Best gaming PC build for Fortnite 2022 (High FPS)

By now, everyone has heard of Fortnite – it’s one of the biggest (if not the biggest) competitive esports titles on the market today, being Twitch’s second most-viewed esports game in 2019. In fact, Fortnite handed out the most prize money out of any esports title in 2019 – close to $65 million dollars ($64,422,992.50 to be exact).

With those sorts of figures floating around, it’s no surprise that the esports industry is blowing up in a big way. More and more gamers are starting to opt for gaming PCs over the more conventional consoles of yesteryear. And for that reason, we’ve decided to put together what we believe is the best gaming PC for Fortnite.

This article will be your one-stop shop for everything required to build the best gaming PC for Fortnite. We won’t just be recommending the best value hardware for a great gaming experience, but we’ll also be giving out helpful building tips and advice as you go.

So, let’s waste no further time and take a look at what this PC has to offer.

Before we go into what this build is capable of, let’s take a quick look at the Fortnite PC requirements:

Fortnite: Minimum Requirements

CPU: Core i3 2.4GHz
RAM: 4GB RAM
HDD: 16GB Free Space
GPU: Intel HD 4000 (integrated graphics)
OS: Windows 7, 8, or Windows 10 64-bit
DirectX: Version 11 or better

Fortnite: Recommended Requirements

CPU: Core i5 2.8GHz
RAM: 8GB RAM
HDD: 16GB Free Space
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 / AMD Radeon HD 7870 or equivalent video card with dedicated memory of 2GB or higher VRAM.
OS: Windows 7, 8.1, or Windows 10 64-bit
DirectX: Version 11 or better

As you can see, Fortnite isn’t an overly intensive game. The build that we’ve gone for is more than capable of providing high FPS in the game’s highest (epic) settings.

What You Get For Your Money

For the Fortnite build, we decided (eventually) to go for a budget of around $500–$600. We felt this gave us enough monetary room to accommodate all the major hardware components required to achieve decent FPS across all graphical settings. Obviously you don’t have to stick to this budget, but anything more expensive would be classed as overkill if your only goal is to play Fortnite.

Performance

When putting this build together, one of the major talking points was how much performance power it actually needed. On one side of the coin, we knew a build of this price would be able to achieve 100FPS at 1080p in mid-high settings – which is pretty good. Having said that, investing a couple of hundred dollars more would have (most likely) yielded double the performance output. So it was a bit of a headscratcher.

After further deliberation, we came to the conclusion that 240 FPS would probably be over the top for most people. The only way you can justify purchasing a PC with the ability to support 250+ FPS in a game like Fortnite is to pair it with a 240Hz monitor – something we didn’t think the majority would be willing to do. So, we opted for the budget route.

Having said that, this PC is still well equipped to provide you with a very immersive gaming experience and won’t be held back by the game’s max settings. In 1080p epic settings, we expect to see 60FPS in Fortnite – very good when everything is considered.

How We Choose

Here at WePC, we have years of experience building computers and giving advice to friends, families, and our readers. All of our build recommendations have been carefully researched, benchmarked in full, and, most importantly, are built with budget and performance in mind. We work tirelessly to ensure our builds are up to date, efficient, and offer high performance across both gaming and workflow scenarios.

We don’t just use our own personal knowledge and experience, we also keep up to date with the latest tech in our industry and use various benchmarks to allow us to quickly compare multiple components to ensure the best is always recommended. We also monitor our builds daily, to make sure all hardware is stocked and the price still offers you the best bang for your buck.

How We Test

We build each of our selected PCs from scratch to make sure all the parts we recommend work well together, fit into the selected case, and provide the best performance possible for the price range.

Once built, the PCs are used in a number of different scenarios which range from general day-to-day work to both light and high-intensive gaming. While we test, we also run benchmarks to see how well our builds perform, all while keeping an eye on the temperature of the components themselves.

We tested our AMD builds against their Intel counterparts and found that these CPUs performed to a higher standard in most situations – and for a lower price. This is why we only recommend an AMD version.

We know how much some of our readers enjoy overclocking their PCs, so we made sure to test that out too. So, you can feel safe knowing that these machines can be pushed beyond their basic capabilities. But, please make sure you know how to overclock before trying to push this build to the limit.