I get it. Saying “Gaming PC” and “deal” in the same headline is kind of like saying “DDR5 RAM prices are totally normal.” The RAM price crisis is claiming a lot of victims, but one is beating the odds, and it just so happens to be my top-ranked best gaming PC you can buy.
Right now, you can get my top pick — the iBuyPower RDY 9 Pro R07 with Radeon RX 9070 XT for $1,949. That’s a massive $400 off which brings it down to the kind of price you’d see for a pre-built like this before the RAM price crisis kicked off!
Who should buy this?
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As any gaming PC, the more money you put into it, the more performance you get on the other end.
But you’ll be surprised at just how much performance you can get out of this mid-to-high tier level without needing to break the bank completely and go for something with an RTX 5080 or higher. That’s definitely what I found out in my RDY Element 9 Pro R07 review.
So let’s take a closer look at gaming performance, which is mightily impressive. The numbers on that RX 9070 XT rival the much more expensive RTX 5070 Ti and in raw rendering performance, you’ll get some stellar smooth frame rates at 1440p.
Swipe to scroll horizontallyRaw rasterization performance (1440p)
GPU
Cyberpunk 2077 ray tracing ultra 1440p
Forza Horizon 5 max settings 1440p
Call of Duty max settings no frame gen 1440p
Black Myth: Wukong Cinematic 1440p
RX 9070 XT
30.2 FPS
190.8 FPS
173 FPS
62 FPS
RTX 5070 Ti
55.5 FPS
196 FPS
169 FPS
86 FPS
RTX 5070
38.2 FPS
158 FPS
139 FPS
84 FPS
RTX 5060 Ti
32.8 FPS
121 FPS
80 FPS
45 FPS
When you go up to 4K, it can still more than handle its own in certain titles, and when something like Cyberpunk 2077 at Ray Tracing Ultra bogs it down, you can rely on FSR resolution scaling to get you back up to that 4K 60+ FPS sweet spot.
Swipe to scroll horizontallyRaw rasterization performance (4K)
GPU
Cyberpunk 2077 ray tracing ultra 4K
Forza Horizon 5 max settings 4K
Call of Duty max settings no frame gen 4K
Black Myth: Wukong Cinematic 4K
RX 9070 XT
25.7 FPS
105.4 FPS
92 FPS
57 FPS
RTX 5070 Ti
33.7 FPS
113 FPS
86 FPS
73 FPS
RTX 5070
17 FPS
95 FPS
67 FPS
32 FPS
RTX 5060 Ti
15.6 FPS
69 FPS
60 FPS
41 FPS
And that’s before even speaking about FSR Redstone and its DLSS-esque capabilities of handling ray tracing and smoothly scaling games without any of that telltale smearing or ghosting.
But on top of that, you’re getting a great 3-year warranty with the deal, which covers any defective components, diagnostics and repair should you ever need it. I even put that to the test by slightly unseating a RAM stick and contacting their support, who were quick to pick up and spotted the problem almost immediately.
Not the only deal
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Of course, this is a sale across more than just this particular spec of iBuyPower’s prebuilts. A huge range is being discounted right now, and with the code CLEARANCE, you can get:
- $200 off Prebuilt systems over $2,999
- $100 off systems over $1,999
- $50 off systems over $999
This code can be used between now and until the end of March 31st, so whether you want to sit more in the mid-range below the spec of the PC I’ve tested, or you want to push your rig further with a more expensive system, you can still save.
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