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Let’s make a series of machine recommendations for those who want to play around with different budgets and try to maximize system performance within a given value.

As far as possible we will give more than one indication, especially for consumers who already have a brand preference, such as Intel or AMD for the processor, or AMD, Nvidia or… ahm, Intel (?) for the video card.

Our recommendations will only cover the components of the machine, omitting elements such as peripherals, cabinet, monitor, among others. The reason is that budgets and needs for these products vary so much, and it’s impossible to keep up with all that variability. Here we leave it to the consumer to decide on this criterion, or even for a possible future article.

Some elements will be repeated in all recommendations, including the use of two 8GB memories, something we highly recommend for a modern gaming machine, as well as an NVMe SSD, which we recommend for your life as a whole, you don’t even need it for a gaming -pc.

To facilitate the organization, let’s separate the choices into different articles, separating by different price levels:

Budget up to BRL 2,500
Budget up to R$4 thousand
Budget up to BRL 5,000
Budget up to BRL 6,000 and more

Budget up to BRL 6,000 and more

The cost in the region of seven thousand reais is where we not only started playing good pieces, but also where we think the sweet spot is for a slot machine. Of course you can get more performance with more expensive parts, but here we are in the right place to optimize your money, with highly advanced components, but also a more balanced use of your money compared to high-end products.

Parts List (Ideal PC):

– Intel Core i5-12400F – Purchase Link (R$1,159) / AMD Ryzen 5 5600X – Purchase Link (R$1,289)
– Motherboard H610 – Purchase Link (R$500) / Motherboard B450 – Purchase Link (R$580)
– 2x8GB DDR4 @3200MHz – Purchase Link (2xR$199)
– Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti – Purchase Link (R$3,000) / AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT – Purchase Link (R$3,200)
– SSD M.2 NVMe 512GB – Purchase Link (R$319)
– 750W power supply – Purchase link (R$470)

Total price: BRL 6,000

Now we have a price that makes room for robust processors like the Core i5-12400F and Ryzen 5 5600X, which are often not far from the best on the market, especially in games.

Review: Intel Core i5-12400F
Review: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

As for the video card, there are some of the best options on the market, the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti and the Radeon RX 6700 XT. These cards are Quad HD enough and risk 4K in games with AMD FSR or Nvidia DLSS support. They are also promising products for longevity, as we have already discussed here in this article.

Review: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Review: AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT

And further? There are opportunities for more performance with more powerful parts, but the costs can add up quickly. One of the elements I would keep an eye out for is Intel’s K-end processors, to look for more FPS, like a 12600K, or models with more cores and threads, like a Ryzen 7 5800X or Core i7-12700F, for those who are going to put their PC to work. on display. More RAM and VRAM can also be a good choice if you’re opening up large video or 3D projects.

Speaking of increasing VRAM, a more powerful graphics card can be a good choice if you need very high resolutions, such as high-quality 4K focus. There it is possible to get models such as the Radeon RX 6900 XT or a GeForce RTX 3080 12GB, for a high-resolution enthusiast machine.

View hardware prices

These are our recommendations for the market right now. Keep an eye out for price changes between the time of our inquiry and the time you view this item. To lend a hand, we have two solutions: 1) is our tool, ECONOMIZE with ADRENALINE, which has a price comparator and automatic coupon search, and 2) below we will post a search chart for processors and video cards with the evolution of prices recently, both of video cards and processors. Once again we thank Edno Silva for the excellent work on PC Build Wizard (@pcbuildwizard), responsible for the database that serves as the source for this graph. It monitors the market daily and below we show the cheapest card price with a particular graphics chip, using the three major online retailers (KaBuM!, Pichau and Terabyte).