Want a screaming machine, but not have to take out a second mortgage? Then the fellas at ExtremeTech have you covered in this installment of ‘Build it’.

We know how you feel. Your computer is getting a little long in the tooth, and you just can’t play the latest games anymore. If you’re not below the minimum system requirements, you’re so close that you have to turn the options down to “looks like mud” mode just to get the game to run. It’s time to seriously upgrade your entire system, and you don’t like the prospect of spending four months’ rent to do it.

Fortunately, with some careful shopping, you don’t have to. Building your own gaming box can be pretty affordable�more so than you may think. We’ve maintained an $800 Gaming PC in our Build It section here for some time, and it always surprises people just how good such a cheap system can be. It’s been a while since we updated our recommended configuration for an $800 Gaming PC, so let’s remedy that right here, right now. Source: ExtremeTech

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