The $1600 All-MSRP Gaming PC

Linus Tech Tips shows you how to build a full‐on gaming rig without ever paying scalper prices, clocking in at around $1,600 by sticking strictly to MSRP parts. No eBay markups here—just an AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, MSI B650-A WiFi motherboard, 32 GB DDR5-6000 RAM, a 2 TB M.2 SSD, and a beefy Thermalright AIO cooler all housed in a sleek Phanteks XT Pro Ultra case.

On the graphics side, you’ve got options like the ASUS RTX 5070 Ti or ASRock Arc B580 alongside backup picks from AMD’s RX 9070 XT. Power comes courtesy of an 850 W Seasonic Gold PSU (with a 1,000 W Super Flower as a sweet upgrade), and Linus even breaks down the final cost versus performance. As always, there are affiliate links, sponsors, and chapter markers for every build step—ready, set, game!

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