Best Gaming PCs 2024

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Alienware made the list lol? I guess I should have less faith that TH lists are actually tested?


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What are your thoughts on the gaming PCs listed on this post (https://custom-pcbuilding.com/the-best-pre-built-gaming-pc-under-1000-1500-2000/)? It seems like they are very well priced, especially when compared to the ones on this post, and they use high-quality components. Let me know if you have any suggestions, please.
 
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Damn it, I wanted a Cyrux cpu...

wonders why Razer promo codes are at bottom of post when no razer PC was mentioned in article.

I have one. Harvested it from a computer where I worked when I was 17. No idea if it works - just sits in its own little slot in my PC toolbox.
 
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The Alienware inclusion (and the fact that this thread at the outset was a year old) makes me wonder if some of this list is simply copy/pasted from last year.

Did TH revisit the Alienware? Because Dell/Alienware love to gunkify systems, and there's no way I would go with Alienware's closed thermally-unacceptable system.

I'd also never go with an F processor since there's no iGPU, which is very useful in case your discrete GPU dies and you need to troubleshoot.

Also, the component shortage isn't much of a component shortage anymore, particularly with GPUs.

Kinda lost a bit of respect for TH unfortunately with this list.
 

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I had an Asus G15 for 2 or 3 days and it was absolutely appalling the corners they cut and unacceptable that the CPU thermal throttled downloading games I'm Windows and doing nothing else. (Yes 3 of the cores were getting too hot and the thermal paste was fine, cooler way to small and impossible to put anything else including water cooling on)


Anyway, albeit a different model, I went with iBuyPower, who I never heard of and 2as hesitant with but did it anyway. HS, the build quality is very good, CPu runs 60c Max while gaming, etc.. I'm astounded and impressed. They are definitely a top consideration for my next PC now.
 

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Without customer support a computer can become an oversized door stop. Only with Apple, HP, and Lenovo, can I rely on good customer support for the life of the computer. I always check customer reviews to learn in advance of which PC companies are failing their customers.