MID-RANGE BUILD

Our recommended build for playing the latest games

Z370 Tomahawk MSI $211

This is a nice-looking bit of kit at a good price. Couple that with two M.2 slots, and it’s the perfect place to house that Core i5.

Core i5-8600K Intel $265

Say goodbye to our reliable workhorse, the i5-8400. This month we’re upgrading to an unlocked K-model CPU.

GeForce RTX 2060 Twin Fan Zotac $349

Zotac’s Twin Fan model replaces our Founder’s Edition RTX 2060, offering formidable cooling for the price.

Hydro Series H55 Quiet Edition Corsair $60

The scarcity of our previous pick sees a nice quiet Corsair cooler introduced this month.

Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) @2666 Corsair $105

16GB is the minimum amount of RAM we’d recommend for a system of this caliber.

RMx 650W Corsair $120

There’s nothing like having a quality power supply. Get a decent cable kit for this one and you can easily spice up your rig.

MX500 250GB Crucial $50

This is still our SSD of choice. We’ve kept the capacity the same as our cheaper build, but upgrading to 500GB would be ideal.

WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM Western Digital $43

SSDs are great, but they’re still far from cheap. This 1TB HDD will hold as many games as you can handle.

Eclipse P400S TG Phanteks $80

The clean lines, intuitive build features, and fantastic price cements the Eclipse as our midrange case of choice.

AGON AG251FZ AOC $499

Not only does this 1080p monitor have a lightning-fast 240Hz refresh rate, but it produces decent image quality, too.

MasterKeys Pro L CoolerMaster $141

This is one of the cheapest mechanical keyboards, yet it looks and feels great. It only has single-color backlighting, though.

AW958 Elite Alienware $123

Suitable for any grip thanks to its add-ons, and there’s just something about those massive metallic buttons.

TOTAL $2,046