Early-Game Custom PC Tycoon Tier List
Cash and Gold ranks for the first row of podiums and the first desk.
Early game ends when you stop thinking in Cash. Until then, this list is the buy order. Pair it with getting started and the Codes Hub.
S tier
Empty podium unlocks. 200, 1,000, 5,000, and 10,000 Cash pads beat almost any RGB fan. Fill them with complete PCs. Prices for the full eight sit on make money.
Code CPU and board. 6Bit V0 and SP 5CE skip a shop tier. Seat them the hour they land. Thumbs Up CPU is S if you have no better chip yet.
A complete starter set. Any cheap full tower that can place is S compared with a half-built “future proof” case. Build and sell lists the slots.
First Gold desk when the podium row is working. 15,000 Gold for desk one is S after pads pay. It is D if you convert for it while podium three is empty.
A tier
GPU jumps in the cash shop. The card is the usual income lever once the PC can place.
Whoosh Cooling and OV15 fans from codes. They finish the cooling slot so the tower is legal to place.
Cash codes (150klikes, GamerFleet, Chapter2). S if they buy a podium, A if you already have the cheap pads and need a GPU.
Workbench primary-color unlock only after three pads tick. Otherwise C.
B tier
RAM, storage, PSU upgrades that complete a spec or fix a wattage warning.
Hidden 4TB RAM if you walk past it. Do not spend the first hour hunting. Route is on secret parts.
Extra cooling beyond what the case needs.
C tier
Spray colors, matching fan tints, show-off names. Fun, not income.
Walkspeed passes. Comfort only.
Holiday cosmetics you cannot afford to place on a second PC.
D tier
Sunstone curiosity converts. You will starve the podium row. Read how to get Sunstone later.
A themed desk or server with no peripherals.
Scripts. Account risk. Scripts Hub.
Buying a duplicate shop CPU when a code chip is sitting in inventory.
Session plan
Redeem codes → complete PC → cheap podiums → GPU/CPU row upgrade → Gold convert for desk one → fill peripherals from desk setups. Recheck with the income calculator if a GPU and podium four cost the same.
When Advanced shelves become the only upgrade, switch to the endgame tier list.
Related pages
PC parts for names. Currencies for converts. Progression checklist for the pad list. Changelog if a new cash set just landed and this letter looks old.
A first-evening buy order
Redeem codes. Seat the chip. Complete a tower. Buy every podium you can without converting. Upgrade the GPU across the row. Then, and only then, look at Gold desks. If a friend tells you to rush Sunstone, send them how to get Sunstone and stay on this list.
When a cash PC set drops, test one pad. If it loses to your code CPU, keep the chip. The changelog is an alert, not an order to rebuild. Tick pads on the progression checklist so you do not argue with your own memory tomorrow.
What D tier looks like in chat
Rush Sunstone. Skip podium three. Buy a walkspeed pass instead of a GPU. Download a script because the shop road is long. Those lines are how early accounts stall.
Answer them with this list and with getting started. If the friend is already on Diamonds, send them the endgame tier list instead of arguing. Different coins, different letters.
Print this sentence: pads, then parts, then paint. If a purchase fails that test, it is C or D. Come back to the letters after the progression checklist looks less empty than your inventory.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to the most common questions.
What is S tier in early Custom PC Tycoon?
Cheap empty podiums, a complete placeable PC, and code CPUs or boards that skip a shop tier.
Are code boosts S tier?
They are S if you already have pads filling. They are wasted (D) on an empty lot.
Should I buy a desk in the early game?
Desk one is S after the podium row works. It is D if you convert for it with empty pads.
When do I stop using this list?
When your next meaningful buy is priced in Diamonds or Sunstone. Switch to the endgame list.