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Looking to buy my first Gaming PC, what should I pay attention to?

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I assume you are in the US? If so, that listing is absolutely terrible. Answer from Previous_Tennis on reddit.com

reddit.com › r/lowendgaming › looking to buy my first gaming pc, what should i pay attention to?

r/lowendgaming on Reddit: Looking to buy my first Gaming PC, what should I pay attention to?

November 4, 2022 -

Best Buy is currently having their Black Friday sale and some of the Gaming PCs are on sale. My budget is around ~1000 for a PC and Monitor. Though, the lower the better!

For instance, I see this product "iBUYPOWER Gaming Desktop - TraceMR286a - AMD Ryzen 3 3100 - 8GB DDR4 Memory - NVIDIA GT 1030 - 500GB NVMe SSD - Black" for 619.99, is it a good deal?

I'm only looking to play 4x games like CIV or HumanKind. Or maybe FIFA career mode, I just want to make sure it can play the games I need it to. Thanks.

I assume you are in the US? If so, that listing is absolutely terrible.

That's a trash deal. If you can, try building a PC on your own. There are several PC builds out there that you can refer to, buy the parts separately and then assemble it with the help of a YouTube guide. If you do it with friends or family, it turns into quite the wholesome experience. Alternatively, you can try getting used PCs from Ebay once you have a general idea of what specs you can get with your price range. I don't know about the US but in India you can easily build a PC with 6600XT/1660ti/2060 (or 2060S) with an Intel i3/i5 12th + other parts + monitor in $1000. Good luck!

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r/Prebuilts on Reddit: New to PC Gaming

November 21, 2024 -

I got an Xbox earlier in the year, and now I want to dip my toe into PC Gaming with an UltraWide monitor. I am stuck between 2 PCs that are or will be on sale for Black Friday. They are basically the same configuration, except for the CPU. I would like something that’s not going to have to be upgraded for a while. Thoughts on which CPU is better or do you have a suggestion for a better alternative.

Costco currently $1699.99, will be $1299.99 staring 11/28

iBUYPOWER SlateMesh 8 Gaming Desktop - 14th Gen Intel Core i9-14900F - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super - Windows 11 - 32GB RAM - 2TB SSD

https://www.costco.com/ibuypower-slatemesh-8-gaming-desktop---14th-gen-intel-core-i9-14900f---nvidia-geforce-rtx-4070-super---windows-11---32gb-ram---2tb-ssd.product.4000291940.html

Best Buy currently $1429.99

CyberPowerPC - Gamer Supreme Gaming Desktop - AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D - 32GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER 12GB - 2TB SSD

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/cyberpowerpc-gamer-supreme-gaming-desktop-amd-ryzen-7-7800x3d-32gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4070-super-12gb-2tb-ssd-white/6575113.p?sb_share_source=PDP&skuId=6575113

UPDATE I had originally bought the one from Costco last week and it was good, but not great in some games. Star Wars Jedi Survivor was really bad on the Epic graphics setting. It would skip, freeze, and dropped frames. I had to put it on Medium graphics to get it to work well, and even then I had some random issues. I picked up the one from Best Buy this afternoon based on everyone’s feedback. For one, all the updates installed without issue (it took me 4 hours of troubleshooting to get the one from Costco updated properly). I tested the one from Best Buy with Star Wars Jedi Survivor on Epic graphics settings on that game played smooth with no issues. It plays better and looks better. Thank you all so much for your input.

That 2nd one, the Ryzen one. Hands down. It's something I would fight for xD Intel 14th Gen are inconsistent. They claim they've fixed things but I doubt it somehow. Cooler is WAY better on the 2nd one. AIO over Air any day, for me. 7800x3D is one of the best gaming chips available. Side note; the case is nicer too.

Best Buy is a lot better build. Costco one is good but with that CPU and having a CPU fan instead of an aio you’ll hear constant fan noises when playing games or heavy productivity if you’re not wearing headphones. The Best Buy one offers more since it has the second best CPU in the market and with a 4070S. Also as a side note Cyberpower is a lot more reliable than iBuyPower.

reddit.com › r/pcmasterrace › where’s the best place to buy a quality prebuilt gaming pc?

r/pcmasterrace on Reddit: Where’s the best place to buy a quality prebuilt gaming pc?

July 2, 2024 -

I’m aware building your own is better but it’s my understanding that prebuilt is cheaper and obviously easier

If you got one near by like I do. Microcenter all day every day

Sometimes building is cheaper, sometimes a prebuilt is cheaper. Unfortunately it's quite difficult to find a quality prebuilt with a company that actually uses parts that are guaranteed to last years, not just the warranty length. If you have a Microcenter their in house builds are really the best.

reddit.com › r/buildapc › is it better to build a pc or buy it?

r/buildapc on Reddit: is it better to build a pc or buy it?

July 10, 2024 -

is it better to build a pc or buy it? if the former, how does one build a pc? ive been wanting to have a pc but have been pushing it aside for a while mainly bc i dont even know where to start. i know basic parts like the monitor(i have been eyeing xiaomi's 2020 27", is that good?), motherboard, cpu, gpu, ram – literally just the basic things.

im on a budget of 2k+(US currency) but not going 3. ive also tried looking into what components i would need but again, im not really entirely sure what. brand? type? how do i know if the monitor i bought is compatible with the pc? does the cpu and gpu have to balance each other out? all sorts of things

r/buildapcforme if you want someone to spec out parts for you. Watch tutorials on Youtube if you want to see how to build it.

Building your own PC is almost always better for two huge reasons: You get more PC for the money. BYOPC would get get you basically the best gaming CPU on the market + the second-best GPU on the market (7800x3d + 7900 xtx). If you buy a prebuilt, you will get a slower CPU and GPU in the same price. Prebuilts in the $2000 are usually $500+ overpriced - meaning you could get the same system for at least $500 less if you built your own. Quality. Prebuilders, especially Dell/Alienware and HP, are notorious for using lower quality parts to fill in the rest. They'll use the cheapest motherboards available, as well as the slowest SSDs and RAM that is slower than what you would normally buy. They use super-cheap and poorly built cases with absolute bottom-tier fans. Even if you end up building for the same price (possible in the sub-$700 price range), you'll end up with quality components vs a prebuilt that will almost certainly have crap components. In the case of Alienware/Dell & HP, they also use custom proprietary motherboards which don't fit into other cases, and use custom cooler mounts. HP does things like lock RAM upgrades unless you buy their branded RAM. So not only are you stuck with a lower quality system, but you can't upgrade it. As for what building a PC consists of, I generally say it takes about 15-20 hours for the whole process. That normally consists of doing research and deciding what your budget are (you're in this step) choosing a parts list (10 hours) ordering the parts building (5 hours) installing windows (1-2 hours) (for most people, they use Microsoft's Media Creation Tool to create a bootable USB to install Windows.) If you can do this step , you can build your own PC. It's basically just putting maybe 10 pieces together into places they go, and then screwing in some fans and connecting a few wires. That step I listed is the only place where it's easy to screw it up. (don't touch the exposed socket pins, or you can ruin the motherboard). Where to start: Head over to PCPartPicker and see what people are building in your budget. You said $2,000 USD but it sounds like you're also considering a monitor and peripherals in that price. I'd say something like this, plus a keyboard & mouse and headset. This is a SUPER powerful system that will be upgradable and last a long time. (This is based on their "Enthusiast AMD Streaming build" but using some more quality parts.) PCPartPicker Part List Type | Item | Price | CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 4.7 GHz 6-Core Processor | $171.50 @ Amazon | CPU Cooler | Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler | $35.90 @ Amazon | Motherboard | Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX ATX AM5 Motherboard | $139.88 @ Amazon | Memory | *Silicon Power Value Gaming 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory | $89.97 @ Amazon | Storage | Solidigm P41 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive | $117.99 @ Newegg | Video Card | PowerColor Fighter OC Radeon RX 7900 GRE 16 GB Video Card | $529.99 @ Newegg | Case | Fractal Design Pop Air RGB ATX Mid Tower Case | $89.97 @ Amazon | Power Supply | be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply | $99.90 @ Newegg | Monitor | Dell G2724D 27.0" 2560 x 1440 165 Hz Monitor | $179.99 @ Dell Technologies | Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | Total | $1455.09 | *Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria | Generated by | PCPartPicker | 2024-07-10 10:00 EDT-0400 You could have a very good gaming experience for less than that, too. Their " Great Gaming Build " would save you a couple hundred bucks (grab the 7600x; it's still cheaper in the US than the 7600 which is supposed to be cheaper, but market forces and whatnot). Also, check if you have a Microcenter in your area. They have really good deals on CPU + Mobo + RAM bundles and will build a PC like this for you for $150 +/- and these guys take it REALLY seriously.

reddit.com › r/buildapc › is switching to pc gaming worth it nowadays?

r/buildapc on Reddit: Is switching to PC Gaming worth it nowadays?

May 18, 2023 -

I’ve been thinking about building a PC the past few years but have been sitting on the fence about what I should do. I currently have a PS5 that I played for months when I first got it but haven’t touched it at all recently. The main reasons that I’ve been interested in getting a PC is the cheap games, emulation, customisation, free online and overall freedom of choice/variety that comes with a PC. I am well aware that PC Gaming hasn’t been in a good state recently due to the poor ports and expensive hardware being released but that doesn’t put me off getting a PC yet. The majority of people that switch to PC Gaming seem to be happy with their choice but there are a few I’ve seen that always prefer a console in the end.

Would love to hear some advice from people that have been in my predicament, what should I do? All feedback is appreciated! (Sorry if this isn’t an appropriate subreddit for this post)

EDIT: Thanks for all the replies, I never expect all this feedback it’s amazing! Based off of what a lot of people have said, I think the most sensible thing to do will be keeping my PS5 and continue looking for the best priced PC parts to buy a PC. After that I will see if I use my PS5 enough to justify keeping it around or not and possibly get some money from selling it. Thanks everyone!

EDIT: If I decide to build a PC I will make a follow-up post about the parts and the build process.

EDIT: This is the final edit I promise haha! I am fully aware I’m posting in a PC enthusiast subreddit which will most likely result in biased feedback. I asked this subreddit because it was the biggest I could find that would accept my post. The majority of the replies are fine and from unbiased people.

"Worth it" is subjective. If you want to do all the things that you can do with a PC, then by all means, build a gaming PC. But know that you are not going to be able to build a PS5 gaming equivalent PC for a PS5 price equivalent. It'll be up to you to decide if doing all the stuff you want to do with a gaming PC is "worth" the price you'll pay.

Gaming is gaming. If you're bored with your ps5, you'll probably be bored with pc gaming. Have a brake for a few months. Then if you still feel the same biy a PC. The worst thing you can do is throw money at a problem thing it'll solve it, at best, its momentary respite.

reddit.com › r/pcgaming › is a gaming pc worth it? what are the pros and cons?

r/pcgaming on Reddit: Is a gaming pc worth it? What are the pros and cons?

April 11, 2022 -

I’m on the fence of saving up and want some people who are educated on the matter

I’m on the fence of saving up and want some people who are educated on the matter For an educated answer, you need to give more information.

Pros: Mods Superior input + virtually unlimited input options Tons of choice with how your game runs. You can run 4K native 60 fps if you can handle it. You could run 4K 40 fps, etc. Consoles usually can’t be as finely tweaked Games can be cheaper. AAA games will still cost pretty much the same at launch Superior emulation with no modding needed Community tends to be more mature and enthusiast focused Refresh rates way past 120 Hz are possible You get all Xbox “exclusives” day 1 Cons: It’s not always plug and play. Some games will give your system issues and you’ll need to be patient. It’s not always like an xbox where you pop the disc in and that’s it. Rare but components can fail and it’s your responsibility to troubleshoot it. It’s custom so there is no streamline support system. Of course you have forums where we can help you Sometimes (a lot lately) we get the short end of the stick and the console ports to PC are shit. Often times it can feel like some publishers treat PC users like second class gamers Sony Neutral: Basically zero physical media A big chunk of PC gamers are super serious about games. We care about complete control: frame rate, resolution, etc. With high end specs it’s very much an enthusiast hobby. The Xbox Series X and PS5 definitely offer quite a bit for their price point so I wouldn’t shy away from those as well. The 9th gen consoles are beating $500 PC’s in many ways and the Series X shortage is virtually over

reddit.com › r/lowendgaming › looking to buy a gaming pc as a beginner, what brands do you recommend?

r/lowendgaming on Reddit: Looking to buy a gaming PC as a beginner, what brands do you recommend?

June 28, 2023 -

And what components should it have if I want to play apex, GTA V/IV, sims, Mario, Minecraft, Skyrim, legends of Zelda, thrillville, and possibly more games?

I’m also a cs student and would want to use it to practice programming and possibly music production.

Super conflicted between msi, asus, hp, or Alienware.

I’m definitely going for RTX graphic card because of the ray tracing. I looked into 3060 but I don’t know if that’s too much? Especially for a beginner? I looked into a ram no less than 16GB, intelcore cpu. Conflicted if I should go for air or liquid cooling. But I heard air cooling is safer and more convenient for a beginner.

Any help appreciated. Also if there’s anything you want to add about the components I listed and if there’s anything better I want to hear it. Have no problem receiving different ideas that could be better than the ones I stated.

Generally speaking raytracing, and low end don't mix. I really wouldn't make that the deciding factor honestly.

A 1000$ PC would be perfect for you. If you're looking for a prebuilt, I can definetly recommend MSI. I wouldn't recommend Alienware though, since they use a lot of propritary components, which will severly limit the upgradability. Also, if you can, try building a PC yourself. You can get some pretty good components without the markup of a prebuilt. As for your components, a 3060 would be pretty good for a beginner and will allow you to play any game from your list in 1080p or even 1440p on high settings or more. 16Gb RAM should be fine, but I'd recommend a motherboard with 4 RAM slots in case you decide to upgrade. As for the CPU cooler, an air cooler would be enough because CPUs that are paired with a 3060 usually don't put out that much heat, so if you get an air cooler you'll have some spare money to spend on other components as opposed to getting a more expensive water cooler.

reddit.com › r/pchelp › i’m trying to get a gaming pc. i’ve been researching for the past 3 hours and am at a loss.

r/pchelp on Reddit: I’m trying to get a gaming pc. I’ve been researching for the past 3 hours and am at a loss.

June 15, 2023 -

I want to get a gaming pc and am so confused on what to get. I might be overthinking it because I keep going in circles. I know people say to just build your own but I have no idea what parts to get and what are compatible etc. so I’ve been looking all over for pre built ones. I’ve widdled it down to this one. I know it’s an Alienware and there’s bad sayings about it or whatever. But for the specs it does have, I cannot find a better deal. What do I do with my life.

You are at a loss after 3 hours of researching? people research for weeks and months before getting their first serious PC, don't be discouraged, there is a lot to learn.

Let me introduce you to the best site ever. pcpartpicker you can see what is compatible with what easily

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r/computer on Reddit: Gaming PC recommendation

June 10, 2025 -

Hi, I'm looking for a gaming PC tower and my budget is between $1500 and $1600. Can you please share your recommendations? Thanks

I've tried so many pc's and I must say this one beats them all in terms of performance.

Build it yourself. It's really not that difficult.

Find elsewhere

Google Bing Mojeek

reddit.com › r/computerhelp › where to buy pre-built gaming pcs

r/computerhelp on Reddit: Where to buy pre-built gaming pcs

September 23, 2024 -

I can't build it myself but everywhere i look or ask, it just says to build one yourself.

I really need some suggestions for good PRE-BUILT gaming computers, so can I get some suggestions for websites where I could get one please?

Newegg, Lenovo, dell, Walmart, Amazon

ABS PCs which is Neweggs in house brand seems to be pretty good. A friend on mine owns one and has no issues. There's a ton of SI's just stay away from Alienware.

reddit.com › r/pcmasterrace › what do i look for in a gaming pc??

r/pcmasterrace on Reddit: What do I look for in a gaming pc??

July 9, 2024 -

I’ve only ever bought gaming laptops, because my previous playing habits were better mobile(moving around a lot and going a lot of places). However, now I’m starting to look into buying a desktop but I have no idea what to look for.

I’ve never REALLY looked into specs or studied what affected what but I’d like to now. I know plenty of people have probably posted about this, but I need it dumbed down. Talk to me like I’m 5.

What specs are considered good and which specs are most important for a PC?

For reference of budget and games I play: Preferably not over $1000 but if possible I’d like the 5-800 range. I play a lot of Modded MC, Elderscrolls, a ton of management sims. Although I know these aren’t hefty games persay, but I have a lot of games in my library that my nitro won’t play well unless I put the settings way down and that doesn’t even always help. I’m cool to play at potato graphics, but sometimes I really want that immersive experience to be real lol.

TL:DR What specs do I look for and what are considered “good” for a PC? Talk to me like I’m 5 please.

I agree that you will probably be in the 500$-800$ range for those levels of games. I always recommend a solid foundation, the CPU, RAM and mobo because in gaming the GPU is usually the first to be outdated (As long as they are paired well and we arent talking about a 10 year old dual core i3). What is your region? That could determine if AMD or Intel are the cheaper or easier to aquire options. Are you good with used parts, or just brand new In general for that price range I would buy the best 600W+ PSU (Good options on Cultist Network), 6 core CPU or higher (within reason for just gaming since you can still game on something like a 12/13/14100/F or even Ryzen 3300X, and if you went used there are plenty of server grade and consumer tier CPUs if you went with a combo or a prebuilt pc and you add your own GPU) For those games a lot of the RX 5000, 6000, 7000 and RTX 20, 30, 40 series GPUs are overkill. I would even say that the RX 400/500/Vega and GTX 10 series would be fine, you just have to find them at good prices, and use modded community drivers on the 4,5 and Vega cards to get some modern support

Mostly GPU/videocard makes a gaming system. Speaking generally, a gaming PC is just an office PC with a GPU. In nearly all cases, any Intel i5 or AMD Ryzen 5 CPU will be great. 16GB of RAM is the minimum for a good experience now. Try for 32GB. For storage, no more mechanical hard drives. Only SSD/NVMe drives as they are significantly faster. And then for GPU, at this point prebuilts should have no less than an RTX 4060 and on the AMD side, I don't see many prebuilts using them but the Radeon 7600 is solid enough.

reddit.com › r/buildapc › when to buy a pc

r/buildapc on Reddit: When to buy a PC

January 18, 2024 -

I am building my first gaming PC and am feeling guilty about dropping so much money. I am a broke college student that doesn’t have mommy and daddy as a safety net lol. I have enough money in my checking account to buy the PC, but feel guilty for doing so.

I never spend any money I make unless it’s on food and gas. Should I set up an account to save up money over time to buy my PC parts next black Friday, or should I let myself splurge and finish the build.

(I currently already have purchased the motherboard and graphics card)

If you won't find yourself in dire financial straits and it's something you want, well... You could also go for a less expensive PC. For example if you have your sights set on a $2000 build, you could trim that to $1000 and still have a great time. EDIT: If you have already started purchasing parts you might as well finish it, so you're not sitting around with a third of a PC you can't even test if it works or not.

If you don’t have mommy and daddy as a safety net, then you need to set up your own. Think about what’s better for your own comfort and your own future. When you’re no longer a broke student you’ll be able to buy what you want.

reddit.com › r/buildapc › is it just better to buy a gaming pc that’s pre built?

r/buildapc on Reddit: Is it just better to buy a gaming PC that’s pre built?

September 3, 2023 -

I have zero experience on building them aside from connecting the wires and HDMI ports. I do indeed have a good PC with a 3060 graphics card, but I find it tempting to upgrade it to a 4090 and expand the storage, but I do not want to go into the hassle of simply upgrading it because I have no experience and YouTube tutorials are still confusing as hell.

Do you live near a MicroCenter? MicroCenter is going to be your best bet. The only money you are going to lose verse building it yourself is paying MicroCenter $150 to build it for you. Which is a WAY better option than buying a pre-built. Pre-builts do come fairly close dollar for dollar in performance but they use much less quality parts. That's why going to MicroCenter is better; you get quality parts AND save money. You can go in tell them your budget, what your wants and don't wants are and they will pick everything out for you. They are very knowledgeable. They have tons of deals; specifically mobo/ram/cpu combos are their best deals, they price match online prices, they have a good return policy, and they get paid commission so they are very inclined to make you happy. If you return it, they lose their commission.

If you don't plan to ever upgrade anything inside PC. Like adding or upgrading gpu, adding pcie cards, etc. Then yeah buy a prebuild and use warranty. Just be prepared never be able to build a PC DIY ever. You know, I wonder if there is a r/prebuildapc there is, lol

reddit.com › r/gamingpcbuildhelp › thinking about buying my first gaming pc, no idea where to start

r/GamingPCBuildHelp on Reddit: Thinking about buying my first gaming pc, no idea where to start

May 26, 2025 -

Been a console player my entire life and finally have the money to upgrade from the PS4. Looking at the price of the PS5 pro, I was thinking I should probably just move to PC gaming since the types of games I like to play would be better on there, anyways. I was thinking about financing a pre-built. It would be better if I didn't have to spend the money all at once. Charlie or penguin0 on YouTube partnered with starforged. I don't know anybody that's ever purchased from them but I do remember some controversy when Charlie first partnered with them. If I remember correctly I'm pretty sure they improved from the criticism and people ended up liking them.. I would love some advice. I honestly don't care too much about graphics. I would rather computing power that could run City Builder games or simulation games. Would be willing to learn to properly build the computer myself if it would ultimately be the best or most cost-effective option

Honestly, don’t finance the pc. Just pay for it all at once. If your budget is under 1k I would just build it yourself. It’s really not that hard. You’ll get better quality parts that have good upgrade paths, and parts will outlive the ones in a prebuilt.

If you think console is expensive, an equivelent PC is 4 times if not more as expensive than a console.

reddit.com › r/prebuilts › which pc is the best deal for gaming- looking for value!

r/Prebuilts on Reddit: Which pc is the best deal for gaming- looking for value!

January 28, 2025 - And IF you DONT have a pc currently then the 50 series might be worth buying if you’re okay with the price jump. But unless you plan on buying $1000 OLED monitors and play games with 4k graphics, buy the $1400 one and have fun with your typical games like LOL and val and stuff.

reddit.com › r/buildapc › is buying a prebuilt pc as bad as people say it is?

r/buildapc on Reddit: Is buying a prebuilt pc as bad as people say it is?

August 1, 2021 -

(huge noob here) I've been saving up money to get a gaming pc but I'm not sure if I should buy a prebuilt or build it myself. I hardly know anything about computers, and because of the part shortage right now I'm leaning toward buying a prebuilt. I'm planning on using the computer for mainly Minecraft, streaming, video creation, and occasionally other random variety games. I want to be able to have my games run smoothly without lag. Does anyone have any advice or recommendations? My budget is about $1000. I would appreciate any help!

Just like everything there are good prebuilts and bad prebuilts. Most are usually over priced for what you get and cut corners like often using single channel ram, inefficient PSU's, etc. One nice thing about building your own is ensuring you're using quality compenents on every level. as long as you do research on the prebuilt your getting theres nothing inherently wrong with them

Nothing wrong with buying a prebuilt, in the current market that's the only way to get a GPU at a reasonable price but there are some prebuilts that you should avoid, like ones from Dell as those are not that great, For 1000$ you might be able to get a prebuilt from newegg with a Ryzen 5/i5 and GTX1660S, a solid option IMO

reddit.com › r/buildapc › should i buy a gaming pc or a gaming laptop ?

r/buildapc on Reddit: Should I buy a gaming PC or a gaming laptop ?

February 25, 2024 -

The choice is obvious yes... A Pc would run much much better. For the price of a rtx 4080 laptop I could build an i5 14th gen 32 GB ram RTX 4090 24gb ram pc.. Almost double the perfomance.

However, I really love the portability of a laptop and always wanted one but if I wanted to, I can a get a 4080 PC for 2k and get a low level rtx 4060 laptop for the price of an 4080 laptop...

I can't really upgrade my PC for another 6 years. Do you think an RTX 4080 PC w 16 vram will last that long with 1080P mid ? or do i need to get a 4090 PC for another 500 $ for that ?

Keep in mind a mobile RTX 4060 isn't close to a desktop 4060 in performance. The GPU manufacturers naming conventions are so misleading.

Do you really need your gaming device to be portable? Or do you just need a computer of some sort to be portable? Because if it's within budget like you said to have a cheap laptop with a gaming PC, that's my personal preference if all you need is a work/basic computer machine to be portable.

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When Building it Yourself Isn't an Option

May 27, 2014 - Been going through CLX and they have a lot of parts but I am not a computer wizard with knowledge and whats more than enough to run any game. Any suggestions? Greatly appreciated thanks · [suggestion] Can anyone find a better deal than this? ... The use is for gaming in 4k. Thanks for your help! Legion Tower 5 Gen 8 (AMD) with RTX 4070 Ti Super | Lenovo US · [suggestion] Can somebody help me find a prebuilt PC like this please?

reddit.com › r/prebuilts › a quick and easy guide to buying reasonably priced prebuilt pcs

r/Prebuilts on Reddit: A quick and easy guide to buying reasonably priced prebuilt PCs

March 17, 2022 -

2025 Update:

This easy tutorial has been ported to TopRigz. A quicker and more convenient method is to visit Toprigz, enter your budget, and it’ll automatically show you the best value and most powerful gaming PC for your budget, including options for the USA, UK, Canada, and Australia.

How to buy:

Find vendors that sell reasonably priced prebuilt PCs in your country.
Choose your price ranges, I'd recommend at least 2 price ranges. Sort by "Price Low to High".
Your graphics card is the most important component in any gaming PC, it has the biggest impact on performance. Always pick the PC with the fastest GPU you can afford. Check out the GPU comparison chart here.
When comparing PCs with GPUs of similar performance, choose the one with the stronger CPU. For mostly single-threaded workloads, such as gaming, you can compare CPUs by their single-core performance using this site.
RAM: 16GB is recommended, 8GB still does the job. 3000Mhz RAM is recommended for AMD's CPUs, and 2666Mhz is good enough for Intel's CPUs. Don't choose the more expensive 3200Mhz RAM because 3000Mhz CL15 and 3200Mhz CL16 have the same absolute latency.

TL, DR:

Don’t overspend on hardware, people often forget they’ll need money for games too. They focus too much on the specs and forget that games themselves can be a large expense.
Don't listen to dissenting opinions from PC elitists on Reddit. They will trash people who have budget systems and don't overspend on overpriced, useless parts. In fact, a reasonably priced prebuilt PC will still have the same performance and upgradability as an overpriced one.
Stay away from terribly overpriced Cybertron, CLX SET, NZXT, MSI, Acer, MainGear, Digital Storm, and Build Redux PCs. Those companies leverage their successful marketing in order to upcharge their PCs.

Tips:

Don't overspend on CPUs. Games tend to be more forgiving of older CPUs than of previous-generation GPUs, so even a CPU that's several generations old should still be okay.
You don't need to buy Windows, you can use it for free forever without activation. Follow these steps to create installation media (USB flash drive) you can use to install Windows 11 for free: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/create-installation-media-for-windows-99a58364-8c02-206f-aa6f-40c3b507420d
Always update your Windows and GPU drivers to the latest version:
- AMD Radeon graphics card drivers
- Intel Arc graphics card drivers
- NVIDIA graphics card drivers
Please don't install antivirus software. The built-in Windows Security is lightweight and really effective.

Thanks for this guide dude!

Hi! Ive been using your guide and the website youve linked to search for a good desktop, i found one on the site but im nowhere near the store and they arent delivering currently so i found something comparable and wanted to know if it would be worth it https://www.bestbuy.com/site/skytech-gaming-nebula-gaming-desktop-intel-core-i5-12400f-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3050-500gb-nvme-ssd-black/6537311.p?skuId=6537311 . I would appreciate any feedback!

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r/buildapc on Reddit: I know nothing about gaming pcs…please explain it to me like a child (different questions below)

March 22, 2025 -

Buying/building I am leaning towards buying one because I don’t know anything about gaming pcs. What are the pros and cons to both buying and building. I would try to buy from someone who has built their own but is selling I think.

How much should I spend? I am aware that they are pretty pricy. If I bought from marketplace or another person who has built their own, what price should I be looking at? Would it be better to buy a prebuilt one in store? I mostly want to play Sims, Fortnite, Red Dead Redemption 2.

If I built, where would I start? Again, I don’t know a lot so please explain it to me like I’m a child - I don’t know what each piece does or how much each piece is

How long would one last? How many years based off build or price point

Is there another site or something that would help explain to me what I would need or need to know?

Thanks in advance! Any other advice would be helpful!

Dont recommend buying a built computer as they tend to be way more expensive than buying all the parts yourself + they often have subpar settings. Whats your budget? You'd be looking at the very least at 800 USD to buy a machine that can play these games without issues. You can see tutorials on building one, its not rocket science and the parts comes with manuals. You'll need a motherboard, CPU with the same socket as the Motherboard, a GPU which will probably be the most expensive part, at the very least a memory card with 16 GBs of RAM, a power supply, an SSD for storage and a case to fit all of that + at least an Air cooler.

If you have a microcenter near you you can get them to build everything for you for 150. The reason to build your own system vs a prebuilt is that prebuilds have terrible motherboards and single sicks of ram. Only one stick of ram will definitely limit your fps your system. They even have employees who can help to a degree. This is the most cost effective way to get a good build without building it. You could go with a system integrator but they cost a lot more than the price of the parts alone. When I was 13 I got a pc from circuit city (I know they are dead) and then literally a year later I was upgrading it and building my own stuff. So a totally viable option is to get a prebuilt that is on sale that has good specs. Costco can have insane deals sometimes. Newegg sometimes has decent options. But if you buy a prebuilt make sure it uses 2 sticks of ram.