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Building your own PC is also a great option if you want to make it yourself and upgrade it over time, but for everyone else, these are the best gaming desktops we've tested at WIRED. Subscriptions help fund the work we do every day.

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For anyone who doesn't have the extra space for a gaming setup or the desire to dedicate a corner of your hangar bay to housing a big old desk, look no further than the MSI Trident X.

It's the perfect size to slip beside your TV or into an entertainment center. Despite its compactness, the Trident X is a powerful gaming machine that can play most anything without trouble. Alienware's design language used to be all about making computers look like angular space artifacts; cursed objects half-hidden beneath the sands of Mars, humming with indescribable power. More recent Alienware products, like the Aurora R12, embrace a smoother, more organic-looking exterior design, and I couldn't be happier.

The Aurora R12 is a powerful gaming desktop, but it's also a conversation piece. It's smooth, rounded exterior makes it look like a big speaker or some kind of air purifier, and I mean that in the best way. Those design flourishes aren't just for show—that sleek chassis is designed to maximize heat distribution and ensure that cool air is well distributed among internal components.

Going through the configuration tool, you'll want to choose at least an Intel Core i7 processor i3 and i5 are weaker , which will also come with a graphics card from the RTX 30XX lineup, which will give you ample power for your money. Visiting Origin's website to shop for a PC is like walking into a sleek spaceport with merchants from all over the galaxy. There is a wealth of customization options at your fingertips, and each PC is built to order, so you can be sure you're getting exactly what you want.

On top of that, the Origin Millennium is a remarkably solid machine that's built to last. It arrives at your doorstep in a crate worthy of the Ark of the Covenant. Origin's attention to detail makes it one of the best gaming rigs money can buy. If you have a gaming setup that you think is worth sharing to our audience, we would love to hear from you! Without further ado, here our in our eyes the best gaming PC setups of — with emphasis on clean, elegant, minimalistic but purposeful setups.

This build really hits the nail on the head when it comes to building a white-themed gaming setup — and ticks the boxes of being clean and minimalistic. Parts listed below. Adding a third vertical monitor or centre aligning the two monitor setup for perfect symmetry! Also, opting for a dual monitor style background, where an image is continued from one monitor to another, would complete this RGB PC gaming setup.

Super nice, and built with the ever-so-popular combination of the Ikea Karbly countertop and Ikea Alex drawers. The warm, earthy colours of this simplistic, purposeful build really do it for me — it makes the build feel like it has personality and substance.

A bit generic feedback, but it just works! With the fresh glass of orange juice ready-to-go! This build has gone to town with RGB, creating that immersive neon build that will impress PC builders who want to make a statement.

The underglow from the Steelseries mousepad really is the icing on this neon-themed cake! Possibly my favorite build I have seen from the PC gaming community — to date. The black, white and grey.

Feel free to send us your "Awesome Gaming PC Backgrounds", we will select the best ones and publish them on this page. A wallpaper or background also known as a desktop wallpaper, desktop background, desktop picture or desktop image on computers is a digital image photo, drawing etc. On a computer it is usually for the desktop, while on a mobile phone it is usually the background for the 'home' or 'idle' screen.

Though most devices come with a default picture, users can usually change it to custom files of their choosing. A mobile wallpaper is a computer wallpaper sized to fit a mobile device such as a mobile phone, personal digital assistant or digital audio player. The height is often greater than or equal to the width. Wallpapers can typically be downloaded at no cost from various websites for modern phones such as those running Android, iOS, or Windows Phone operating systems.