The Best Cheap Gaming PCs Under $500

It also comes with USB4 and dual LAN near $420. There is no separate graphics card, so plan on lighter games and esports titles at modest settings. It matches the BRE BREN7P and the Glorlin 6800H on memory (16GB).

It matches the origimagic N2 Pro and the BRE BREN7P on SSD capacity (512GB). It is the only pick here with a radeon 760M (integrated) graphics card; the BRE BREN7P has a radeon 780M (integrated) graphics card instead. It is the only pick here with a ryzen 5 7640HS processor; the BRE BREN7P has a ryzen 7 7840HS processor instead.

It was the cheapest of the group when we checked; the origimagic N2 Pro was the next step up. The main gap: memory of 16GB, behind the origimagic N2 Pro (32GB). If that matters, the origimagic N2 Pro offers 32GB.

There is no separate graphics card, so plan on lighter games and esports titles at modest settings. Nothing else here matches its 32GB memory; the Trycoo 512GB comes closest at 16GB. On SSD capacity it ties with the Trycoo 512GB and the BRE BREN7P at 512GB.

It shares a radeon 680M (integrated) graphics card with the Glorlin 6800H; the BRE BREN7P goes with a radeon 780M (integrated) graphics card. You get a DDR5-4800 memory type here, which sets it apart from the Glorlin 6800H and its an LPDDR5 memory type. Check the origimagic N2 Pro's ports against your monitor: most graphics cards use DisplayPort and HDMI, so match the cable to the refresh rate you want.

The origimagic N2 Pro's PSU wattage isn't published, so ask the seller before planning a GPU upgrade. When we checked, only the Trycoo 512GB cost less, and the BRE BREN7P cost more.

It also comes with dual 2.5Gb Ethernet and USB4. There is no separate graphics card, so plan on lighter games and esports titles at modest settings. It matches the Trycoo 512GB and the Glorlin 6800H on memory (16GB).

It matches the Trycoo 512GB and the origimagic N2 Pro on SSD capacity (512GB). No other pick in this guide offers a radeon 780M (integrated) graphics card; compare the Glorlin 6800H, which has a radeon 680M (integrated) graphics card. No other pick in this guide offers a ryzen 7 7840HS processor; compare the origimagic N2 Pro, which has a ryzen 7 6800H processor.

It is the only pick here with a DDR5 memory type; the Trycoo 512GB has a DDR5-5600 memory type instead. On price it sat third of 4, between the cheaper origimagic N2 Pro and the pricier Glorlin 6800H, at the time of writing. The trade-off is SSD capacity; for more, the Glorlin 6800H is rated for 1TB.

There is no separate graphics card, so plan on lighter games and esports titles at modest settings. On memory it ties with the Trycoo 512GB and the BRE BREN7P at 16GB. Nothing else here matches its 1TB SSD capacity; the Trycoo 512GB comes closest at 512GB.

It shares a radeon 680M (integrated) graphics card with the origimagic N2 Pro; the BRE BREN7P goes with a radeon 780M (integrated) graphics card. An LPDDR5 memory type is unique to it among these picks, while the Trycoo 512GB uses a DDR5-5600 memory type. Check the Glorlin 6800H's ports against your monitor: most graphics cards use DisplayPort and HDMI, so match the cable to the refresh rate you want.

Only the BRE BREN7P came close to it on price at the time of writing; it cost the most of the 4 picks. It gives ground on memory, where the origimagic N2 Pro offers 32GB.