Laptop, pre-build pc or custom build pc??

[Ottens238]

Hi everyone,

 

What should I take, a laptop, a pre-build pc or a custom build pc??

I have a budget around $600 for a pc WITHOUT a monitor and around $750 for a laptop.

 

I want to game and doing work for my school.

I want to play GTA 5.

 

I hope I can get some great information or recommendations.

[Guest]

Custom build for sure

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.33 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($189.98 @ Newegg)
Case: VIVO CASE-V00 ATX Mini Tower Case  ($27.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $588.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-09 14:13 EST-0500

[Ottens238]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Custom build for sure

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($176.33 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($46.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.33 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB ARMOR OC Video Card  ($189.98 @ Newegg)
Case: VIVO CASE-V00 ATX Mini Tower Case  ($27.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($46.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $588.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-09 14:13 EST-0500

custom build pc, right?

 

Is that your recommendation?

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

I'm one of the firm believers that Gaming laptops are horrible and no one in the right mind should ever get one for college/University.

[RAM555789]

Don't buy a gaming laptop, its not worth it. You pay a lot more for a lot less value out of it. With a PC you could always find ways to do something like a mini-itx build if size is an issue.

[RAM555789]

1 minute ago, RAM555789 said:

Don't buy a gaming laptop, its not worth it. You pay a lot more for a lot less value out of it. With a PC you could always find ways to do something like a mini-itx build if size is an issue.

I own a gaming laptop right now as I am in AIT (its where I get trained to do my job in the Army) and I regret buying it.

[Misinthe]

I would go custom build, I also own a Gaming Laptop, I don't regret buying it, at the time I needed a mobile solution and it provided great, but now my circumstances have changed and I'm trying to sell it to get a regular laptop for school and build a custom one for gaming.