Best gaming PC 2025 – which one is really worth it?

[victort 0]

Hey guys,

I’ve been for a  now to decide which gaming pc to go with. I checked so many reviews on top blogs like, New York Times, PC Gamer, and even scrolled reddit threads, but still confused. Some say prebuilt is better, some say custom build, and honestly, it's a bit overwhelming. Most of the blogs I read keep pointing out two options again n again. One is this and the other one looks also really solid. Both of them look great on paper and have tons of features.

 Skytech Gaming Rampage Desktop PC, Ryzen [www.amazon.com/Skytech-Gaming-Rampage-Desktop-5-5GHz

 STGAubron Gaming PC Computer Desktop, Radeon RX 560 4G[www.amazon.com/STGAubron-Gaming-Computer-Desktop-Windows

I just want something that can handle the latest games smoothly, no heating issues, and something that will last at least 3–4 years without me upgrading every few months. Both have tons of reviews, features are amazing, but I can’t make up my mind. I need your help to decide which one to go with; maybe some experts here can guide me better. Thanks in advance 

[mine18 2]

This is an extremely nuanced question and it's unlikely that there's a singular correct answer.

Building a PC is better in that you better understand how to fix and manage your PC, can decide what parts are used, and how it performs, all according to your budget.

but PC Building isn't for everyone and can be intimidating first time so you may go with a prebuilt, unfortunately the quality of most prebuilts are questionable, even from reputable PC companies, as they can use low quality components in expensive builds, can ship broken to you, underperform than expected, and generally be more expensive than building your PC.

as for reputable PC Prebuilts, I would search through the channel GamersNexus for prebuilt reviews as they go indepth with testing and note everything they find.

As for a Gaming PC lasting you 3-4 years, that entirely depends on what you play, at what settings, resolution, and refresh rate, even if you get the best 5090, 4k 120 ultra native resolution wouldn't be possible in most games releasing today so you have to tone down settings, use upscaling, or both. On the other hand if you only play (relatively) low fidelity indie and older AAA games at 1080p 60 fps medium settings, even a midrange pc can last you quite a while.

Basically you can't have your cake and eat it too, you have to compromise on something, I personally prefer playing older aaa and indies as they usually have more interesting ideas and are cheaper, performing better is just a nice side effect

Edited Saturday at 07:06 PM by mine18
grammer correction

[victort 0]

On 10/26/2025 at 12:04 AM, mine18 said:

This is an extremely nuanced question and it's unlikely that there's a singular correct answer.

Building a PC is better in that you better understand how to fix and manage your PC, can decide what parts are used, and how it performs, all according to your budget.

but PC Building isn't for everyone and can be intimidating first time so you may go with a prebuilt, unfortunately the quality of most prebuilts are questionable, even from reputable PC companies, as they can use low quality components in expensive builds, can ship broken to you, underperform than expected, and generally be more expensive than building your PC.

as for reputable PC Prebuilts, I would search through the channel GamersNexus for prebuilt reviews as they go indepth with testing and note everything they find.

As for a Gaming PC lasting you 3-4 years, that entirely depends on what you play, at what settings, resolution, and refresh rate, even if you get the best 5090, 4k 120 ultra native resolution wouldn't be possible in most games releasing today so you have to tone down settings, use upscaling, or both. On the other hand if you only play (relatively) low fidelity indie and older AAA games at 1080p 60 fps medium settings, even a midrange pc can last you quite a while.

Basically you can't have your cake and eat it too, you have to compromise on something, I personally prefer playing older aaa and indies as they usually have more interesting ideas and are cheaper, performing better is just a nice side effect

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