Should I buy a preset or build my own?
Posted by AdventurousDuck2135@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 5 comments
Hello, I’m looking at advice for buying vs building a pc I don’t really know much in which i should do as I know much.
I’ve been running games like Rivals, Baulders, Where the Wind meets etc on my windows laptop. So as you can imagine my games crashes a lot, and I’ve never been good at controllers so now I’m thinking i should finally save up and get/ build a pc.
I really like frieren and star forge has this collab that has a case+ pc: Frieren Pc, but I don’t know if thats a good price/ start or if their or better presets out there. Or if I should just go to micro center and build my own( I don’t know much about parts tbh).
In all honesty I just need some starter info on what the best cost effective choice is please!
Born_Bad_1294@reddit
https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/custom-pc-builder.aspx?load=9e550337-64d2-4476-9986-b4de853d5625
Way cheaper and Way better than the starforge PC you were looking at mate.
Go to the microcenter and build yourself a PC
tallbutawkward@reddit
they dont even have 5090's bruh
Cyber_Akuma@reddit
I mean, this is /r/buildapc so I think you can guess what most people here would say.
That being said, a lot of prebuilts can have issues, but I can also understand that building a PC can seem intimidating for people that have never done it before. If you have to get a prebuilt I would go for one that basically just assembles PCs from standard parts rather than one that has their own brand (Like Alienware or HP Omen) since those tend to have proprietary (and generally lower-end) parts. That being said, even the ones that use standard parts can skimp on some things or have issues.
If you are really uncomfortable building it yourself, some places like Microcenter can assemble it for you for a fee if you bring them the parts, so you don't have to worry about proprietary parts or something like the PSU being skimped on.
If you need help even choosing parts, then you can try /r/buildapcforme to get some parts lists.
Personally, I think it's very worth it to build it on your own. You save money and you learn what all the parts are and how they go together, so if something breaks you would know how to replace it, or upgrade a part if needed.
psycho-Ari@reddit
In most cases building your own PC is way cheaper and also performance is better because almost every pre-build advertising either GPU or CPU but cheap out on the rest of the components and that can lead to problems later on. Doesn't matter if you have very good CPU or GPU if you can't properly cool it down.
If you have any basic manual skills you won't have any problem building your own PC - it's not that hard, the fear of doing it for the first time on expensive parts are there with you but if I could do it - most people probably can. Just don't rush, watch some tutorials before and everything will be ok.
If that's not possible try to find some hobbyist who will do it for you - it will still be cheaper and you will have all controls over the parts, but stil first I would ask here on Reddit what would be the best combo for X amount of cash and then you can check if the person is trying to charge you fairly or not.
MrFartyBottom@reddit
Prebuilts are notorious for advertising the CPU and GPU and then cheap out on all the other components. Build your own or find a builder that lets you pick the parts and does the build for a reasonable rate and provides a warranty.