GameStar PC buying guide - The best PCs for every type of gamer this Christmas

Don't feel like studying technical details? We'll help you! Here we show you the right gaming PCs for every budget and type of player. All of them areManufactured by professionals from high-quality, commercially available components and have a full three-year guarantee!

The best PC deals for Christmas

Even after Black Friday and Cyber ​​Week, we have five particularly hot deals for PC gaming fans in our repertoire! Our GameStar PC Black Friday editions have the right configuration for every bargain hunter. The selection ranges from:From the super deal with the GeForce RTX 4060 to the 4K gaming beasts with the GeForce RTX 4080 Super or even the RTX 4090 for high-end purists. Secure your deal PCs while stocks last!

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Quick access to our gaming PC recommendations:

For anyone who wants more information, we have some tips further down in the article that will make your choice easier and have sorted our GameStar PCs into easy-to-use categories that you can use as a rough guide.

• Price-performance winner – The best PCs for Full HD
• The best high-end PCs for WQHD gaming
• High-end gaming PCs for 4K without compromise
• Raytracing explained - GeForce graphics in GameStar PCs
• Radeon - PCs with high performance at a fair price

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Grab it now: Black Friday WQHD value for money PC

Our price-performance PC is the perfect mix of strong hardware and a good price. The perfect choice, especially for smaller budgets, and even more affordable with the Black Friday offer.

Our three highlights for every budget

Our currently best deal – GameStar PC Ultimate Radeon 6750XT for only €999!

• Processor:AMD Ryzen 5 5600X (6 cores with up to 4.6 GHz, water-cooled)
• Graphics card:AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT12GB of VRAM
• RAM:16 GB DDR4-3200 Kingston Fury Beast
• Hard drive:1000 GB NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD Kingston NV2 (3500 MB/s read, 2100 MB/s write)
• Preis:999€

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With thisPrice-performance tipYou can easily play all current games in resolutions up to WQHD. AMD's Radeon RX 6750 XT paired with the powerful andwater-cooled six-core Ryzen 5 5600Xwith up to 4.6 GHz ensure smooth gameplay with maximum details. The graphics card is rather unsuitable for ray tracing, but with FSR 2 - AMD's high-quality upscaling - you can get even more FPS out of the PC in supported games.

The GameStar PC Alpha Pro is the most powerful gaming PC we've ever been able to offer at this low price. It is also the only GameStar PC under €1000 that already has a maintenance-free water cooling system with RGB lighting. Through the side tempered glass viewing window of the case you can admire the lighting of the water cooling and the aRGB illuminated case fans.Bargain hunters and price-conscious gamers who don't want to forego quality come here.

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For gaming enthusiasts with the highest demands on graphics and performance

• Processor:Intel Core i7-14700KF (8x 5,6 GHz 12x 4,3 GHz,water cooled)
• Graphics card:Asus TUF GeForce RTX 4070 TI Super16GB of VRAM
• RAM:32 GB DDR5-6000 Kingston Fury Renegade
• Hard drive:2000 GB NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD Kingston KC3000 (7000 MB/s read & write)
• Preis:2699€

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With the GeForce RTX 4070 TI Super you can enjoyWQHD gaming at full details and active ray tracingin unprecedented performance. Nvidia's mid-range graphics card impressed with its performance in our test and will give you a lot of fun for a long time to come. This also ensuresDLSS 3.5which ensures even better performance of your games with frame generation and ray reconstruction.

TheHigh-end processor Core i7-14700KFensures plenty of performance with its eight performance cores and a maximum clock speed of up to 5.5 GHz. Twelve additional efficiency cores take care of all background tasks so that your P-Cores can devote themselves to your game undisturbed. With this much high-end power you canFeel free to gamble everything the market has to offer.

By investing in the GameStar PC TITAN S Edition, you get an absolutely future-proof PC that not only easily handles all current games, but also offers so much performance that you are guaranteed to be able to play everything for years to come.

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Massive power for 4K gaming and ray tracing

• Processor:Intel Core i7-14700KF (8x bis 5,5 GHz, 12x bis 4,3 GHz,water cooled)
• Graphics card:ASUS TUF GeForce RTX 4080 Super O16G Gaming,16GB of VRAM
• RAM:32 GB DDR5-6000 Kingston FURY Beast RGB
• Hard drive:2000 GB M.2 PCIe 4.0 Kingston KC3000 (7000 MB/s read & write)
• Mainboard:ASUS ROG Strix Z690-F Gaming WiFi
• Preis:2699€

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In maximum sharp 4K resolution, you won't miss even the finest details of your games. And thanks to ray tracing, your games will look more realistic than ever before.

DieGeForce RTX 4080 Superprovides with lush16 GB graphics memoryand their enormous performance for the future security of your gaming PC. It has enough power for 4K gaming at maximum details with ray tracing effects activated at the same time. These will be thanksDLSS 3.5 and Ray Reconstruction faster and more beautifulpresented than was previously possible.

TheIntel Core i7-14700KFWith 20 cores, it delivers the right computing power for your gaming PC. Eight cores take care of itup to 5.5GHzabout the performance of your games and programs, while the remaining twelvetake care of background tasks with a maximum of 4.3 GHz. Games and programs designed for multi-threading particularly benefit from this special processor architecture.

In the foreseeable future you won't have more than the built-in ones32 GB DDR5-RAMneed. Even video editing is possible for you with this much memory. It provides the necessary storage space for games and videos2000GB NVMe SSDKC3000 from Kingston. With their maximum reading and writing speed ofup to 7000 MB/sIt ensures lightning-fast loading times and quickly installed updates for your games.

Even away from the screen, the GameStar PC Neon Edition 4K offers you something to look forward to. Both the front and side panels are made of tempered glassthe stylish aRGB lighting and your hardware are impressively presented. The case fans, water cooling and RAM shine in your favorite colors, which you can also add various effects to and synchronize with compatible peripheral devices using ASUS Aura Sync.

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Which GameStar PC for which resolution?

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, Baldur's Gate 3, Anno 1800 or Counter Strike 2 and League of Legends? How much performance you actually need depends heavily on your favorite games and your demands on the graphics. Older games and most free-to-play games have a rather low power requirement, so they can easily work with oursaffordable Full HD capable GameStar PCsbe played loosely.

If you want to play all the latest games at full details and high frame rates and already own a WQHD monitor, then you canour WQHD-capable GameStar PCsbest advice. With these future-proof gaming PCs you get a lot of performance for your money.

Hardcore gamers will love ours4K-capable high-end gaming PCshappy. Here we only use the most powerful graphics cards and CPUs for uncompromising gaming in a class of its own! Your 4K gaming monitor can reach its full potential with these systems.

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GameStar-PCs für Full-HD-Gaming

Whether Fortnite, Valorant or League of Legends - free-to-play games are more popular than ever and prove that gaming doesn't necessarily have to be expensive. With our affordable GameStar PC Alpha you get enough power for current free-to-play titles for well under €1,000.

For current blockbusters, you should consider the Alpha Go. Withstronger graphics cardand more powerful processor, it can also master current games.

OurPrice-performance winner for Full HD gamingis the GameStar PC Alpha Pro. With the Radeon 6700 XT, it has the graphics card with the largest memory in this price segment. This means you can enjoy all current games with full details in Full HD and even play smoothly in WQHD.

GameStar PCs for WQHD gaming

Owners of a WQHD monitor or a Full HD screen with a high refresh rate can access this. With their powerful graphics cards and powerful processors, you can enjoy all current blockbusters in full detail.

With the GameStar PC Nova Blade Turbo you get ourscheapest WQHD gaming PC with an RTX 4070 graphics card. It easily masters all games with full details and even ray tracing can be used here.

If you want to enjoy your gaming PC for longer, you should seriously consider our TITAN S: with the brand newGeForce RTX 4070 Ti Superand the lightning-fast Intel Core i7-14700KF, you will enjoy it for a long time!

GameStar PCs for 4K gaming

These GameStar PCs play everything! With our 4K-capable gaming PCs you can play everything at full details. If you even have a PC with a GeForce RTX 4090, you can easily activate ray tracing without having to resort to tools like DLSS.

In addition to gaming, these systems are also ideal for 4K streaming and video editing. This much power guarantees you years of enjoyment with your gaming PC before you have to think about upgrading.

GeForce RTX PCs for ray tracing power

Anyone who follows current gaming and hardware trends will certainly not have missed the term ray tracing. But what exactly does that mean?

The term ray tracing is nothing new in itself - this technology has been used for many years in the area of ​​3D animated films and, among other things, ensures that light and shadow representation are physically correctly calculated in order to achieve the most realistic look possible .

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Nvidia was the first to make these complex calculations possible in real time for home users and is still unbeaten with its RTX graphics cards when it comes to ray tracing performance.

Which RTX graphics card is right for me?

• GeForce RTX 3050/3060/3060Ti/4060Ti:Suitable for gamers who don't value ray tracing effects, but still want to get very good gaming performance at Full HD resolution.
• GeForce RTX 3070 / 3070 Ti/ 4070:The price-performance ratio is right here! With these WQHD graphics cards you can use ray tracing, but then you have to live with lower details or switch on DLSS.
• GeForce RTX 3080/3080 Ti:If you have a 120 Hz WQHD monitor or even a 4K screen, these graphics cards will be interesting. They deliver very good performance up to 4K and, depending on the game, ray tracing can also be used with full details.
• GeForce RTX 3090/3090 Ti:The top models from Nvidia's RTX 3000 series allow you ray tracing in full details in 4K resolution. Enthusiasts grab it here!
• GeForce 4070 Ti Super/ 4080 Super / 4090:The new high-end series from Nvidia impresses with its high performance and high price. If you want to own nothing less than the best graphics cards for WQHD and higher, choose a graphics card from this series.

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So you see, choosing the right graphics card is extremely important when buying a new gaming PC. It significantly influences which games you can play in which resolution and with how many details. Basically, a graphics card can never be too strong, only too weak. So if in doubt, it's better to go for the stronger model.

High-end: GeForce RTX graphics and Intel CPUs in our Titan PCs

Our TITAN GameStar PCs come in bold Dark Base 700 and Dark Base Pro 901 cases from Be Quiet with a viewing window and sound insulation. With them you get pure high-end gaming power.

Radeon PCs with high performance at a fair price

AMD has long been known for offering high-performance graphics cards at attractive prices and has become serious competition for Nvidia's RTX series with its current RX 7000 models.

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Ray tracing is not an exclusive feature for Nvidia graphics cards. AMD's Radeon RX 7000 graphics cards are just as capable of this graphics delicacy, even if they cannot match the performance of their competitors. With Fidelity FX, AMD offers a similar upscaling process to Nvidia's DLSS, but cannot currently demonstrate the same performance gain.

Which Radeon graphics card is right for me?

• Radeon RX 6600/ 6600 XT / 6650 XT / 7600 XT: Entry-level graphics cards for Full HD monitors. Fast enough to be able to play current games smoothly, but only with reduced details for some titles.
• Radeon RX 6700 XT/ 7700 XT: These graphics cards offer significantly more performance and graphics memory and are great for WQHD gaming.
• Radeon RX 6800 / 6800 XT /7800 XT:The RX 6800 series can deliver its power in high resolutions such as WQHD and. It creates full details with ease and even with ray tracing there are playable refresh rates.
• Radeon RX 6900 XT / 6950 XT:This graphics card can easily keep up with Nvidia's RTX 3090 and offers you extreme performance for full details, but it only has to admit defeat when it comes to ray tracing performance.
• Radeon RX 7900 XT / 7900 XTX:AMD's 7900 series makes a significant leap in performance over the last generation. Even if it doesn't come close to Nvidia's RTX 4090, the RX 7900 XTX can beat Nvidia's 4080 and scores with a significantly lower price.

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If you can do without ray tracing and value high FPS more, Radeon graphics are a good choice. They offer plenty of performance and don't cost nearly as much as the competition from Nvidia.

Price-performance: Radeon RX graphics and Ryzen CPUs for gaming up to WQHD

Value for money fans will choose these powerful GameStar PCs. CurrentGames in Full-HDyou already get it with the Alpha GO. If you want more performance, you should definitely get the Alpha ProRadeon RX 6700 XT and 12GB memoryview!

Upper class and high-end: Radeon RX graphics and Ryzen CPUs in our GameStar PCs

Here you get full 4K power! A price tip for particularly long PC enjoyment is the GameStar PC Ultimate Radeon 7900 XT Special Edition. With our cheapest gaming PC with Navi 3 graphics card you can play current games in 4K resolution.

Put together an alternative gaming PC and build it yourself

If you want to build it yourself or are simply interested in comprehensive background knowledge of technology and hardware, our buying guide for a gaming PC will help you put together and build it yourself:

Both putting it together and building it yourself as well as buying it ready-made each have their own advantages and disadvantages, which must be assessed individually. Speaking for the GameStar PCs:

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