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT 16GB, which obliterates the competition from Nvidia!
This system also features 32GB of high-speed DDR5-6000 RAM, along with a high-performance 1TB PCIe Gen 4 solid-state drive, perfect for all your gaming or productivity needs. Topping it all off is an efficient 650W power supply, a highly-effective 120mm tower cooler, and an awesome high-airflow tempered glass case from Lian Li!
Parting Thoughts
If you need to accessorize your new build, you’ll find our top picks for a keyboard, mouse, and monitor to pair with this system. For even more ideas, check out our Monitor Buyer’s Guide and Peripherals Buyer’s Guide! Throughout our guides, we provide direct links to Amazon, which will auto-convert for readers in the UK, Canada, and many countries in the EU. Your use of these links helps support continued development of these guides!
The Pre-Built Option
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The Ultra-High-End Gaming PC –
CyberpowerPC Gamer Supreme 12700KF/3070
$1800CyberpowerPC offers a lot of value in its Gamer Supreme Gaming PC. It starts with a liquid-cooled Intel Core i7-12700KF 12-core, 20-thread CPU, which is supporting the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 8GB video card. Also included is 32GB of RAM, a 500GB SSD, and a 2TB hard drive.This is a great deal if you decide you don't want to build your own. It will be a bit behind the DIY build spec'd out below, but hey, you'll be gaming a lot faster!
The DIY Option
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CPU –
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
$249 The Guru’s TipThis CPU does not come with a cooler, so make sure to get the aftermarket model we recommend later in this guide!
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Motherboard –
Gigabyte B650 AORUS Elite AX
$230 The Guru’s TipLike all AM5 boards, this one requires next-gen DDR5 memory.
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Video Card –
PowerColor Radeon RX 6800 XT 16GB Red Devil
$650 The Guru’s TipWe know a lot of high-end gamers feel they absolutely must have a GeForce card, but honestly, this thing decimates everything Nvidia offers anywhere near its price, making this build a sleeper sensation!
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Memory –
G.Skill 2x16GB Flare X5 DDR5-6000 CL36 EXPO
$140 The Guru’s TipRemember to engage the EXPO profile in the UEFI to take advantage of the full speed of this RAM kit.
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Solid-State Drive –
WD_BLACK SN770 1TB NVMe
$90 The Guru’s TipWhile you don't really need a PCIe Gen 4 drive for gaming, the incredible price on this model makes it hard to pass up!
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Case –
Lian Li 205 Mesh C RGB
$110 The Guru’s TipThis case has a USB Type-C port up top, which will interface with a dedicated header on the motherboard we recommend.
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CPU Cooler –
ID-COOLING SE-226-XT
$50 The Guru’s TipThis cooler includes the AM4/AM5 mounting kit you'll need to use it with the modern AMD CPU.
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Operating System –
Windows 11 Home USB
$139 The Guru’s TipWindows 11 took a while to arrive at retail, but now that it's here, it's what you want on your new PC running Intel's latest hybrid CPU architecture!
Optional Products
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The 27" 2560x1440 Gaming Monitor –
LG UltraGear 27GL83A
$250 The Guru’s TipThis model will pair perfectly with the AMD video card we recommend!
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The Budget Gaming Keyboard –
Corsair K55 RGB Pro
$50 The Guru’s TipUse Corsair's iCUE software to control the lighting on this keyboard.
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The Pro Gaming Mouse –
Razer Basilisk X HyperSpeed Wireless
$35 The Guru’s TipRazer's Hyperspeed wireless technology makes the Basilisk more responsive than most wired mice!
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The Budget Wireless PC Headset –
SteelSeries Arctis 1 Wireless
$100 The Guru’s TipThere are few peripherals that benefit more in terms of usability from going wireless than a headset!
Total Cost: $1742
The Pre-Built Option
The DIY Option
- CPU – AMD Ryzen 5 7600X ($249)
- Motherboard – Gigabyte B650 AORUS Elite AX ($230)
- Video Card – PowerColor Radeon RX 6800 XT 16GB Red Devil ($650)
- Memory – G.Skill 2x16GB Flare X5 DDR5-6000 CL36 EXPO ($140)
- Solid-State Drive – WD_BLACK SN770 1TB NVMe ($90)
- Case – Lian Li 205 Mesh C RGB ($110)
- Power Supply – Corsair RM650 ($95)
- CPU Cooler – ID-COOLING SE-226-XT ($50)
- Operating System – Windows 11 Home USB ($139)