Competitive FPS
Best PC to play Valorant
A lightweight competitive FPS that rewards high refresh rates. Prioritize stable 144 fps over a powerful GPU.
Valorant is light on resources, but a recent CPU and a good 144Hz monitor make all the difference for serious competitive play.
Recommended budget ranges
Three gaming desktops then three gaming laptops across entry / mid / high bands — each link opens Amazon for your region (affiliate).
Desktop PCs — top picks
ionz Apex White — AMD Ryzen 5 5600, NVIDIA RTX 5060, 16GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, 120mm AIO, 600W PSU, WiFi, Windows 11…
RTX 5060 · Ryzen 5 5600 · 16 GB RAM
STGsivir — Intel Xeon E5 (legacy), GeForce GT 740 4GB, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, WiFi 6, Windows 11 Pro (IE)
GT 740 · Xeon E5-2630 v2 · 32 GB RAM
MESH Matrix — AMD Ryzen 5 5600G, Radeon Vega integrated graphics, 16GB RAM, 500GB NVMe SSD, Windows 11 Pro (IE)
Radeon Vega · Ryzen 5 5600G · 16 GB RAM
Gaming laptops
Medion Erazer Crawler E30 15.6" — Intel Core i5-12450H, NVIDIA RTX 3050, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, 144Hz FHD, Windows 11…
RTX 3050 · i5-12450H · 8 GB RAM
ACEMAGIC LX15 PRO 15.6" — AMD Ryzen 5 7430U, 16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD, Windows 11 Pro, WiFi 6 (IE)
Radeon Vega 7 · Ryzen 5 7430U · 16 GB RAM
ASUS Vivobook 15 OLED E1504FA — AMD Ryzen 5 7520U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 15.6" FHD OLED, Windows 11 (IE)
Radeon Graphics · Ryzen 5 7520U · 8 GB RAM
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