Best value
Skytech Gaming - Skytech NEBULA - AMD Ryzen 5 5500, 7600, 16GB 3200 MHz DDR4 SDRAM, 650W GOLD PSU - Black
RX 7600 · Ryzen 5 5500 · 16GB RAM
$949.99Price as of Sep 25, 2026
- 14% below the typical RX 7600 PC today
Best gaming PC under $1,000
We found 52 gaming desktops for $1,000 or less in stock at Best Buy today, from $659.00 to $999.99. The best value right now is the Velztorm Fultix Desktop PC (RTX 5060, Ryzen 5 5500) at $999.99: 37% below the typical RTX 5060 PC today. A thousand dollars is where solid 1080p gaming starts. We rank every desktop under it by performance per dollar and price history.
Last updated September 25, 2026. Prices refresh every morning after the 6 AM (Central) update.
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Best for 1080p under $1,000
Sweet spot
MXZ - Gaming Desktop Pc,Intel I5 12400F,RTX4060, NVME M2 500GB ,16G DDR4,RGB,Wifi,Win 11 Ready - Black
RTX 4060 · Core i5 12400F · 16GB RAM · 500GB storage
$989.00Price as of Sep 25, 2026
- 20% below the typical RTX 4060 PC today
Flagship: most power for the money
Velztorm - Fultix Desktop PC (AMD Ryzen 5-5500, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, Win 11 Pro) - Black
RTX 5060 · Ryzen 5 5500 · 16GB RAM · 512GB storage
$999.99Price as of Sep 25, 2026
- 37% below the typical RTX 5060 PC today
Best for 1440p under $1,000
Nothing under $1,000 runs 1440p well right now. Try a higher budget.
How we pick
- Every morning at 6 AM Central we read every gaming desktop Best Buy sells, then rank them by value: graphics performance per dollar, adjusted for how the price compares with other PCs that have the same graphics card and with the PC's own 90-day price history.
- We check that the CPU can keep up with the graphics card and mark the builds where it cannot, and we note too little memory or storage.
- Laptops, mini PCs, refurbished and open-box units are left out. When the same PC is sold at more than one store, you see the best price.
- FPS numbers come from Justin's own benchmarks at the highest preset without upscaling. Each one says whether he measured that graphics card or we estimated it from the cards closest to it.
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