The $1600 All-MSRP Gaming PC TL;DR

Linus Tech Tips finally proves you can snag a full-blown gaming rig at MSRP for about $1,600—no scalper gouging required (for now). Their parts list includes an AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, Thermalright Frozen Notte 360 AIO cooler, MSI B650-A WIFI motherboard, TEAMGROUP T-Create DDR5-6000 RAM, a 2 TB M.2 SSD, Phanteks XT Pro Ultra case, Seasonic GX-850 PSU, plus a mix of ASUS and ASRock GPUs like the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti.

They walk you through each component, lament the recent RAM price spikes, and break down the final tally before diving into some game performance. Perfect for anyone who’s tired of paying triple for a GPU and just wants solid FPS at MSRP.

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