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We first had to position the fan properly in an available mm mount at the top of the Graphite T and then feed the included long-screws through the fan, while holding the radiator underneath. Then we had to tighten the screws to hold the radiator in place. The second fan was mounted to the bottom side of the radiator. A couple of brackets also had to be screwed to the water block, which in turn, get screwed into the metal mount positioned behind the motherboard.

The process is certainly more complex than snapping an air cooler in place, but the assembly looks nice and clean when finished. The Corsair Graphite T also had some funky 2. It was a theoretically simple matter of mounting the drive to a tray that snaps into place, but the positioning was somewhat unique and forced us to route cables differently than usual. Other than that, the build was pretty standard fare. The Corsair Graphite T was spacious and had a multitude of areas to route and tie-down cables, so assembling this one and making it look good was relatively simple.

We used a handful of readily available benchmarks to quantify the performance of our AMD FX based rig. In the Unigine Heaven benchmark v4. Additionally, there is limited room in this case for when you want to make upgrades. We also happen to like this case this system comes in on its own , if you're looking to build your own PC.

The Corsair One a takes up minimal space on your desk, thanks to its tall, tower shape that crams in components. Despite the powerful parts, the computer is largely quiet thanks to an effective cooling system that draws in cool air through the sides to cool the components, and then expels hot air with a fan on the top. This can, however, make the system difficult to upgrade later, as everything is really packed into the liter chassis. The downside to top-of-the-line components is the price.

The Maingear Vybe is a gorgeous desktop thanks to options for automotive paint and a minimalistic design. Between that chip and an RTX Ti, the system provides incredible gaming performance. One big area you may want to configure differently is our review unit, which used a budget Intel P SSD, but you can make this thing to order, including AMD Ryzen options.

If you prefer something a bit smaller that's still a splurge, the Maingear Turbo has the same build quality, though you can only get it with Ryzen CPUs. Read: Maingear Vybe review. The Dell G5 is small for a mid-tower, and can play most games at mid or high settings at an affordable price.

The G5 also has a lot of ports on the front and on the rear, making it easy to expand with peripherals and external storage. Inside, expansion options include extra room in hard drive cages and m. Read: Dell G5 review.

It's been awhile since we reviewed the G5 desktop, though Dell is still using a similar chassis albeit with optional RGB lighting now. The latest design adds more airflow with an intake fan, plus sleek glass front and side panels and still has an easy-access panel to get to the most critical components. Oh, and of course the new intake fan has some sleek RGB to go with the new logo and the rest of the system. The version we tested, with a 10th Gen Intel Core i9 and an RTX proved powerful in our gaming benchmarks and productivity tests.

The addition of name-brand parts is also nice to see. That's the special sauce that makes it feel a bit more like an enthusiast machine than some alternatives. Right now, we're going through a global component shortage, which has made it difficult to buy the best CPUs for gaming , the best GPUs and really anything that goes in a gaming PC at all.

In turn, people are turning to buy anything they can, including full-built gaming PCs, even if they only need a few parts.

This is especially the case with Nvidia's RTX graphics cards. We haven't been able to review all of these PCs, so shop with caution, but we're keeping an eye on the market so you can see what may be available since our last update. If you're looking for a system that's among our best gaming PCs or something similar, you may find savings by checking out the latest Newegg promo codes , Corsair coupon codes , Dell coupon codes , HP coupon codes , Lenovo coupon codes or Razer promo codes. Andrew E.

Freedman is a senior editor at Tom's Hardware focusing on laptops, desktops and gaming. The more expensive system of the two also packs in a chonky 2TB hard drive to really beef up that overall data storage capacity.

That's still a great p gaming combo for the money, and the rest of the spec is solid, too. That's a smart bit of tech that delivers higher gaming performance with only a very neglible fidelity hit. And that's enough to make the RTX a more tempting card for us. He built his first gaming PC at the tender age of 16, and finally finished bug-fixing the Cyrix-based system around a year later.