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The components our guides recommend most right now.

STORMCRAFT Phantom RTX 5080 Gaming PC Ryzen 7 9800X3D 32GB DDR5 2TB SSD
Score 99
STORMCRAFT

STORMCRAFT Phantom RTX 5080 Gaming PC Ryzen 7 9800X3D 32GB DDR5 2TB…

★ 4.8 $3,069.99
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Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB, PCIe 4.0 M.2 2280, Up to 7,450 MB/s
Score 94
Samsung

Samsung SSD 990 PRO 2TB, PCIe 4.0 M.2 2280, Up to 7,450…

★ 4.0 $389.00 -39%
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ARCTIC MX-4 (4 g) - Premium Performance Thermal Paste for All Processors (CPU, GPU - PC, PS4, Xbox), Very high Thermal Conductivity, Long Durability, Safe Application, Non-Conductive, Non-capacitive
Score 99
ARCTIC

ARCTIC MX-4 (4 g) - Premium Performance Thermal Paste for All Processors…

★ 4.8 $4.99 -44%
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iBUYPOWER Y40 PRO Black Gaming PC Desktop Computer AMD Ryzen 9 7900X CPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070Ti 16GB GPU, 32GB DDR5 RGB 5200MHz RAM, 2TB NVMe SSD, Windows 11 Home, Keyboard, Mouse - Y40BA9N57T01
Score 97
iBUYPOWER

iBUYPOWER Y40 PRO Black Gaming PC Desktop Computer AMD Ryzen 9 7900X…

★ 4.5 $2,799.99
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MXZ Gaming PC,AMD Ryzen 7 7700, GeForce RTX 4060Ti,16GB DDR5 6000MHz, NVME M2 1 T, B650,6RGB Fans,Windows 11 Pro Ready to use, Gamer Desktop Computer(R7 7700| RTX 4060Ti)
Score 99
MXZPC

MXZ Gaming PC,AMD Ryzen 7 7700, GeForce RTX 4060Ti,16GB DDR5 6000MHz, NVME…

★ 5.0 $1,299.00
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ARCTIC MX-4 (incl. Spatula, 4 g) - Premium Performance Thermal Paste for All Processors (CPU, GPU - PC), Very high Thermal Conductivity, Long Durability, Safe Application
Score 99
ARCTIC

ARCTIC MX-4 (incl. Spatula, 4 g) - Premium Performance Thermal Paste for…

★ 4.8 $5.49 -39%
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ARCTIC MX-7 (8 g) - Ultimate Performance Thermal Paste, Long Durability
Score 99
ARCTIC

ARCTIC MX-7 (8 g) - Ultimate Performance Thermal Paste, Long Durability

★ 4.8 $8.59
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AODK Gaming Desk w/PC Showcase Stand, 59" Reversible, RGB LED, Black
Score 96
AODK

AODK Gaming Desk w/PC Showcase Stand, 59" Reversible, RGB LED, Black

★ 4.3 $119.99 -14%
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