Building your own gaming PC shouldn't be a privilege for experts.
With the right information, anyone can do it: taking advantage of how transparent the hardware market is in the United States and worldwide, saving money and understanding exactly every part you buy.
A guide to learn from, not a store
We are an independent educational guide, not a store. Our goal is to help anyone —in English or in Spanish, whether they live in the United States or buy and import parts from anywhere in the world— choose their hardware with technical judgment, avoiding middleman markups and compatibility mistakes. Everything we publish is guidance: the final word belongs to the manufacturer and the store.
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Real Budgets in USD
Balanced builds for every level, for gaming, streaming and local AI, based on official MSRP and reference US retailers (Amazon, Newegg, Best Buy, Micro Center).
See the 44 PCs →02 · Components
Smart Configurator
An interactive engine that checks sockets, graphics card size against the case, and power draw in watts in real time, so your power supply is never too small.
Build yours →03 · Guides
Clear, Practical Guides
Rigorous technical explanations in plain, direct language, without assuming you're already an engineer or burying you in empty jargon.
Build it in 13 steps →04 · Setup
Full Setup
Monitor, keyboard, mouse, audio, chair and streaming kit to match your PC, with real models for each level. Your PC and your setup add up in one list and one PDF.
Complete your desk →From the manufacturer's spec sheet to your screen
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We find the official spec sheet
Every part is identified by the manufacturer's part number (MPN), not its marketing name, so similar versions don't get mixed up.
by MPN, not by name - 2
We check that it fits
Socket and chipset, graphics card length against the case, cooler height and power draw against the power supply.
socket · size · watts - 3
We note a reference price
Suggested price (MSRP) and sampling at US stores such as Amazon, Newegg, Best Buy, Micro Center and B&H. We check it by hand once a month and note the date; graphics cards, RAM and SSDs are the parts that change the most between checks.
in USD, checked monthly - 4
We explain it simply
When a part is a great buy for its price-to-performance, we explain why. And when it's overpriced, we warn you.
no empty jargon
Born to fill a gap
Millions of people in the United States and across the Americas buy PC parts from US stores every year, many of them building a computer for the first time. More than 42 million of them also speak Spanish at home.
Yet most tools either assume you already know everything, or are commercial blogs trying to sell you leftover stock. Almost none take the time to explain why DDR5-6000 CL30 memory is the sweet spot for gaming, or how to work out the power headroom of an ATX 3.1 power supply.
TUPCGAMER was born to fill that gap: to put the best hardware information from the US and international market within everyone's reach, in English and in Spanish, patiently, without detours, and with interactive tools that do the math for you.
Whether it's your first time building a PC or you want to upgrade your rig for the demands of 2026, you're in the right place.
— the TuPCGamer workshopWe believe in honest data. The US tech market serves as the global benchmark for prices and availability. By basing our numbers on US Dollars ($ USD) and manufacturer suggested retail prices (MSRP), we give you a clean, neutral point of comparison.
When a part is a great buy for its price-to-performance, we explain why. And when a processor or graphics card is overpriced or needs an oversized power supply, we try to warn you before you spend your money.
Where the money comes from (the truth, today)
Google ads and affiliate links. That's how the site stays free. If you buy through an affiliate link (for example, Amazon's), the store pays us a commission and you pay the same price.
Google chooses the ads, not us, and they're kept apart from the content. Recommendations aren't for sale: we never recommend a part because of a commission or an advertiser. As an Amazon Associate, TuPCGamer earns from qualifying purchases, as the US FTC guides require us to say.
If you buy through an affiliate link, you pay the same price: the commission is paid by the store.