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Fazer upgrade do PC gamer: o guia para 2026

Antes de comprar um novo PC, muitas vezes basta um upgrade focado na GPU ou SSD.

1st upgrade: graphics card (GPU)

GPU upgrade is #1 for improving in-game FPS. If your GPU is 4–5+ years old (GTX 1060, RX 580, RTX 2060), moving to an RTX 4060 will bring 50–80% more FPS.

Watch out for bottleneck: a very powerful GPU paired with an old CPU will be CPU-limited.

2nd upgrade: move to 16 GB dual-channel RAM

If you have 8 GB or a single 16 GB stick, upgrading is very cost-effective. Moving to 16 GB DDR4 dual-channel costs €30–50 used.

Also check XMP/EXPO activation in BIOS to run RAM at its rated frequency.

3rd upgrade: NVMe SSD

If you still have an HDD or SATA SSD, moving to NVMe M.2 1 TB (€50–80) is transformative: 3–5× faster loading.

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Desktop PCs — top picks

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CyberpowerPC Luxe PC Gamer — Intel Core i9, 32 Go RAM, 1 To NVMe SSD, Windows 11

RTX 5070 · i9-12900KF · 32 GB RAM

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CyberpowerPC Luxe PC Gamer — Intel Core i9-12900KF, NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti 16 Go, 32 Go RAM, 1 To NVMe SSD, Windows 11

RTX 5070 Ti · i9-12900KF · 32 GB RAM

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CyberpowerPC Luxe PC Gamer — AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti 16 Go, 32 Go RAM, 1 To NVMe SSD, Windows 11

RTX 5070 Ti · Ryzen 7 9800X3D · 32 GB RAM

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Gaming laptops

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MSI Katana 15 HX B14WGK-018FR — Intel Core i7, GeForce RTX 5070, 16 Go RAM, 1 To SSD

RTX 5070 · i7-14650HX · 16 GB RAM

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Lenovo Legion 5 15IRX10 — Intel Core i7, GeForce RTX 5060, 16 Go RAM, 1 To SSD

RTX 5060 · i7-14650HX · 16 GB RAM

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Acer Nitro AG15-71P-771W — Intel Core i7-13620H, GeForce RTX 4050, 16 Go RAM, 512 Go SSD

RTX 4050 · i7-13620H · 16 GB RAM

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