Putting together a $500 gaming PC usually requires sacrifices. A creaky older graphics card is the big one, and often less memory and less storage, too. But not during Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
Build a 2026 budget gaming PC for 1440p using an i5-12600K and Intel Arc A570 or A580, plus DDR4 savings for better value.
I enjoy hunting for deals during Black Friday. I specifically like poking around for solid PC parts that I can combine for high-quality-but-affordable gaming PCs. I love it so much that I’ve sat down ...