Looking for a budget computer under $1000? Best Buy currently has one deal available that matches the best deal I've seen during Black Friday. Only this week Lenovo LOQ Gaming PC with a GeForce RTX 5060 graphics card costs only $799.99. Despite the low price, this machine is still more powerful than the upcoming Steam machine and will give you a stable 60fps in almost any game at 1080p resolution.
Lenovo LOQ RTX 5060 Gaming PC for $799.99
The Lenovo LOQ gaming PC features an AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX processor, GeForce RTX 5060 GPU, 16GB DDR5-5200MHz RAM, and a 1TB NVMe SSD. The AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX is an 8-core, 16-thread processor with a maximum clock speed of 5.1 GHz. It's a solid general-purpose processor that complements the RTX 5060 GPU. 16GB of RAM is more than enough for any gaming scenario, and thankfully recent rise in DRAM prices did not affect the price of this build.
The RTX 5060 outperforms its predecessor, the RTX 4060, by about 20-30%, and that's without taking other factors into account. DLSS 4 with multi-frame generation. It's a solid budget option for 1080p gaming, and you'll be able to achieve consistent frame rates of 60fps or higher from almost any game. However, if you're aiming for higher resolutions like 1440p or 4K, you'll definitely want to upgrade to an RTX 5060 Ti (16GB) or better.
By the way, this is a much more powerful computer than the future Steam enginewhich is said to feature a custom GPU equivalent to the Radeon RX 7600M. Of course, we still don't know how much the Steam Machine will cost now, but unless it costs less than $700, this pre-built version will likely be a better value.
Eric Song is IGN's Business Manager, responsible for finding the best deals in gaming and technology every day. When Eric isn't looking for deals for other people at work, he's looking for deals for himself in his free time.
