Build a budget Ryzen gaming PC for $550 or less
(PCWorld)

AMD´s Ryzen processors sure are shaking up the status quo of computing, and now that disruption is extending to cheap gaming PCs.The high-end Ryzen 7 lineup slashed the price of 8-core CPUs from $1,000 to as low as $330. Ryzen 5 overtook Intel´s Core i5 chips as the best CPU for mainstream buyers, enabling truly versatile computer builds and 8-thread gaming PCs for previously unheard-of prices. Now the affordable Ryzen 3 series has finally arrived, and while its value proposition is a bit more mixed (as you can see in the discussion in the video below), it also unlocks new capabilities, offering competitive quad-core chips in a segment where Intel´s dual-core Core i3 processors traditionally ruled the roost.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here