PlanMyPC Editorial

The PlanMyPC Editorial team researches current PC hardware, validates component compatibility, and maintains our build recommendations as prices and product availability change.

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Build Guides (5)

Workstation

Best PC Build for Local AI & LLMs (2026)

VRAM is the one spec that decides which local LLMs you can run. Anchored builds at $1,250, $2,400 and $4,200, a model-size × quantization VRAM matrix, and the best 16GB card setup for coding.

2026-05-29

Gaming

Best Gaming PC Build Under $1,500 (2026)

The best gaming PC build under $1,500 in 2026: a 16GB Radeon RX 9070, Ryzen 5 5600 and 32GB of DDR4 for 1440p Ultra — $1,436.91 at September 2026 prices.

2026-05-28

Gaming

Best Motherboard for Ryzen 9800X3D (2026)

The best motherboards for the Ryzen 7 9800X3D in 2026: X870E, X870, B850 and B650 picks for ATX, mATX and mini-ITX, plus chipset guidance, BIOS compatibility and RTX 5090 / 5080 pairing advice.

2026-05-27

Gaming

Best Gaming PC Build Under $2,000 (2026)

The best sub-$2,000 PC build in 2026 targets 1440p high settings with a Ryzen 5 7600X and RX 9070 — about $1,957 at August 2026 catalogue prices. Full parts list inside.

2026-05-26

Gaming

RTX 5070 vs RX 9070 XT: Which GPU Wins in 2026?

RX 9070 XT wins rasterization, VRAM and price-per-frame; RTX 5070 wins ray tracing and DLSS 4 MFG. Benchmarks, VRAM analysis and which card belongs in your build.

2026-05-26