The TBG DIY PC Build Guides

Introduction to the TBG PC Build Guides

Welcome to TBG’s DIY PC Build Guides! This is where you’ll find all the best PC builds on the ‘net, from ultra-compact home office PCs to screaming-fast gaming towers. In total, we offer 18 distinct DIY PC Build guides, constantly updated with the latest and greatest components.

The May 2025 Updates

Finally, there’s some good news this month – gear you want is actually in stock! That’s a change from the past few months of paper releases and empty store shelves. The bad news is that some of this gear isn’t going to be available at MSRP for a long while, but that’s perhaps to be expected given a whole host of factors.

Let’s jump into it… AMD launched is mesmerizing Ryzen 7 9800X3D late last year, and ever since it’s been constantly sold out. But on good days, you might just be able to catch one, maybe even at MSRP. Alternatively, the older 7800X3D, still a great CPU, is typically in stock for well below MSRP. While it’s still nearly impossible to get AMD’s newer, top-tier 9950X3D,  few people were going to spring for that one anyway. Luckily, everything else in non-X3D land is easy to get now for well below MSRP. Even Intel is driving some incredible bargains on its older mid-range chips on its legacy platform, which are now available at enormous discounts, making them irresistible budget buys. And this is important, because neither AMD nor Intel launches “new” budget chips anymore.

With regard to GPUs, the news isn’t quite as good, but it’s still better than it’s been in a while. Just about any day of the week, you can get an RTX 5080, 5070 Ti, or 5070, along with the new 5060 Ti. Price-conscious buyers won’t be so jazzed that most of the models available at retail are nowhere near the original marketed MSRP, so overall price/performance isn’t where the reviewers originally pegged it. Alas, these are the GPUs we have, so if you want a new GPU, you’ll have to pay the going rate. And AMD isn’t going to come to the rescue – shockingly, its GPUs are selling for even more over MSRP, and are harder to find in stock, making them a hard pass at this point. And that’s sad, because the original MSRP of the 9070 XT was very impressive. Apparently, AMD couldn’t come close to making that happen. We’ll save the speech on whether fake MSRPs at launch are deceiving consumers for another day… for today, we’re just happy you can build a gaming or high-end content creation machine again!

Using the TBG PC Build Guides

Whether it’s your first, tenth, or hundredth time building a PC, these guides will set you up with the best components you can buy. To find the right PC for you, feel free to browse all of the options below, or alternatively choose specific criteria from our filter browser below, which will display just the builds that meet your needs. You can then click on the “View Specs” button to see a quick view of prices, parts, and dimensions, or click the “View Guide” button to jump straight to the full Build Guide for that build. Happy hunting, and good luck with whichever build you choose!

Our DIY PC Build Guides are updated monthly, and sometimes daily, to ensure you get the most up-to-date info. If you appreciate the work we do on these, don’t forget to use our Amazon and Newegg links to support continued publication of these guides.

We’d like to express special thanks to SilverStone Technology Co., which sponsors the TBG PC Build Guides. Founded in 2003, SilverStone has made major contributions to PC case design, small form factor PC development, and power supply innovation!