"The last gaming PC I purchased was one that I put together myself back in 2012. Altogether, I paid around $1,000 for it. Even at the time of building it, the CPU (i3-4160) was way underpowered compared to the graphics card (GTX 960 2GB). I had fun building it and it served me well, but I always felt like it could be way better, even while staying within budget.
I purchased my current iBuyPower PC at Best Buy earlier this month. 12 years later, I paid $900 for a gaming PC that I am 100% happy with. I know that the i5-14400f and RTX 4060 combo has its critics, but I am very satisfied with"