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Honestly with the current GPU market anyone still shaming people looking for prebuilts is just a useless nerd at this point.
>!Unless you buy Alienware, then shame on you!<
GN has a good series of prebuilts testing. Thermaltake prebuilt performed well recently.
I make my own OS for fun, these people use a prebuilt OS. They’re fake purists. Use what you want as long as you can use it.
EDIT: [source](https://github.com/an-owl/hootux)
I’m not the reincarnation of Terry Davis, I don’t even posses the amount of talent that he had in a single finger.
Could I build my own PC and have done so in the past? Yes
Would I rather pay extra to have it done professionally, cable managed, tested, guaranteed it works and warranty/support if it doesn’t? Absolutely
Yes I can do all that on my own. But I don’t want to.
hobbiest dont understand. some people just want to play PC games, they’re not actually interested in building PC and the hobbiest dont seem to understand that those are two entirely different interests.
In my opinion prebuilts are and always will be fine, if you count with the fact that most of the prebuilts come with worse components than what you could buy and build it yourself, because part of those money are going directly into pocket of some company which made it.
As long as you accept this, I see nothing wrong about prebuilts. Not everybody wants, knows or wants to learn how to build a PC and this is a fine alternative.
But I think is at least better to find somebody who will build it for you directly and help you choosing the components. When you already pay those extra money for somebody building it, this seems like a better alternative than buying some stock prebuilt from some e-shop.
If you actually want a prebuilt just get one from Costco, they never sell bullshit. Google the GPU to make sure it can do whatever it is you want to do but you can always trust the price is right there. I saw a bunch of 4070ti prebuilts in my local one for around 1000 a couple weeks ago. Absolutely nothing wrong with that.
I don’t buy branded PCs because I dislike the relative lack of flexibility, and the often baffling choices made by OEMs.
Nor do I assemble machines myself – I lack the time and patience needed to troubleshoot issues with the hardware during the initial startup.
So I just build a list of parts, and then hire a reputed local PC builder to acquire them and assemble the machine. As a bonus, they handle any problems with faulty hardware, test the system’s perf, stability and thermals. I make the payment, only when everything looks good.
Now, if that makes me not a true member of the PC master race, I couldn’t care less.
Yeah like shaming people for the fact they purchased pre-built is simply lame. Like why on earth would they possess this knowledge. Not even mentioning parents getting them for kids…
Pre builts are awesome they are good for people who do not have the time to build a PC like OP I have a really nice pre-built I just dont have the time to build one I work 40-60hr a week some weeks just 40 others 60hrs
While I totally understand the necessity that some people just don’t have the time/option to build their own PC.
I honestly could not tell you a “good” company to purchase one from. Any company I could name have huge ‘gotchas’.
Like… Dell and Alienware out the door right away. They use proprietary cases/motherboards/etc that make them all but useless unless you just need a basic workstation (and if they changed that recently, well sorry, I don’t know that… I’ve avoided them for decades now and as far as I know they haven’t changed). But IMO the only reason to game on a Dell is because you bought a used workstation and put a GPU in it to save money.
This goes for really any prebuild that is proprietary. Like I know ASUS does prebuilds but often they’re proprietary too in weird ways. So I have a hard time suggesting them because it comes with the caveat of having to learn how to spot the off the shelf builds from the proprietary builds.
Mid tier prebuilds like ‘IBuyPower’ and NZXT are riddled with scammy business practices and sub par parts. Like… I’ve seen ok iBuyPowers, hell I snatched a used one off a buddy that needed cash to yoink the 2060 out of during the pandemic. But like, I feel like you will still need a little know-how to tinker with it just in case something goes off. Especially weird things happening during shipping.
Boutique builds from a local shop are well… I don’t know your local shop. And talk about price… their prices are going to be high because they have so much overhead.
Which then leaves the high end online boutique builds. Which… I mean yeah… they’re good. They also START at 3K and I need a LOT more information from you about your budget before I could even begin to assume you want to burn that kind of money.
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This is why I don’t hate on console gamers. It’s easy. 500 or so bones and you have a box you plug it in and it goes bleep bloop fun times.
Fucking talk about dumb simple for someone with little time on their hands.
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But with all that said, if you’re in the space where you work on a computer a lot as a job. And I don’t mean “I use excel”, but like actually do some sort of production on a computer (see: programmer, digital artist, editor, etc). Honestly… learn to build a computer. IMO it’s a fundamental aspect of your job and you should know how to do it, at least at a basic level. It’ll save you so much money in the long run… and you can game on it!
Or if you’re young and just want to get into cheap game playing and therefore have a lot more time on your hand. Srsly, if you plan to game 20 hours+ a week… you have time to learn to build a fucking computer. It’s not hard.
I mean if you’re okay paying the premium.
But I’ve been Outta the loop on prebuilts.
I remember acer and asus put out shoddy ones….Alienware are all hype and overpriced dogwater.
Lenovo was decent but expensive.
Dunno how much of these still hold up.
Although if you know a computer store with a good builder you can just buy from them and ask them to build.
Ofc quality will vary wildly store to store….so you have to judge yourself and use reviews.
I literally am all the things in this meme, and I still built my own PC.
(No seriously, I’ve gotten so frustrated at my own stupidity that I’ve thrown and smashed a Rubik’s Cube)
That said, pre-built’s don’t cost _that_ much more and are a perfectly viable option… but never choose it _just_ because you think you aren’t capable of doing it yourself technically.
You’re not stupid, Ita all about how much time you’re willing to dedicate to learning how to do it.
No joke, it’s just adult legos. If it saves you a hundred bucks, I would do it, there’s alot of trustworthy video tutorials as well. It should take 2-3 hours tops, plus it means you know how to fix, repair, and troubleshoot any issues you might encounter years down the road.
I built a computer today. It took like 10 hours of research and parts planning. 1 week waiting for shipping. 2 trips to best buy to pick of small things. And like 3 hours to assemble the actual Lego part, which was mostly just done by trial and error off looking at what plugs I had and plugging everything possible in to a place that looks pluggable. Finally like 2 hours to pirate, install, and authenticate windows 11 and then install and test a couple games and make sure EXPO is working. If you can work an adult job this is easy stuff.
Oh and I work 90 hours a week. And the drive the best buy was uphill both ways while dodging a tornado. Both times. And 3 of the delivery guys tried to fight me. But still, easy stuff.
I feel like there are a lot of websites helping you build your own PC. I like [pc part picker](https://pcpartpicker.com/) for example. Then there is build vids on YouTube. And at least in Germany there are small local PC stores who can also help out.
Finally there is Reddit, were you can ask your fellow enthusiasts and just plain regular pc building folks.
You can do it. It’s just like Lego. 💪🏽
Building a PC is like electronic legos. Very fun, very satisfying. If you don’t have the time for it though, don’t let the idiots put you down for wanting a prebuilt.
Like others have said GN has done some great reviews on prebuilts. I also second Costco.
People have 2 problems with prebuilds:
– quite a lot of them are crap (GamersNexus reviews them from time to time, some are very good, but a price doesn’t indicate if it’s good or not)
– you are paying a premium so you can get the same for less, or a better system for less
I had my own build completely planned out and then I remembered I’m the most impatient person I know and bought an HP Omen pre-built.
At the time it was even way cheaper because the 3080 was so ridiculously priced during the chip shortage.
Still happy with my decision. Sweaty angry people can say what they want but I’ve always felt good about my purchase.
Honestly, I’m so glad I picked up this hobby. It’s really nice knowing what’s in the machine I use so regularly instead of just seeing a bunch of gibberish numbers and letters. I feel a lot more confident with computers since building my own.
I wouldn’t compare pc building to a rubik’s cube, it’s more like adult legos.
I also work 50 hours a week. That’s the great thing about hobbies – you do them on your own schedule, there’s no deadline. Have fun with it!
I can understand the Rubiks Cube, building a PC is easier.
At least in the Netherlands, there is a mid-way solution: you have a company at which you can select parts and they build it for you. That way you can select your own parts, but you don’t have to build it yourself.
I will never ever shame someone for getting a prebuilt.
Unless I see someone buy a PC with a 1630 or a 3050 for like 1000 dollars, then condolences.
To be fair, the Rubric’s cube had it coming.