You're probably thinking $1,100 is a fair chunk of change and you'd be absolutely correct. Building a PC has never been a cheap endeavor, especially if you're planning to use it for playing games. Recent years only exacerbated the problem with the incredibly high demand for PC components.
Now that Prime Day is upon us for 2022 and prices have slowly come down for graphics cards, which were priced out of reach for many, it's time to see just how much you need to spend to build a powerful gaming PC. Using Amazon Prime Day deals, we managed to put together a build for less than $1,100.
This PC would be able to play even the most demanding games at 1440p with decent results. If you're using a 1080p monitor, you'll be in for a treat with a high number of frames being pushed through each second.
How to build a gaming PC for less than $1,100
Total: $1,098
We've limited ourselves to using only Amazon Prime Day deals and you can follow all the best Prime Day deals on PC parts that we discover right here on Windows Central. As aforementioned, this PC build would have no issue at 1080p or 1440p in a variety of games at high settings.
You can bring the total below $1,000 by reducing your expectations slightly and grabbing a cheaper GPU for 1080p-only gaming. I wouldn't recommend this, however, as it's always best to spend as much as you can on the GPU to ensure you get the most out of it before needing to upgrade again.
