Lowest price since we started tracking on Sep 24: $1,072.97 on Sep 27. Today: $1,073.33 (about its 30-day average).
Buy now or wait? Too new to call. We've tracked its price for 9 days: too little to say buy or wait.
At Best Buy, 48 of the 1373 PCs we track are 5% or more below their highest price of the last 30 days. Black Friday sales week starts Nov 23, in 52 days.
From 9 days of prices since Sep 24. From our own price history only; no one can promise a future sale.
In stock every day we checked in the last 30 days (9 checks)
Tracked since Sep 24, 2026
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Day
Best Buy
Oct 2, 2026
$1,073.33
Oct 1, 2026
$1,073.33
Sep 30, 2026
$1,076.04
Sep 29, 2026
$1,076.04
Sep 28, 2026
$1,076.04
Sep 27, 2026
$1,072.97
Sep 26, 2026
$1,073.81
Sep 25, 2026
$1,073.79
Sep 24, 2026
$1,073.79
Checked every morning since Sep 24, 2026; we keep every day's price.
Today's stats
#4 of 1602 RTX 3050 PCs on value today (▲ 6 since yesterday)
Power cost: about $4.76 a month, $57.16 a year.
An estimate: about 290W from the wall while gaming (the RTX 3050's rated 130W, the CPU and the rest of the PC, through the power supply). 18¢ is about the 2026 US average; use the rate on your bill. Idle and desktop use draw far less.
Would you buy it at $1,073.33?
CPU
Core i5 14400F
Graphics card
RTX 3050 (8GB VRAM)
Memory
16GB
Motherboard chipset
Not listed
Storage
1TB NVMe
Power supply
Not listed
CPU cooler
Not listed
Case / airflow
mesh/airflow front
Wi-Fi / Bluetooth
Not listed
Ports
Not listed
Operating system
Not listed
Warranty
Not listed
Upgrade room
Not listed
Brand
Thermaltake
Best Buy SKU
13061355
Hidden specs
⚠ Memory layout not listed: one stick (1x32GB) runs single-channel and can cost 10-20% FPS in CPU-heavy games
⚠ Memory speed not listed: slow memory is a common corner cut
⚠ Power supply not listed: a low-wattage or unrated one is a common corner cut and limits upgrades
⚠ Motherboard not listed: a budget board can limit memory speed and upgrades
⚠ CPU cooler not listed: a stock cooler can run hot and loud under load
⚠ Warranty not listed: check the length and whether it covers parts and labor
Returns and shipping
Walmart: returns: sold by Newegg Inc. (marketplace): check the seller's return terms (its policy as we read it on 2026-10-01; its page has the final word)
Shipping: Free shipping (the store's estimate)
Best Buy: returns: 15-day returns (its policy as we read it on 2026-10-01; its page has the final word)
Best Buy: returns: 15-day returns (its policy as we read it on 2026-10-01; its page has the final word)
Newegg: returns: check the listing (Newegg sets them per item)
FPS in popular games
Your games (popular games):Fortnite, Warzone and Black Ops 6, Cyberpunk 2077, Helldivers 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, Forza Horizon 5, The Witcher 3, Minecraft (Realistic Shaders)
Max preset, native, frame generation off: Justin's settings, so these are his numbers.
Max settings, nativeMax, native: Highest preset, native (no DLSS/FSR), as Justin tests.
Fortnite
1080p90–100 FPS est.
1440p55–65 FPS est.
4K20–25 FPS est.
Warzone and Black Ops 6
1080p35–40 FPS est.
1440p25–30 FPS est.
4Kwon't run well
Cyberpunk 2077
1080p50–60 FPS est.
1440p20–25 FPS est.
4Kwon't run well
Helldivers 2
1080p30–35 FPS est.
1440p25–30 FPS est.
4Kwon't run well
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
1080p50–60 FPS est.
1440p30–35 FPS est.
4Kwon't run well
Forza Horizon 5
1080p35–40 FPS est.
1440p30–35 FPS est.
4Kwon't run well
The Witcher 3
1080p55–65 FPS est.
1440p35–40 FPS est.
4Kwon't run well
Minecraft (Realistic Shaders)
1080p35–45 FPS est.
1440p30–35 FPS est.
4Kwon't run well
Lines at 60 FPS: 60 is smooth, 144 fills a high-refresh monitor (bright green 144 and up, light green 60 and up, yellow under 60). "est." is our range from the same graphics card and CPU class, not a measured run. Any setting but Max, native, frame generation off is an estimate ("est."); with frame generation on, the number is frames shown, and "feels like" is the frames the PC renders. Every game we cover
Compared with your PC
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Is it a good deal?
20th of 90by value among RTX 3050 builds in stock
Not enough comparable PCsin stock to compare its price with (we need at least 5)
$1,074.35its 30-day average
$1,072.97its lowest price since we started tracking on Sep 24
Skip it
Skip it: a faster PC costs $273 less. 33 less (25% of the price).
A PC with the same or better graphics card and CPU costs $273.33 less (25% of the price)
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