41
Pc building (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 day ago by to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca
52 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

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.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [S] 2 points 1 day ago (4 children)

The entry fee kinda hurts but ig once you buy one you don't really replace the whole thing right?

If you get tired of a component you just replace it easily (at least I've been told it's just "adult nerd Lego"

Any suggestions of where I should try shopping for one?

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 4 child comments
    •
  • [–] 5 points 1 day ago (3 children)

    Can you just replace parts as you go with a PC? Yes, but not indefinitely. There will become a point where you would likely have to replace almost all of the components in a PC in order to upgrade, like when a new RAM or CPU socket type is introduced.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 3 child comments
    •
  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    But that's probably not often...

    I assume at that point buying a new one is recommended.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •
  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago (1 child)

    I remember my roommate once had to upgrade his entire PC because the components weren't compatible when he got a new motherboard. At that point it was basically just a second PC he built, using only a few parts from his old one that could work with the new stuff.

    I got mine from iBuyPower, which he recommended to me. I got mine for about $2500 including the monitor, and it came in a couple weeks. It was basically just plug and play when I got it.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
    •