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Best gaming PC for Last Day of June (2026)

For Last Day of June at 1080p/60 in 2026, you need at minimum a AMD Ryzen 5 7600 paired with a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB and 16GB of RAM (around £799). For 1440p high settings, step up to a AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB — about £1,299.

The four PC tiers we'd build for Last Day of June

Budget

£799

1080p · 60fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 5 7600
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
RAM
16 GB
Storage
1TB NVMe SSD

Comfortably hits 1080p/60fps in Last Day of June on high settings.

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Mid-tier

£1,299

1440p · 60fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD

Targets 1440p/60fps on high settings in Last Day of June. The 4070 Super has enough VRAM headroom for ray tracing with DLSS Quality.

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High-end

£1,799

1440p · 144fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD

Built for 1440p at 144fps in Last Day of June with all the visual extras on. The 9800X3D's 3D V-Cache helps in CPU-heavy moments.

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Enthusiast

£3,499

4K · 60fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
RAM
64 GB
Storage
4TB NVMe SSD

Designed to max Last Day of June at 4K/60fps with path tracing and frame generation where supported.

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What Last Day of June actually demands from your PC

Steam's recommended spec for Last Day of June is Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 / AMD R9 290 or better with 8GB RAM and a Intel Core i5 6400. That spec was written for the 505 Games team's internal "minimum acceptable" target, not for a buyer in 2026 planning to keep this PC for the next four years.

GPU-bound title: Framerate scales directly with GPU power. If you have a fixed budget, prioritise the graphics card and accept a mid-range CPU.

What you can skip vs what matters

  • Worth spending on: GPU first, then a fast NVMe SSD (most modern games benefit from sub-3000MB/s sustained reads), then RAM at the tier amount.
  • Worth skipping at this budget: RGB lighting, exotic cooling, brand-name PSUs above 850W (unless you're building enthusiast tier), and motherboards with more than 4 M.2 slots.
  • Don't compromise on: The PSU. A reliable 750W gold-rated unit will outlast two GPU upgrades.

Frequently asked questions

What's the cheapest PC that can run Last Day of June?
A AMD Ryzen 5 7600 + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB build at around £799. That hits 1080p/60 on high settings.
Is Last Day of June CPU-heavy or GPU-heavy?
Last Day of June is primarily GPU-bound. Prioritise the graphics card; a mid-range CPU like the Ryzen 5 7600 will keep up at 1080p/60.
Do I need ray tracing for Last Day of June?
Last Day of June does not require ray tracing. Any current-generation GPU will deliver the intended visual experience.
How much RAM do I need?
For Last Day of June, 32GB is the sensible answer in 2026. 16GB still works for the budget tier but limits future-proofing.

Last reviewed 18 May 2026. Tier picks hand-written by the PC Games Guide editorial team.