The Best Gaming PC

It has the most CPU cores of any system here. It matches the OMEN MAX 45L, the Infinite ZS and the Area-51 RTX 5090 on VRAM (32GB). It matches the Infinite ZS and the HOENGAGER RX 9060 XT on memory (32GB).

It matches the Infinite ZS on SSD capacity (2TB). Like the Infinite ZS, it has a ryzen 9 9950X3D processor, while the OMEN MAX 45L uses a ryzen 9 9900X3D processor. Check the Skytech 9950X3D RTX 5090's ports against your monitor: most graphics cards use DisplayPort and HDMI, so match the cable to the refresh rate you want.

The Skytech 9950X3D RTX 5090's PSU wattage isn't published, so ask the seller before planning a GPU upgrade. Its price falls between the HOENGAGER RX 9060 XT and the OMEN MAX 45L, based on our last check.

It has a 1200W power supply. On VRAM it ties with the Skytech 9950X3D RTX 5090, the Infinite ZS and the Area-51 RTX 5090 at 32GB. A ryzen 9 9900X3D processor is unique to it among these picks, while the Infinite ZS uses a ryzen 9 9950X3D processor.

It shares a DDR5 memory type with the Infinite ZS; the HOENGAGER RX 9060 XT goes with a DDR4 memory type. Check the OMEN MAX 45L's ports against your monitor: most graphics cards use DisplayPort and HDMI, so match the cable to the refresh rate you want. The 1200W power supply is the stated figure; check its connectors before a later GPU upgrade. When we checked, only the Skytech 9950X3D RTX 5090 and cheaper picks cost less, and the Infinite ZS cost more.

It also comes with a PCIe Gen5 SSD and a 360mm AIO. Its PSU wattage isn't published, so ask the seller before a GPU upgrade. On VRAM it ties with the Skytech 9950X3D RTX 5090, the OMEN MAX 45L and the Area-51 RTX 5090 at 32GB.

It shares a ryzen 9 9950X3D processor with the Skytech 9950X3D RTX 5090; the OMEN MAX 45L goes with a ryzen 9 9900X3D processor. It shares a DDR5 memory type with the OMEN MAX 45L; the HOENGAGER RX 9060 XT goes with a DDR4 memory type. Check the Infinite ZS'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 OMEN MAX 45L and below the Area-51 RTX 5090 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 Skytech 9950X3D RTX 5090, the OMEN MAX 45L and the Infinite ZS at 32GB. On SSD capacity it ties with the OMEN MAX 45L at 4TB.

A core Ultra 9 285K processor is unique to it among these picks, while the OMEN MAX 45L uses a ryzen 9 9900X3D processor. You get a DDR5-6400 memory type here, which sets it apart from the HOENGAGER RX 9060 XT and its a DDR4 memory type. Check the Area-51 RTX 5090's ports against your monitor: most graphics cards use DisplayPort and HDMI, so match the cable to the refresh rate you want. At our last price check it topped the group, with the Infinite ZS the nearest cheaper option.

It also comes with a 16GB RX 9060 XT under $1,500 at the time of writing. Its PSU wattage isn't published, so ask the seller before a GPU upgrade. Its 16GB VRAM is the least in this group; the Skytech 9950X3D RTX 5090 leads at 32GB.

Its 1TB SSD capacity is the smallest in this group; the OMEN MAX 45L leads at 4TB. It is the only pick here with an RX 9060 XT graphics card; the Skytech 9950X3D RTX 5090 has an RTX 5090 graphics card instead. It is the only pick here with a ryzen 7 5700X processor; the Skytech 9950X3D RTX 5090 has a ryzen 9 9950X3D processor instead.

No other pick in this guide offers a DDR4 memory type; compare the OMEN MAX 45L, which has a DDR5 memory type. It was the cheapest of the group when we checked; the Skytech 9950X3D RTX 5090 was the next step up.