Given the extortionate prices now, but the fact that I quite desperately need a new PC, does this appear to be a reasonable option now at £2k - bearing in mind future-proofing for a few years ?
CyberPower, AMD Ryzen 7, 32GB RAM, 2TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForc...
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Where to buy a gaming PC nowadays?
I last purchased a PC from CyberPower 10 years ago. It was specc'd well for its time (see below) so lasted me well, considering that I'm just a casual gamer and didn't need anything too powerful.
I want to upgrade now to Win 11 and to a better spec, but of course am caught up the RAM price...Last edited by ChimpMaster; 23 December 2025, 16:39.
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