Need a PC!

KingGhidorah · June 17, 2021

So let me start by saying i've never bought a pc before. I'm looking for a gaming pc for no more than $1100. With the current GPU situation I thought a prebuilt would be smart. Any recommendations for the best prebuilt in my price range? Or maybe building a pc would be smarter? Thanks.

June 17, 2021

9 minutes ago, KingGhidorah said:

So let me start by saying i've never bought a pc before. I'm looking for a gaming pc for no more than $1100. With the current GPU situation I thought a prebuilt would be smart. Any recommendations for the best prebuilt in my price range? Or maybe building a pc would be smarter? Thanks.

I do not have any recommendations for prebuilts. Personally I think prebuilts would be smarter right now since the company selling the PC will have GPUs at their disposal that they can get straight from the manufacturer. There is probably a way to build a pc for cheaper but in my option it is not worth it to spend months tying to get a gpu and other parts.

If you are going to get a prebuilt though I would try to just make sure they are not ripping you off. Because some companies might take advantage of the situation and ramp up the price $500 just bc they know you are desperate.

In conclusion I think you should just go with a prebuilt bc of the fact that they have access to gpus and other hard to find items. Just make sure you are getting a fair price. You should be able to tell by taking the MSRP of the all the parts and adding it up. I would give the price about $200 to $300 of headroom but if it goes over that I would just try to find something better.