The Most Average Gaming PC 2025

[Plouffe]

It's been a few years and a lot has changed with the Steam Hardware Survey! What GPU will it be this time, and can it handle modern games with ray tracing?

 

Alternative List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DNFNjn

 

 

Intel Core i5-12400 6-Core 2.5 Ghz CPU: https://lmg.gg/gdAob

ASUS TUF Gaming Z790-Plus WiFi Motherboard: https://lmg.gg/NMQJ6

Samsung 990 Evo Plus 2TB NVME SSD: https://lmg.gg/gBQxw

Corsair RMx Series RM1000x 80+ Gold ATX PSU: https://lmg.gg/HmXOT

Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE V2 CPU Air Cooler: https://lmg.gg/GBvkQ

Crucial DDR5 Classic 16GB (2 x 8GB) 5600MHz RAM: https://lmg.gg/OxvdK

Okinos Aqua 7 ATX Mid Tower PC Case: https://geni.us/crbE

 

 

[okkee]

The GPU is a 3060 8GB. I didn't even know they still sold those.

[podkall]

2 hours ago, Plouffe said:

Alternative List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DNFNjn

There's so much less to spend on a decent PC, while losing 0 performance or even gaining some, at least if you have 4+ years of pcpartpicker experience like me:

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bdZHZc

 

 

2 hours ago, okkee said:

The GPU is a 3060 8GB. I didn't even know they still sold those.

If they made them, they have to sell them, though they do cost more than 12GB versions.

 

And since low-tier cards are unpopular, they're still in stock. (or Nvidia low tier cards, RIP RX 7600 XT)

[KidKid]

I wish Linus was there more.

[05032-Mendicant-Bias]

Average PC 2025 June

RTX3060 8GB

i5-12400F

16GB DDR5 5600

 

Average PC 2022 December

GTX1650 4GB 

i5 12400F

16GB DDR4 3200

 

Average PC 2021 February

GTX 1060 6GB

i74770K

16GB DDR3 1866

 

 

[podkall]

9 hours ago, KidKid said:

I wish Linus was there more.

Maybe he's working on something else, or shooting different video

[Why_Me]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($178.00 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: *ID-COOLING FROZN A620 PRO SE 58 CFM CPU Cooler  ($29.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: *Gigabyte B850 EAGLE WIFI6E ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: *Silicon Power Value Gaming 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  ($77.37 @ Amazon) 
Storage: *Silicon Power UD90 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($95.97 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte WINDFORCE OC GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB PCIe x8 Video Card  ($449.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: *Montech AIR 903 BASE ATX Mid Tower Case  ($64.98 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: *Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 TT Premium 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1126.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-06-22 08:56 EDT-0400

[podkall]

1 hour ago, Why_Me said:

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($178.00 @ Amazon) 

That only works now because it's 8% discount on Amazon

[MC.Morrado]

Me who still uses DDR3:

 

 

[Bramimond]

Upgrading a PC has always been a kind of weird selling point to me. By the time I'm willing to upgrade more than RAM and storage it's 15 to 20 years later and nothing is compatible anymore.

[BuyingComputer]

I am seriously considering buying a new computer. It seems like their alternative list https://pcpartpicker.com/list/DNFNjn is the best performance for the money. I would prefer a pre-built computer for convenience but if it is true that there is no pre-built on the market that is cheaper for the performance without many hundreds of extra dollars; I am strongly leaning towards buying the parts on that alternative list. I am also willing to spend a little more money if it means better performance. I will keep reading this thread before making a buying decision. Thank you.