Gaming PCs Built for the
Games You Play
Every game stresses different components. Valorant needs CPU speed and consistent frame delivery. Cyberpunk 2077 needs GPU power and VRAM. Flight Simulator needs more CPU and RAM than almost any other title. Find your game below and get the right build for what you actually play.
Browse the categories below or call Kevin on 01902 714533. Tell him the games you play and your budget, and he will confirm the right build.
Find the Right Build for Your Genre
Six categories. Each one explains what makes that genre different from a hardware perspective, and links directly to the games within it.
Frame rate is everything. CPU speed and high refresh rate monitors determine your advantage — a slow CPU creates frame time inconsistency that costs competitive edge regardless of GPU.
GPU power and VRAM determine how far you push fidelity and draw distance. Ray tracing and upscaling via DLSS or FSR make a genuine difference in this category.
CPU and RAM matter as much as GPU here. Flight Simulator and DCS World in particular demand more cores, higher clock speeds, and more RAM than almost any other category of PC game.
Scalable hardware needs. Base Minecraft runs on modest specs. Shader packs and large modpacks push CPU and RAM surprisingly hard. Cities: Skylines with heavy mods is one of the most CPU-intensive games available.
Open worlds and dynamic AI systems push CPU and RAM harder than the visuals suggest. Many survival games are not optimised well — the hardware needed to run them smoothly is higher than the graphics quality implies.
The most anticipated PC releases of the next twelve months. Get the right hardware before they arrive so you are not upgrading mid-launch window when GPU prices spike.
Not All Games Are Built the Same
A game engine is a set of instructions for your PC. Those instructions either stress the GPU first, the CPU first, or both equally — and the answer changes depending on the game.
Competitive shooters like Valorant and CS2 are CPU-bound at high frame rates. The GPU renders each frame quickly. The CPU is the part that has to keep up with 240 or 360 frames per second. An expensive GPU paired with an average CPU gives you worse performance in these games than a mid-range GPU paired with a fast one.
Open world games like Cyberpunk 2077 and Elden Ring are GPU-bound. The sheer volume of geometry, lighting calculations, and texture data puts the workload squarely on the graphics card. A fast CPU helps with frame time consistency, but the GPU is the primary limiter at 1440p and above.
Simulation titles sit in a different category entirely. Microsoft Flight Simulator loads entire world terrain in real time. DCS World processes complex avionics and physics across multiple active assets simultaneously. These games need more CPU cores, faster single-core performance, and more RAM than most dedicated gaming builds carry by default.
The right question is not which gaming PC is best. It is which gaming PC is best for the games you actually play. Every page in this section answers that question for a specific title.
Find Your Game
Select a title to see hardware thresholds, tier breakdowns, and Ginger6 builds matched to that specific game.
Your game not listed? Call Kevin on 01902 714533 or email [email protected] — if it is not on the site yet, Kevin will know the right spec.
What Do Ginger6 Customers Say?
Ginger6 has over 1,100 verified reviews with a 93% five-star rating. Every review is from a real customer. The most common theme: hardware matched to what you actually play.
Had a gaming machine built to my own spec. Build looked fantastic, really neat and tidy. One internal component needed sorting and the issue was fixed the same evening. After sale service was great and that is a key thing with a new build. The phone was answered on second or third ring when I called.
Verbal communication is very important to me when dealing with a lot of money for a PC I had no idea about. My teenage son was unsure what parts he would need for a gaming PC. With Ginger6 my son ordered his dream PC and I was kept fully informed through the whole process.
Kevin was brilliant at answering my questions and recommending the best machine for my budget and purpose. It was exactly one week between ordering and delivery. The computer was for my son and is now the envy of all his friends.
Common Questions About Gaming PCs by Game
Different games push different components. Valorant is CPU-bound at high frame rates — a fast processor matters more than an expensive GPU. Cyberpunk 2077 is GPU-bound — VRAM and raw graphics performance determine what settings you run. Flight Simulator is CPU and RAM-heavy in ways that most games are not. Buying a gaming PC without knowing which games you play means spending money in the wrong place.
In most cases, yes. A mid-range to high-end build covers competitive shooters, open world games, and most RPGs without compromise. The exception is specialist simulation — Flight Simulator and DCS World benefit from more CPU cores and RAM than typical gaming builds carry. If you play a mix of genres, tell Kevin which titles matter most and he will confirm the right spec.
Competitive shooter builds prioritise CPU clock speed and RAM speed to sustain high frame rates at 1080p. The GPU is important but secondary. Open world and RPG builds prioritise GPU power and VRAM to handle large environments, complex lighting, and high-fidelity textures at 1440p or 4K. A build optimised for Valorant will run Cyberpunk 2077 — but at reduced settings compared to a build matched to that game specifically.
Ray tracing makes a significant visual difference in a handful of titles — Cyberpunk 2077, Alan Wake 2, and Indiana Jones among them. It has little or no impact in competitive shooters, simulation, or most sandbox games. If the games you play most are from the competitive or simulation categories, ray tracing performance should not drive your GPU choice.
Each individual game page lists four hardware tiers with specific frame rate targets and settings expectations for that title. If you are unsure, call Kevin on 01902 714533. Tell him the game, your monitor resolution, and your budget, and he will confirm the right build. No pressure to buy.
Call Kevin on 01902 714533 or email [email protected]. Tell him the game, the settings you want to run, and your monitor setup. Ginger6 has been matching hardware to specific titles since 2001 — if a game is not listed on the site yet, Kevin will know the right spec.