TL;DR
Linus Tech Tips walks you through building a $1,600 all-MSRP gaming PC—no scalper markups here—with parts like an AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, DDR5-6000 RAM, a 2 TB M.2 SSD, a Phanteks XT Pro Ultra case, a 360 mm AIO cooler, and an ASUS RTX 5070 Ti GPU, all powered by a gold-rated PSU. Every component is bought at manufacturer’s suggested retail price, though RAM costs are still soaring.
After the build breakdown and cost analysis, they strap in for some gaming benchmarks to see if the MSRP strategy pays off in real-world performance. Along the way there are sponsor shout-outs, affiliate links, and a reminder that patience (and a bit of luck) can get you decent hardware at sticker price.
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