The Best $3500 Ultimate Gaming PC Build – March 2024
Jump Into Ultra-High-End Gaming Today!
If you’re looking for the ultimate $3,500 Gaming PC Build, truly the best of the best, then this is the build for you! Sure, you could spend more, but in most games you won’t see better performance than what this PC Build can provide. It’s a showcase of the very best tech available in PC gaming today. And while the $3,500 Gaming PC Build isn’t exactly a bargain, it’s custom-tailored to deliver flat-out extreme gaming performance!
This Month’s Build, Powered by AMD and Nvidia!
For March 2024, the Ultimate $3,500 Gaming PC Build offers the best gaming performance on the market, bar none! It’s anchored by AMD’s beyond-fast Ryzen 7 7800X3D, an 8-core gaming specialist enhanced with 3D V-cache. Simply put, it’s the CPU of choice for dedicated gamers. And thanks to its very reasonable price, we can drop in the greatest GPU of all time, Nvidia’s shocking GeForce RTX 4090 24GB. It is so much faster than anything else that it might as well come from the future!
Of course, the rest of the system is up to the task of keeping this system fed with data, including an incredible 64GB of ultra-fast DDR5-6000 RAM, and the best 2TB Gen 4 solid-state drive to store your entire gaming collection! Completing the $3,500 Build is the Shadow Base 800 FX case from be quiet!, a powerful 360mm liquid cooler, and a massive 1000W Gold-rated power supply!
Parting Thoughts
Note that we list a number of “Optional Components” at the end of this guide that highlight the accessories we think best match a system of this caliber, including our favorite keyboard, mouse, and monitor picks. To browse even more options, check out our Monitor Buyer’s Guide, Peripherals Buyer’s Guide and Speaker/ Headset Buyer’s Guide, which provide our picks for the best accessories at every pricepoint.
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The Pre-Built Option
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The Ultra-High-End Gaming PC –
Skytech Azure 7800X3D/RTX 4090
$3400Want mind-blowing performance without having to build your own PC? Then go for the incredible Azure by Skytech. Equipped with both the fastest CPU and GPU on the planet, AMD’s Ryzen 7 7800 X3D 8-Core, 16-thread processor and the mighty Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 24GB GPU respectively, you simply can’t do better. This system also features 32GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 1TB PCIe Gen 4 solid-state drive, a stylish glass-front case, and a 1000W power supply. In other words, it’s locked, loaded, and ready to rock the latest games!In a world where the RTX 4090 is hyper-inflated at retail, it's shocking that Skytech is willing to sell you a whole RTX 4090 system for such a low price! If you want this level of performance, you should be buying pre-built right now!
The DIY Build
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CPU –
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
$356 The Guru’s TipThis CPU is a gaming specialist, which is why we equip our $3500 Ultimate Gaming Build with it. There simply is no better choice if all you care about is maximum frames in games!
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Motherboard –
ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi
$270 The Guru’s TipWe're going for an "E" board here, because its enhanced chipset provides the PCIe Gen 5 GPU slot for video cards that don't even exist yet, but that you'll be able to drive for years with the 7800X3D's speed!
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Video Card –
Asus GeForce RTX 4090 TUF OC @Newegg
$1850 The Guru’s TipIf you're waiting for prices to go down on the 4090, you're going to be waiting a while. At this point, you're honestly better off buying the pre-built machine we list earlier in this guide, which has a 4090 and and everything else you need for little more than the price of the GPU alone!
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Memory –
G.Skill 2x32GB Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 CL30 EXPO
$210 The Guru’s TipThis kit is the perfect match for the $3500 build thanks to its high frequency and huge capacity!
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Solid-State Drive –
Samsung 990 Pro 2TB
$180 The Guru’s TipAs much as you may be tempted to splurge on a Gen 5 drive, you get a lot more capacity per dollar with this stellar Gen 4 drive, and here's the honest truth - for gaming, you won't see a difference.
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Case –
be quiet! Shadow Base 800 FX ARGB White
$170 The Guru’s TipAnother thing you get with be quiet! that's hard to quantify is the craftsmanship - this is so much more than a mass-market product!
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Power Supply –
SilverStone DA1000R
$160 The Guru’s TipGiven the massive firepower of this system, we've given it an equally-massive PSU. The PC will draw about 600W at load, meaning you'll make good use of this unit's capacity!
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CPU Cooler –
SilverStone IceMyst 360
$137 The Guru’s TipMount this radiator to the top of the chassis as an exhaust.
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Operating System –
Windows 11 Home (USB) @Newegg
$139 The Guru’s TipThis is absolutely the OS you want on your cutting-edge gaming rig!
Optional Products
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The 34" Ultra-wide OLED –
Samsung Odyssey G85SB
$980 The Guru’s TipThis monitor will allow you to truly take advantage of all the power your new PC can deliver!
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The Ultimate Gaming Keyboard –
Corsair K100 RGB Optical-Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
$200 The Guru’s TipCorsair has owned the high-end gaming keyboard market for years, and yet it continues to innovate, keeping a step ahead of the competition!
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The Ultralight Gaming Mouse –
Razer DeathAdder V3 Pro Wireless
$143 The Guru’s TipThis mouse is all business - if you want tons of RGB, you'll need to look elsewhere, but you won't get the same performance!
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The Deluxe PC Headset –
SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7 Wireless
$140 The Guru’s TipNo headset can touch this in terms of value in the premium market!
Total Cost: $3465
The Pre-Built Option
The DIY Build
- CPU – AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D ($356)
- Motherboard – ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi ($270)
- Video Card – Asus GeForce RTX 4090 TUF OC @Newegg ($1850)
- Memory – G.Skill 2x32GB Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 CL30 EXPO ($210)
- Solid-State Drive – Samsung 990 Pro 2TB ($180)
- Case – be quiet! Shadow Base 800 FX ARGB White ($170)
- Power Supply – SilverStone DA1000R ($160)
- CPU Cooler – SilverStone IceMyst 360 ($137)
- Operating System – Windows 11 Home (USB) @Newegg ($139)