Best $1800 PC Build for Hogwarts Legacy (2026)
The best $1800 build for Hogwarts Legacy pairs the RX 7800 XT with the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X — 88 FPS average in Hogwarts Legacy at 1440p, across 8 parts, for an approximate build cost of $1,306 as of October 2026.
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Load 6 of these parts into the System Builder to check compatibility and re-total the list — the $1,306 above is an approximation against the $1800 target. Swap anything you already own.
$1800 Hogwarts Legacy build at a glance
| Budget target | $1800 |
|---|---|
| Approximate build cost (October 2026) | $1,306 |
| Under budget by | $494 |
| Graphics card | RX 7800 XT |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 7700X |
| Target resolution | 1440p |
| Average FPS in Hogwarts Legacy (1440p) | 88 FPS |
| Parts in this build | 8 |
Approximate figures as of October 2026 — not live prices.
Recommended Parts List
| Component | Part | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graphics Card | RX 7800 XT | $540 | View at Amazon |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | $234 | View at Amazon |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte B650M D3HP | $110 | View at Amazon |
| Memory | 32 GB DDR5-6000 | ~$110 (estimated) | — |
| Storage | 2 TB NVMe SSD | ~$140 (estimated) | — |
| Power Supply | Montech CENTURY 850W | $68 | View at Newegg |
| Case | DIYPC DIY-mATX06-Wood | $56 | View at Newegg |
| CPU Cooler | Thermalright Frozen Warframe 240 SE ARGB | $48 | View at Amazon |
| Total build cost (approx., October 2026) | $1,306 | ||
6 of 8 priced from our catalog, rest estimated. Check the retailer before you buy.
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Expected FPS in Hogwarts Legacy by Resolution
Every cell is a measured average — the RX 7800 XT row is this build's card.
| Graphics card | 1080p avg FPS | 1440p avg FPS | 4K avg FPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| RX 7800 XTthis build | 110 FPS | 88 FPS | 52 FPS |
| RTX 5090 | 195 FPS | 169 FPS | 117 FPS |
| RTX 4090 | 150 FPS | 130 FPS | 90 FPS |
| RTX 5080 | 138 FPS | 120 FPS | 83 FPS |
| RX 7900 XTX | 132 FPS | 114 FPS | 79 FPS |
| RTX 5070 TI | 129 FPS | 112 FPS | 77 FPS |
Averages from PlanMyPC benchmark runs and community-submitted results for Hogwarts Legacy. A dash means we have no measurement for that card at that resolution — we never estimate a frame rate we have not measured.
Why This Build for Hogwarts Legacy
88 FPS on Ultra, ray tracing off at 1440p clears the 60 Hz Hogwarts Legacy is played at by 28. $1800 buys that margin rather than the average — the RX 7800 XT keeps Ray Traced Reflections at full value in the heaviest scenes, which is where Hogwarts Legacy actually costs you.
Above the RX 7800 XT sits the RTX 5070 TI, worth 112 FPS in Hogwarts Legacy at 1440p: 24 frames, roughly 27%. Street pricing settles that one. The $850 ceiling is what keeps $1800 balanced rather than a Hogwarts Legacy GPU bolted to a starved platform.
Two different limits wear the same title. The castle and the open world are GPU work, sharply more so with ray-traced reflections on; Hogsmeade's frame-time spikes are asset streaming and CPU load, and a faster graphics card does not touch them. That is why this game wants a 6-core CPU and an NVMe drive as much as it wants another GPU tier. With Hogwarts Legacy splitting load between the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X and the RX 7800 XT, $1800 is where balance stops costing anything: both halves clear the point where either is the obvious bottleneck at 60 Hz.
Measured across resolutions, the RX 7800 XT in Hogwarts Legacy reads — 1080p: 110 FPS, on Ultra, ray tracing off, asking about 7 GB; 1440p: 88 FPS, on Ultra, ray tracing off, asking about 8 GB; 4K: 52 FPS, on High, ray tracing off, asking about 11 GB. Quoted at 1440p for $1800. The step to the next rung is where Hogwarts Legacy stops being free and Ray Traced Reflections becomes the question.
Hogwarts Legacy on Ultra, ray tracing off at 1440p calls for something like 8 GB of video memory, against 16 GB on the RX 7800 XT — 8 GB spare, enough that Hogwarts Legacy textures are not a decision a $1800 buyer has to make.
Hogwarts Legacy ships DLSS and FSR. At $1800 the native 88 stands on its own in Hogwarts Legacy; DLSS is what you keep back for a faster panel later.
Hogwarts Legacy Settings for This $1800 Build
Our Hogwarts Legacy figure — 88 FPS from the RX 7800 XT — was taken on Ultra, ray tracing off at 1440p, the resolution $1800 is built around. Pushing past it toward a steady 60 Hz means giving something up, and Ray Traced Reflections is what Hogwarts Legacy charges the most to render.
- Ray Traced Reflections
- Ray Traced Ambient Occlusion
- Population Quality
- Fog Quality
- View Distance Quality