Best Overall for Gaming
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Still the best AMD CPU to actually buy in 2026 — near-flagship gaming speed without the flagship price. For serious gamers and future-proof builds. ~$440–$470.
Read our take →PC Parts We Recommend & Install
We're a real repair and build shop in York, PA — these are the parts we actually trust and put in customer machines. No spec-sheet copy-paste, just honest picks. And if you'd rather not build it yourself, we'll do it for you.
Processors (CPUs)
Best Value
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
The best budget CPU for gaming — smooth 1080p/1440p performance on a modern, upgrade-friendly platform, and cheaper than ever. ~$150–$175.
Read our take →Motherboards
Best AM5 Board
MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WiFi
The AM5 board we actually build on — power delivery that shrugs off a 16-core chip, Wi-Fi 6E, and BIOS Flashback so a new CPU can never brick it. ~$160.
Read our take →Memory (RAM)
Right Kit, Rough Year
G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-6000 CL30
DDR5-6000 CL30 is still exactly the kit a Ryzen build wants. Two catches: 32GB now costs about $600 instead of $100, and we do not switch EXPO on by default.
Read our take →Storage (SSDs)
Best Gaming SSD
WD_BLACK SN850X 1TB NVMe SSD with Heatsink
The Gen4 drive we fit most often. Fast where games actually notice, five-year warranty, and a heatsink version that suits AM5 boards. ~$272 in this market.
Read our take →Power Supplies
Never Cheap Out Here
CORSAIR RM750x ATX 3.1 750W Power Supply
The one part that can take the rest of the build with it when it fails. Fully modular, 80+ Gold, silent at low load, ten-year warranty. ~$115.
Read our take →CPU Coolers
Best AIO for AM5
ARCTIC Liquid Freezer III Pro 280 A-RGB
Cools like an AIO costing three times as much, with a thicker radiator and a fan that also cools the board’s power stages. ~$72.
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Best Value in PC Building
Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE
Around $35 for a dual-tower air cooler that trades blows with units at five times the price. The easiest recommendation we make. ~$35.
Read our take →Graphics Cards (GPUs)
Best for 1440p
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GAMING OC 16G
The card we fit for high-refresh 1440p. Excellent hardware in a brutal market — about $1,250 against a $749 launch price. Read before you buy.
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Best on a Budget
ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB OC
Beats the RTX 5060 at 1080p and carries 16GB instead of 8GB, which is the spec that decides how long a budget card lasts. ~$508.
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Not sure which parts fit together? Tell our York, PA techs your budget and what you need — we’ll spec a complete, compatible parts list, then assemble and test the whole machine for you.
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