A great gaming PC build is one in which each component complements the others, rather than overpowering them; after all, there’s little point in selecting the best gaming processor money can buy, only to hamstring its performance with a graphics card that doesn’t have the juice to keep up or vice versa.
By carefully pairing each component with others in the PC that will enhance their performance and extract every frame’s worth of potential, you can achieve incredible PC gaming for a cost far below what you might be expecting, or be asked to pay elsewhere.
And that just happens to be our specialty.
The factors upon which you’re choosing your gaming PC will generally be
We've explored the concept of gaming PC tiers in more depth in this article, but generally speaking, gaming PCs at certain price points can be expected to achieve a certain range of frames per second and resolutions, in certain games. Expecting a gaming PC to play a game at a framerate or resolution, or even simply be playable, at a tier outside its capabilities, will ultimately lead to disappointment and frustration.
So, it’s important to know exactly what you want out of your gaming PC to begin with. Are you looking to play more casually, and be happy with middling levels of graphics settings and resolutions across a wide range of popular Esports, FPS, MOBAs, adventure and sports games, and simulators?
Are you interested in VR, looking to pair your PC with a headset and immerse yourself in another dimension altogether, or have no restrictions when it comes to what games you play? Or do you want to play the very latest AAA titles at maximum settings, pushing your hardware to the absolute limit?
What we’ve just described above are, essentially, the three tiers of PC gaming builds.
This compact powerhouse has the looks, features and space-saving size to fit in any gaming setup. Based on M-ATX (micro-ATX) motherboards on both AMD and Intel platforms, it features premium steel construction and tempered glass side panel, mesh-ventilated front panel, and synchronized RGB system cooling fans and case lighting accents.
The base specification is designed as an Entry Level Tier, built upon AMD Ryzen 3 or Intel Core i3 processors, NVIDIA GeForce RTX series graphics, AMD and Intel B-series chipsets, 16GB of fast DDR4/DDR5 memory, and solid-state drive storage.
Medium and High-End Tier specifications options are then possible, by choosing upgrades into the AMD Ryzen 5, 7 and 9, and Intel Core i5 and i7 series processors, NVIDIA RTX and AMD Radeon RX graphics, and selecting more memory and storage.
Starting out as a Medium Tier but scaling right into Ultra High-End tier with upgrade options made possible by the flexibility of the premium, ATX-sized case with 3 ARGB 120mm intake fans, and 4 ARGB 120mm rear and top exhaust fans, the Patriot is as versatile as it is stunning.
Along with a larger case with enhanced airflow and compatibility for up to 360mm all-in-one liquid coolers, the Patriot is capable of pairing up to the AMD Ryzen 9 and Intel Core i9 processors with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4000 series and AMD RX 7000 series graphics. This kind of horsepower makes it an ideal gaming, workstation or productivity rig, where unmetered performance meets unrivalled design simplicity.
When nothing short of an outrageous statement will do, the Allied M.O.A.B. unleashes the full destructive power of the latest AMD Ryzen, Intel Core, AMD Radeon and NVIDIA RTX processors and graphics, on formidable AMD X670 and Intel Z790 chipsets.
A high-grade aluminium alloy chassis construction with cavernous 67L interior, dual toughened tempered glass side panels, and a total of 7 120mm RGB fans deliver the M.O.A.B.’s devastating payload, replete with AMD Ryzen 5, 7 and 9 and Intel Core i5, i7 and 9 processors with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4000 series and AMD RX 7000 series graphics. Paired with blazing-fast RAM, chipsets and M.2 Gen4 and Gen5 NVMe storage options, and CPU cooler options including 360mm and even Allied DeepFreeze processor cooling, from 8K resolution gaming and virtual reality gaming through to high-end workstation and productivity work, there’s literally no task the High- to Ultra High-End Tier M.O.A.B. can’t obliterate.
When choosing a prebuilt gaming PC from one of the tiers above, the price you pay includes the component, assembly and support costs, and profit margins built-in. Naturally, if you opt to purchase your own components and build your PC yourself, you can avoid many of these costs.
If you’ve ever built your own PC, there’s a definite sense of satisfaction that comes from hand-picking each component, choosing exactly where each cable is routed, then switching on and using something you’ve assembled yourself.
But by building it yourself, what are you costing yourself?
Unless you purchase every component from the same retailer, warranty repairs on faulty components can be a nightmare – you need to remember where you bought each component from, and could be faced with extended waiting periods as your faulty component is returned back to the original manufacturer, assessed, repaired or replaced, shipped back to the retailer and then back to you.
You’re missing out on a central point of contact who will handle any faulty components on your behalf, both during and after your warranty period. What if you need help selecting your components, run into trouble during your build, or the finished product isn’t performing up to expectations?
There’s always YouTube or enthusiast forums, sure, but with so many potential compatibility issues, cabling options, online differences of opinion and vested interests, it can be a minefield. There’s no dedicated team of PC sales and support professionals, whose passion and enthusiasm for PC gaming matches your own, to call upon.
And what about the time it all takes? You can sink dozens upon dozens of hours into research and price comparisons, and then there are individual component delivery times and potential supply issues once ordered, plus you have to find the free time to actually sit down and assemble, integrate and test the whole thing before you can finally enjoy it. You’re costing yourself real-life gaming time.
Yeah, there are some benefits to building your own. But if that’s not for you, with a simple purchase process, expert PC assembly, testing and after-sales support services, industry-leading turnaround times and industry-busting prices, a prebuilt gaming PC from a PC builder like Allied could be just the thing you’re looking for. And we think that’s worth every cent.
Read more about the cost of Allied's gaming PCs here , or bring yourself one step closer to the gaming PC you've always dreamed of by browsing our range below.
