Help getting a prebuilt or build me a pc
Posted by RotoryFD@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 14 comments
Hello, i want to change my pc My budget is ~£1000 Location is uk/northern ireland Pc will be used for work/casual gaming
I was looking through prebuilts and found this pc:
Intel i7 12gen 32gb ddr4 rams Msi 8660-A motherboard Msi MAG 750w gold psu with upgraded gpu to 5060 price is just below £1000. Would that pc be worth it for that price? Can i build something better to my budget?
charcoal27@reddit
I have to say that all components (except CPU) from your image are really good. Motherboard very good, CPU cooler good, PSU good, RAM amount 32gb is 2026 ready, sadly we don't know speeds. Fans already in, wifi bluetooth check, disks are there. Add 5060 to that and youre set. For 1000€ thats a deal for me. About the processor, that might not be the pick most people would go to, it's low power 12700 (which would be great in combination with other components and your kind of work). It still works and gets the jobs done, not to be mistaken. Me personally, I would ask seller (if that is a shop) if they can throw in 13600k or 14600k. Price wise that shouldn't cost more. If not, you can always do it yourself later. Overall as I said, I see a good deal.
RotoryFD@reddit (OP)
Thank you for info, I'll talk with seller to see what he can do
charcoal27@reddit
Let us know what you decide
RotoryFD@reddit (OP)
I actually bought that prebuilt, now just waiting for him to upgrade it to 13700
charcoal27@reddit
Thats great. Make sure he updates bios to last release and enjoy your PC.
Born_Bad_1294@reddit
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/y6n6R4
Take a look
VVinh@reddit
Good deal for him.
RotoryFD@reddit (OP)
Thanks
CaptainVexed@reddit
Building is always better, just have to gather the confidence to take the plunge.
The extra money you would have paid for a prebuilt can be put towards a better CPU/GPU. Also prebuilts tend to use kinda shitty parts where they can cut costs (PSU/fans/case etc).
My advice is always go to pcpartpicker.com and put together a list of components yourself. It will show you that everything is compatible, where to buy the parts the cheapest and also shows you other users builds with those parts.
Once you've got your list sorted, watch as many youtube vids as you can utilising the same case and mobo as yours, full build vids, what to do after you've built with regards to BIOS/windows installation and optimising.
RotoryFD@reddit (OP)
Way too many options in pcpartpicker and there is no dd4 rams to choose. Wanted to build there a pc to check a price with that one that i have found for sale, but just adding a few pieces in there and a price went above £1k and it's not even close to being "built"
CaptainVexed@reddit
There is DDR4, you're either choosing a motherboard/CPU that isn't compatible or you're looking it up wrong. The parts can always be sourced cheaper too if you wait for deals/bundles which is exactly what I did.
I've just put together pretty much your exact build and it comes to £1,017 with a decent 1TB SSD. Maybe because the builders source their parts at trade it's coming out cheaper. Personally I would always prefer to choose my own parts and build as if something goes wrong I can fix it myself but that's personal preference.
RotoryFD@reddit (OP)
It's always cheaper to buy tour own parts and build it your self, that's if you know everything that you want and need, but for a person like me it doesn't look to be cheaper when i don't know what i need or what part to choose from a million parts with the same name. Have ssd's so don't need them.
I guess I'll stick with my laptop until it will die and then I'll look for something, because right now it seems that i will spend way ower my budget and that crap will not work.
Thanks for your help anyways
CaptainVexed@reddit
PC building is in a horrible spot unfortunately with the cost of RAM/SSD/GPU. Honestly there are tonnes of preowned builds on FB marketplace which could get you an amazing deal. It's whether you trust the seller as there won't be a warranty/return process.
Personally I did an obscene amount of research to figure out the perfect build for me, but it cost £1,000 more than I originally budgeted in the current market.
Good luck with whatever you decide to do, I've learnt alot online so hopefully you make the right decision for you.
RotoryFD@reddit (OP)
It's not the prices that I'm annoyed at, it's the endless amount of parts with the same names, like i7-12700xx, Msi b660xx motherboard, etc. Like what's the difference between them? Does more expensive one work 100% better than a one with the same name but with half the price? Too much info and i don't want to learn something that will be used just once and all info will be obsolete after few years