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Should I go Prebuilt or still build my own?

SteadyHand
By SteadyHand
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I don’t have to bore you guys with the details about what’s going on in the PC world because this is a Linus tech tips form. I just need to know since I decided that this year I really badly need a gaming PC, should I still try to scour the internet and have to possibly have to get parts from eBay or should I just save my worries, and just go with one of the pre-built sites. A pre-built site will definitely have cpus and gpus in stock and not at ridiculous prices and I will only have to charge for the installation fee. And if you’re wondering, I would like to get a really good gaming PC to not only game, but also record my games and edit and post them to YouTube and I have a budget of around $1500.

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fastest way is to just see what pre-built you're interested in, then go to pcpartpicker.com and try to spec out a same/similar(due to availability) machine and look at the pricing and decide for yourself, in term of pricing

-sigh- feeling like I'm being too negative lately

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@SteadyHandCountry? Assuming you are from america (north) I would personally get a prebuilt from nzxt bld as they use off the shelve parts and not some random oem only parts. I understand what we are facing with the supply shortages but if waiting is still an option I would wait as building a pc is a good skill to have and great experience.  

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11 minutes ago, Stygian Zenith said:

@SteadyHandCountry? Assuming you are from america (north) I would personally get a prebuilt from nzxt bld as they use off the shelve parts and not some random oem only parts. I understand what we are facing with the supply shortages but if waiting is still an option I would wait as building a pc is a good skill to have and great experience.  

I disagree. The case they use is a literal oven, and they don't use good PSUS. Not to mention the build fee isn't the advertised "$100"

geometry is hard
b550 > x570

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27 minutes ago, Stygian Zenith said:

@SteadyHandCountry? Assuming you are from america (north) I would personally get a prebuilt from nzxt bld as they use off the shelve parts and not some random oem only parts. I understand what we are facing with the supply shortages but if waiting is still an option I would wait as building a pc is a good skill to have and great experience.  

Yes, I am from North America

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@Downkey name me one vendor that uses off the shelve components, EVERYTHING (case, psu etc) There psus are meh but at least from a company that is reputable. Also, their "cases are fine." What i mean is that they wont catch fire. 

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23 minutes ago, Stygian Zenith said:

What i mean is that they wont catch fire. 

i... uhh... have some news...

 

 

also, ibuypower and cyberpower? maingear?

-sigh- feeling like I'm being too negative lately

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Just build it, there's enough resources out there to guide you, I've provided building support over discord and the phone myself for first timers.

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1 hour ago, SteadyHand said:

 should I still try to scour the internet and have to possibly have to get parts from eBay or should I just save my worries, and just go with one of the pre-built sites. A pre-built site will definitely have cpus and gpus in stock and not at ridiculous prices and I will only have to charge for the installation fee

@Lord Bloobuscome back when you have a rtx 3080

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@Moonzy..... About that. Forgot about that incident... but 

"While we believe this issue only impacts a small percentage of cases, we are playing it safe and have paused sales of the H1 and are developing a simple-to-use repair kit that H1 owners can install themselves without having to ship their cases anywhere."

i mean...  

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7 minutes ago, Stygian Zenith said:

@Moonzy..... About that. Forgot about that incident... but 

"While we believe this issue only impacts a small percentage of cases, we are playing it safe and have paused sales of the H1 and are developing a simple-to-use repair kit that H1 owners can install themselves without having to ship their cases anywhere."

i mean...  

But their case do lack air flow, so maybe OP should check out other SI that I listed

 

More options is always better anyways

-sigh- feeling like I'm being too negative lately

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12 minutes ago, Stygian Zenith said:

@Lord Bloobuscome back when you have a rtx 3080

wot

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