If you want an ultra-portable, high-powered ITX gaming system, perfect for eSports tournaments or just taking with you on the road, then the $1,250 eSports Mini-ITX Gaming PC Build is the system for you! The build we profile here may be compact, but it can pack in lots of impressive gear. It features a slim chassis that allows you to build a system the size of a game console, but with far more power. The secret sauce is a proprietary PCIe riser system, which can squeeze in even the largest of dual-slot video cards by mounting them on their side - a creative solution to an otherwise vexing problem in slim cases.

For May 2020, the $1,250 eSports Build features AMD's Ryzen 5 3600 6-core, 12-thread CPU, along with a B450 motherboard. This combo is supporting AMD's Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GB, the ultimate GPU under $500! In terms of storage, the $1,250 eSports Mini-ITX Gaming PC Build offers an ultra-fast 1TB PCIe-based solid-state drive, along with 16GB of DDR4-3200 RAM. Once you have all your new gear in hand, you'll be installing it in the slim SilverStone RVZ02 chassis and powering it up with a 500W Gold-rated power supply. The $1,250 eSports Mini-ITX Gaming PC Build will truly be ready for any gaming challenge! We also list some of our very favorite peripherals for eSports players or any gamers looking for maximum performance at a fantastic price. Scroll all the way down to check them out!

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