Particularly for inexperienced PC builders ... a satisfactory gaming experience on medium settings. Its sub-$150 price tag allows users to build a gaming build costing $300-$500.

It's not Black Friday yet, but component vendors are serving up a heaping helping of discounted components, so we parted out ...

And AMD fans shouldn't feel left out either, as the Legion Tower 5 Gen 8 appeals as both a great budget gaming PC and an efficient ... the best performance per dollar builds around.