If you’re in the market for a new PC for Rocket League but you don’t have a huge budget, in this guide, we’ve listed three inexpensive gaming computers that can handle Rocket League with ease.
Rocket League is now one of the most popular and most-played PC games. Its highly competitive and addicting gameplay, low price tag, and low cost-of-entry have made it one of today’s top titles. However, despite the fact that Rocket League doesn’t require the most advanced hardware to run, there are users out there who might need a new system in order to run the game properly or to increase their FPS so that their in-game performance isn’t limiting their success in the game. There are also console gamers who want to switch over to playing Rocket League on the PC, but who don’t have the budget to drop a thousand dollars on a high-end gaming PC.
Fortunately, Rocket League is not demanding and, as a result, can be run on even an entry-level gaming PC build. To get an idea of what system requirements are needed in order to run Rocket League, here are the game’s minimum and recommended requirements:
Rocket League Minimum Requirements
| CPU | 2.4GHz Dual Core |
| GPU | NVIDIA GTX 260 or AMD 4850 |
| RAM | 2GB of Memory |
| OS | Windows 7 or Newer |
Rocket League Recommended Requirements
| CPU | 2.5 + GHz Quad Core |
| GPU | NVIDIA GTX 660 or AMD HD 7950 |
| RAM | 4GB of Memory |
| OS | Windows 7 or Newer |
Rocket League’s minimum requirements are so low that 10-year-old GPUs meet them. That’s insane! However, you might have bigger goals than just meeting the minimum requirements to run the game. If you’re a competitive player, you might be looking for something that will deliver you a high-end experience.
And, so, in this guide, we’ve recommended three gaming computers that will run Rocket League on medium-or-higher settings on a 1080P monitor with high framerates. These builds are also incredibly budget-friendly as they range between $300 and $500. And, if you’re not up for building your own computer, we’ve also linked to similarly-performing pre-built gaming computers, too.
Quick-Look: Three Solid Budget-Friendly PCs for Rocket League
In the following table, we’ve provided a quick look at the three powerful gaming PCs we are discussing in this guide. The table will give you some of the general specs of the builds as well as provide you with links on where to get the parts for the build, as well as a link to where to get the similarly-performing pre-built system. If you want to read more about each system, click on the link under the ‘Name’ column to read our overview of the build, as well as to see the full part list.
| | NAME | SPECS | ||
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| ENTRY |  |
8GB DDR4 RAM 240GB SSD 450W PSU | ||
| CHEAP |  |
RX 560 4GB 8GB DDR4 RAM 240GB SSD | ||
| BUDGET |  |
RX 570 4GB 8GB DDR4 RAM 480GB SSD |
*PC component prices fluctuate on a regular basis and so if any of the builds listed above are significantly different than the price we have listed, or if any of the components are out of stock, just post a comment in the comment section below that lets us know and we will recommend an alternative option.
Entry-Level $300 Gaming PC Build for Rocket League
For the price of a console, you can jump into Rocket League on the PC and get pretty good performance. This $300 gaming computer is based on AMD’s ultra-budget-friendly Ryzen 3 2200G APU.
The Ryzen 3 2200G benchmarks well in Rocket League and is able to play the game on an affordable 1080P monitor on lower-to-medium settings with an average framerate at or above 60FPS. On a 720P monitor, the 2200G can run Rocket League on max settings with an average FPS rate that approaches 100 FPS.
This $300 gaming PC also comes with 8GB of memory (which exceeds Rocket League’s recommended requirement of 4GB), a 240GB SSD, and a 450W power supply.
As for other games, the Ryzen 3 2200G is powerful enough to handle most other non-demanding PC games on medium settings and more demanding games on lower settings.
For upgrade paths, the power supply in this build is powerful enough to handle a mid-range GPU (like a GTX 1050 Ti or an RX 570), and so, really, its just a new graphics card away from being able to run most games on medium-to-higher settings on a 1080P monitor. After a GPU upgrade, I’d recommend upgrading the Ryzen 3 2200G in this build to a mid-range Ryzen 5 processor (like the Ryzen 5 3600).
Ultimately, though, if you don’t have a ton of money to spend, but you want to get a nice cheap PC that will run Rocket League for you, this $300 gaming PC build would be worth considering.
Part List for This $300 PC Build for Rocket League
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 3 2200G | |
| MOBO | Gigabyte B450M | |
| RAM | Corsair Vengeance 8GB | |
| SSD | PNY 240GB | |
| CASE | Thermaltake Versa H15 | |
| PSU | Seasonic S12III 450 | |
| ODD | Install O.S. from USB drive |
Grand Total: $280-$330
*Component prices fluctuate daily. Click here for current pricing.
**Price includes the components that make up the tower only. Windows 10 is included in the list, but will cost extra—and you will definitely need an operating system one way or another.
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Ultra-Cheap $400 PC to Play Rocket League
You can get a little bit more performance than the system above for about ~$100 more by upgrading the processor to an Intel Core i3-9100f and adding a budget-friendly graphics card like the RX 560 4GB.
In terms of performance differences between the $300 build listed above and this $400 system, the $400 system should give you at least a 20-30% performance increase in Rocket League on a 1080P monitor. And, if that doesn’t seem worth it to you for $100 more, then you can definitely stick with the $300 build listed above.
This build also comes with 8GB of RAM, a 240GB SSD, and a 450W power supply.
Ultimately, for just $100 more than the $300 system listed above, this $400 gaming PC will perform quite a bit a better, not just in Rocket League, but in all other games as well.
Part List for This $400 PC Build for Rocket League
| CPU | Intel Core i3-9100f | |
| MOBO | MSI H310M | |
| GPU | XFX RX 560 4GB | |
| RAM | Corsair Vengeance 8GB | |
| SSD | PNY 240GB | |
| CASE | Thermaltake Versa H15 | |
| PSU | Seasonic S12III 450 | |
| ODD | Install O.S. from USB drive |
Grand Total: $370-$430
*Component prices fluctuate daily. Click here for current pricing.
**Price includes the components that make up the tower only. Windows 10 is included in the list, but will cost extra—and you will definitely need an operating system one way or another.
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A Powerful Budget-Friendly $500 PC Build for Rocket League
If you can stretch your budget to ~$500, you can build a gaming computer that will deliver you really solid performance on a 1080P monitor both in Rocket League and in most other games, too.
This $500 gaming PC comes with a quad-core Intel Core i3-9100f and an RX 570 4GB graphics card. This combination is good enough to have you running Rocket League on max settings on a 1080P monitor at 100 FPS or higher. You can even pair it with an affordable 144Hz monitor as well to take advantage of the higher framerates.
And, for other games, the RX 570 4GB can handle even the most demanding titles on at least medium settings on a 1080P monitor with high framerates. So, not only is this a solid PC for Rocket League, but it is also a solid mid-range 1080P gaming PC overall.
This build also comes with 8GB of memory, a 480GB SSD, and a 650W semi-modular power supply.
Ultimately, if you’re looking for a system that will easily max out Rocket League and serve you well in other games, too, this PC will meet your needs.
Part List for This $500 PC Build for Rocket League
| CPU | Intel Core i3-9100f | |
| MOBO | Gigabyte H310M | |
| GPU | PowerColor RX 570 4GB | |
| RAM | Corsair Vengeance 8GB | |
| SSD | PNY 480GB | |
| CASE | Thermaltake Versa H15 | |
| PSU | Corsair CX 650M | |
| ODD | Install O.S. from USB drive |
Grand Total: $470-$530
*Component prices fluctuate daily. Click here for current pricing.
**Price includes the components that make up the tower only. Windows 10 is included in the list, but will cost extra—and you will definitely need an operating system one way or another.
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Need A PC for Rocket League? These Affordable PCs Will Get the Job Done!
If you’re looking for a new gaming computer for Rocket League and you don’t want to spend thousands of dollars to get one, then the three options above are budget-friendly solutions that will play Rocket League (and other games) fairly easily. If you have a higher budget, though, and you’re looking for something more powerful, you might want to check out the two guides below for more PC build options:
I am seriously looking into purchasing a PC for Rocket League and other games too possibly, and your ‘$500’ PC interested me, and my only concern is I have seen comments and warnings on websites about the intel H310 mobo needing a BIOS prior to using ‘coffee lake refresh CPUs’. It says you will need to upgrade it and need to use another CPU after this BIOS upgrade. This concerns me because I would be spending, according to amazon, $624 for this computer. I just want to ask is this true, is it a problem for this PC, will it be, and is there a fix? Thank you ton for your time.
Are you able to switch the Intel Core i3-8100 to fit the budget of the 400 dollar build? And use a gt 1030 with it? I see the and 5 is more expensive that’s the ic i3