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 15 distinct DIY PC Build guides, constantly updated with the latest and greatest components.

The August 2025 Updates

The good news recently is that practically all in-demand components are easy to find in stock, including the best AMD CPUs and the best AMD/Nvidia GPUs. But let’s get into specifics. On the CPU side, Intel is great up to about $150, and after that, just ignore everything they have or will have for a few years, because none of it’s worth buying. It’s not even close – with discounted AMD Ryzen 7000-series and 9000-series CPUs, now including the over-the-top Ryzen 7 9800X3D, serious gaming and creator CPUs have never been a better deal.

For GPUs, both Nvidia and AMD products are creeping back down towards their MSRPs, meaning they are decent, if not mind-blowing deals. Among our favorites are the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB, the GeForce RTX 5070 12GB, the RX 9070 XT 16GB, and the RTX 5070 Ti 16GB. At the very high end, there’s not much choice: either go with the RTX 5080 for around 50% more than the 5070 Ti, or at the very high end, the RTX 5090 is now fully available, as long as you’re willing to pay nearly 50% over the $2000 MSRP (although that markup has been shrinking, amazingly!).

One thing we do need to make our readers aware of is that tariffs are starting to bite in the US: we’ve seen significant price increases on some power supplies and cases, with newer products being impacted first. It’s also getting rough in our favorite market, small form factor PCs, as there’s less opportunity to cross-shop alternatives when you have only one or two manufacturers offering a particular niche product.

So there you have it – the latest, the greatest, and the nitty gritty!

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!