Budget build
The best £800 gaming PC today
The build planner tries every graphics card and processor we can price against each other for £800, adds the cheapest parts that fit them, and keeps the build that does the most for gaming. It is picked again from live prices through the day.
A gaming PC built around the ASRock Intel Arc B570 Challenger OC 10GB GDDR6 Dual Fan Graphics Card - Black - B570 CL 10GO, with 10 GB of video memory. Its graphics card scores 28 on our 1440p gaming scale, where an RTX 4090 scores 100. It comes with 16 GB of memory and a 1 TB drive.
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 5600X CPU Six Core 3.7GHz Processor Socket AM4 - RetailThe fastest processor for this budget once the card is chosen, on AM4.Buy£137.99at Box
Graphics cardASRock Intel Arc B570 Challenger OC 10GB GDDR6 Dual Fan Graphics Card - Black - B570 CL 10GOThe most graphics performance per pound that fits the budget, at its cheapest listing.Buy£312.95at AWD-IT
MotherboardMSI A520M-A PRO AMD Ryzen DDR4 M-ATX Motherboard - Socket AM4AM4 socket for the processor, DDR4 memory, Micro-ATX.Buy£34.99at CCL Computers
Buy£119.99at Currys
Buy£134.76at AWD-IT
Power supplyVida 500W ATX 80+ Bronze PSU Power Supply500W, for an estimated 318W peak draw with headroom.Buy£24.70at AWD-IT
Buy£21.95at Overclockers UK
Buy£9.99at AWD-IT
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Every part is checked to fit: the board matches the processor's socket, the memory matches the board, the cooler fits the socket, the case takes the board, and the power supply covers an estimated 318W peak draw with headroom. Prices are the cheapest in-stock listing we track and change daily; check the retailer before you buy.
The total over time
One point a day: the build's total the first time we read it that day.