Thinking it’s time you finally got an actual gaming PC instead of just a gaming laptop? You know, something with enough cutting-edge power to rip and roar through the latest and greatest triple-A games? What if I said you could get such a PC for under a grand? Right now, Best Buy is selling this MSI Aegis Z2 gaming desktop for $949.99, a whopping $250 off its original price. Wait ’til you see what’s inside this thing!
As much as we love the convenience of a mini PC or the portability of a laptop, a proper gaming desktop makes sense when you need the most gaming performance at the lowest price. Between the full-sized components, upgradeability, and longevity, you can’t beat the bang for your buck of a PC like this. And so what if it’s a pre-built? With this discount, it’s almost as good as anything you can build yourself—with the exception of one bit, which we’ll dive into right now.
The MSI Aegis Z2 runs on an AMD Ryzen 7 8700F processor paired with 16GB of DDR5 RAM. Yup, there it is. That isn’t a ton of memory, especially for a gaming PC nearing a grand. But this machine has four memory slots and is capable of hitting 256GB, so all you have to do is add another module or two and you’re good to go. It also comes with a 2TB SSD, which is more than enough to speedily handle files and store all your apps and games for the next few years.
But the kicker here is the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 graphics card, which may not be the best in Nvidia’s latest line of GPUs, but it’s darn good for a desktop in this price range. That’s a powerful enough GPU to handle DLSS 4 multi-frame gen and upscaling, allowing you to enjoy the latest 3D games at smooth frame rates for years to come. It also comes in a beautiful case with an RGB CPU air cooler and a four-fan system.
Save $250 on MSI’s pre-built RTX 5060 gaming desktop
