I want to escape consoles and finally build a gaming pc but I've seen the prices...

Everything is really overwhelming for me and I have no clue what I should go for and everyone is giving me differing answers so I ask you.

Is building a PC ACTUALLY cheaper than buying one?

What specs would I even need? All I wanna do is play arc raiders comfortably at high settings and play heavily modded Garry's mod.

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[–] 1 point 1 day ago* (3 children)

it sounds like you haven't done any research on parts/builds, which is fine, but doing your own research on every component is vital if you're trying to save money (which may not even be a thing anymore these days) but still end up with something worthwhile, because yes, everyone is going to give you wildly different advice

so here's mine-- just buy a prebuilt. might be more expensive than the sum of its parts, but you save on time doing the research on parts and prices, plus it might come with a warranty. look up the recommended specs on your games, find a PC in a box that exceeds those, and you're done

also OS is a thing to consider, but that's an entirely different convo

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    I enjoy a good bit of linux. Heard that amd stuff usually plays nicer with it although I don't know enough to consider it a fact.

    I guess I'll keep looking into prebuilts then thank you

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago (1 child)

    An AMD GPU has been less work for me running Linux (Kubuntu at the moment). The nvidia card worked fine, but I had to manually update drivers about every week. Had games I was trying to run complain whenever drivers were not the most current version. I now have an AMD card, popped it in, everything works with no hassles. I've built my own systems for decades, but now would probably recommend buying a pre-built. It's fun to do, but there aren't really any cost savings doing it now.

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