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THE BUILDS

may not be the best of the bunch, but the fact you can piece together a whole machine costing around two-thirds of the price of just one 4090 is crazy. And that whole machine is capable of 1080p gaming on ultra settings too—it’s a whole lot better value for money. After our previous two budget builds, we decided it was time to bring some new components into the mix. Our recent Intel and AMD cover build proved they could game at 1080p ultra, so we added those GPUs into both builds. While the Intel Limited Edition Arc A750 8GB can game at 1080p, the RTX 4060 we tested recently does so at much higher frame rates. With the help of DLSS with ray tracing and we won’t get that with the Intel card. The MSI VENTUS 2X BLACK OC costs $70 more, but it’s worth every cent for the consistent Nvidia support and AI tech.

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