Are prebuilt pcs good?

[Dodo]

Are they good for large games like csgo?

[Squingus]

vkobe původně napsal:

76561198356019466 původně napsal:

Where does one go to get a good custom gaming PC?

computer store, they sell nice stuff like motherboards, cpu, psu, ssd, gpu

but go with best buy for hdd, seem easystore only sell in bestbuy

I got mine off of amazon, but from the distributer

[76561198356019466]

im gonna need a replacement soon. I'm thinking this September when they stop updating W10.
problem being that I live in the middle of nowhere.

[Yzal]

DarkCrystalMethod původně napsal:

Then know what video card you have/want(or if its just a chipset on the motherboard). Will it be enough to run the games you want?

I don't think they make those anymore, integrated graphics are on the cpu only.

[steven1mac]

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im gonna need a replacement soon. I'm thinking this September when they stop updating W10.
problem being that I live in the middle of nowhere.

There are places online that will build you a custom computer, but I have never used them so I don't know how good or bad they might be. If your town has a computer repair shop, they might be able to build one for you.

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steven1mac původně napsal:

76561198356019466 původně napsal:

im gonna need a replacement soon. I'm thinking this September when they stop updating W10.
problem being that I live in the middle of nowhere.

There are places online that will build you a custom computer, but I have never used them so I don't know how good or bad they might be. If your town has a computer repair shop, they might be able to build one for you.

There is a major tech university here. There must be something somewhere.

[Kweeb]

I purchased a pre-built from Amazon in 2021 and still going pretty well.. I switched from console to PC when I purchased the thing and I already have over 500 games...

It's got an i7 10700F
1660 super
32 GB of DDR4 ram

[GunsForBucks]

I'm a fan of Micro Center.

They build decent machines and you can customize or have one built there to your specs.\

I don't need a lot of LCDs or that crap but I am sure they have fancier cases than I have got.
I used to build my own but my eyesight isn't as good as it used to be and reading tiny print on circuit boards is painful if even possible anymore. So last couple have be prebuilt "cheapies", one had onboard video with a larger power supply to handle an upgrade.

There are not a lot of Micro Centers though.

[xAlphaStarOmegax]

Yes, prebuilts are just fine. Just buy one specifically meant for gaming. All mine have ever been prebuilts pretty much.

[Moogal™]

If you buy pre build then laptop is best for sure.

[Electric Cupcake]

If you aren't confident in your abilities to assemble it yourself, going to a brick and mortar place like Micro Center and having them help you pick out parts and assemble it for you is better than ordering a stock prebuilt.

But in any case, even if you buy prebuilt, you'll have to familiarize yourself and learn to take it apart and swap out parts sooner or later.

[skOsH♥]

Moogal™ původně napsal:

If you buy pre build then laptop is best for sure.

Agreed, and that route is awesome since you can always connect it to peripherals (headphones, keyboard, mouse, monitor, etc)

[Moogal™]

skOsH původně napsal:

Moogal™ původně napsal:

If you buy pre build then laptop is best for sure.

Agreed, and that route is awesome since you can always connect it to peripherals (headphones, keyboard, mouse, monitor, etc)

Yep

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76561198356019466 původně napsal:

Where does one go to get a good custom gaming PC?

Microcenter, Amazon, iBuyPower, Newegg, and most recently Walmart. Those stores offer custom made computers for gaming.

[Shocker]

If you don't want to build your own PC, prebuilt PC's are not the only option. You can buy the parts yourself, and than bring them to a service that will build it for you. It's not even expensive in most cases.

[Dom]

It's not bad. You're paying someone else to build it for you though (labor) and that's budget money away from the specs, naturally. Hence little bit more expensive.

However, that's the recommended option for a lot of people because building your own PC from parts yourself actually requires some specific knowledge. Many people think they can do it but do it incorrectly and they're left with an unstable setup.

Remember that pre-builts come in many forms and qualities. If you buy from some mainstream OEM, you may pay more for recognized brand and the default installation may be filled with unneeded OEM bloat. Smaller OEMs may be the total contrary to that.