The Best Black Gaming PCs

It has the most memory of the RTX 5060 systems here, tied with Skytech's 32GB build. On VRAM it ties with the Slate Black 7700 at 8GB. On SSD capacity it ties with the Slate Black 7700 at 1TB.

It shares an RTX 5060 graphics card with the Slate Black 7700; the Velztorm Praetix 3D goes with an RTX 5080 graphics card. You get a ryzen 7 8700F processor here, which sets it apart from the Velztorm Praetix 3D and its a ryzen 7 9800X3D processor. It shares a DDR5-5200 memory type with the Slate Black 7700 and Y40 PRO; the Velztorm Praetix 3D goes with a DDR5 memory type.

Check the Element Black's ports against your monitor: most graphics cards use DisplayPort and HDMI, so match the cable to the refresh rate you want. It cost the least of the 5 picks at the time of writing, with the Slate Black 7700 the next step up.

Its PSU wattage isn't published, so ask the seller before a GPU upgrade. On SSD capacity it ties with the Element Black at 1TB. It shares an RTX 5060 graphics card with the Element Black; the Velztorm Praetix 3D goes with an RTX 5080 graphics card.

You get a ryzen 7 7700 processor here, which sets it apart from the Velztorm Praetix 3D and its a ryzen 7 9800X3D processor. It shares a DDR5-5200 memory type with the Element Black and Y40 PRO; the Velztorm Praetix 3D goes with a DDR5 memory type. Check the Slate Black 7700's ports against your monitor: most graphics cards use DisplayPort and HDMI, so match the cable to the refresh rate you want.

At 8GB of VRAM, 1080p is the comfortable target for new games. It was priced above the Element Black and below the Y40 PRO at the time of writing.

Its PSU wattage isn't published, so ask the seller before a GPU upgrade. On VRAM it ties with the Velztorm Praetix 3D at 16GB. On SSD capacity it ties with the Y40 4070 Super and the Velztorm Praetix 3D at 2TB.

You get an RTX 5070 Ti graphics card here, which sets it apart from the Velztorm Praetix 3D and its an RTX 5080 graphics card. You get a ryzen 9 7900X processor here, which sets it apart from the Velztorm Praetix 3D and its a ryzen 7 9800X3D processor. It shares a DDR5-5200 memory type with the Element Black and Slate Black 7700; the Velztorm Praetix 3D goes with a DDR5 memory type.

Check the Y40 PRO's ports against your monitor: most graphics cards use DisplayPort and HDMI, so match the cable to the refresh rate you want. It was priced above the Slate Black 7700 and below the Y40 4070 Super at the time of writing.

It also offers a 12GB VRAM and offers a 32GB memory. Its 12GB VRAM ranks third of 5 here, behind the Y40 PRO (16GB) and ahead of the Slate Black 7700 (8GB). It matches the Y40 PRO and the Velztorm Praetix 3D on SSD capacity (2TB).

No other pick in this guide offers an RTX 4070 Super graphics card; compare the Y40 PRO, which has an RTX 5070 Ti graphics card. No other pick in this guide offers a core i7-14700F processor; compare the Y40 PRO, which has a ryzen 9 7900X processor. It is the only pick here with a DDR5-5600 memory type; the Element Black has a DDR5-5200 memory type instead. On price it sat fourth of 5, between the cheaper Y40 PRO and the pricier Velztorm Praetix 3D, at the time of writing.

Its 1000W power supply is the largest among the RTX 5080 systems here. It matches the Y40 PRO on VRAM (16GB). It matches the Y40 PRO and the Y40 4070 Super on SSD capacity (2TB).

No other pick in this guide offers an RTX 5080 graphics card; compare the Y40 PRO, which has an RTX 5070 Ti graphics card. No other pick in this guide offers a ryzen 7 9800X3D processor; compare the Y40 PRO, which has a ryzen 9 7900X processor. It is the only pick here with a DDR5 memory type; the Element Black has a DDR5-5200 memory type instead.

Check the Velztorm Praetix 3D's ports against your monitor: most graphics cards use DisplayPort and HDMI, so match the cable to the refresh rate you want. It was the highest-priced of the 5 picks at the time of writing, so the case for it rests on what it adds over the Y40 4070 Super and the rest.