Bloatware etc? Been out of the loop for some time.PC I built and using now is about 13 years old. Playing mostly old games with it.Now looking to get a new rig, but feeling too lazy to build a new one.
How is pic related? Or is building your own still the only way to go?
only get it if
>its within ~20% of the price of the parts by themselves
>has a decent psu
>you plan on formatting the drive and installing your own OS
Just build another. I was too lazy too but it's too much of a pain to look for a good prebuilt than it is to just build one
Hmmm
Do you mean installing Linux?
not even that, LTSC is so superior to the "common" windows that its not even funny
ask if you don't know how to download or activate it
linux's still better though
If you ever plan on buying a prebuilt, make sure they specify the exact model of all parts. They'll lure you in with a good cpu/gpu and then jew you out on the mobo, power supply and ram.
>that image
If you are gonna buy new in current year, at least wait for new gpus and consoles to be released.
>inb4 waitfag
Its a few months away and the market will be flooded with new shit along with holiday discounts.
Then try to buy an 8 core cpu and at least 2070 or 5700xt or equivalent.
Yeah, I'm looking on new egg. They're good about breaking it all down on what's under the hood
That would be pretty decent value at least in my country. If you can wait until black friday, cyber monday deals you might get even better deals for building one yourself.
Is IBUYPOWER any good?
Who makes prebuilts with good mobos? Thats the most important factor for me.
From what I've heard they are hilariously bad, don't have first hand experience though
If you want to pay like 30-40% extra just for them to assemble pieces for you yah
Pretty much all of the ones that don't charge a ridiculous mark-up will use budget mobos and psu's to make their money back. That's not inherently a bad thing, it's not like they some off-brand chink components, it's just that you won't have much room for upgrades in the future.
I don't know, but I bought a prebuilt that only had the basics, I only bought the gpu, changed the power supply, I put more ram and changed the case
Yeah I don't think cheap mobos are a problem for most people who buy prebuilt. You aren't likely to use the extra space or fancy features.
So pointless. It takes like 20 minutes to get all the good pc parts into cart and like 1-2 hours to build them all together and install your fresh OS. And with this you are guaranteed that nothing is fuckd up.
Unless you're a lazy ass boomer just build one.
No prebuilts are not shit anymore. Yes they do cost more unless you wait for sales. Always buy from a place you can pick the parts out.
That price for the parts is actually resonable but it's probably packed of garbage cheap parts and sold to you at an overprice so you are spending 1000 for what is actually a 700.
Built it yourself
You do monthly payments on prebuilts alot of the time. Not every has the cash upfront.
no but you will still be overpaying somewhat. roughly 10-30% more on a prebuilt. prebuilts are only worth it if they do a good job with wiring because that shit is annoying to make look nice
It is for me, I want to change parts out but not if the mobo is shit to begin with.
10% yes but 30% is lying.
What pre-built pc would you recommend for someone who has a certain disability?
(They can't seem to choose or learn the specs of computer in community)
Only ever buy prebuilt if you can select every part and get the shop to build it for you. Don't get default builds like dell inspirons or alienware shit. They are never worth it. I learned the hard way that they have no real upgrade paths.
You will want to pick your case, your PSU, your mobo, basically everything. It's much easier to upgrade these kinds of PCs and you can learn as you go.
its possible. i bought from IBP back in 2006 when I didn't know shit about computers. I still have the invoice and I checked the retail prices of the parts and it was close to 30%. might not be anywhere near as bad nowadays.
I use an IBUYPOWER... I'd have to say it's been a good experience, I haven't really had any issues.
This is 100% true.
>They can't seem to choose or learn the specs of computer in community
Are you retarded?
My brother just got the NZXT 'streaming PC'. Pretty damn good, with some minor issues ( the CPU has been running hot as fuck this summer *only has two fans in the case + the AMD one, XMP was not turned on, the CAM software is broken shit, and one of the two RGB strips came broken ).
Dude things havw change alot. I got my PC on IBP. it came out to same, if I build the PC. It was on sale.
Gaming laptops are actually starting to get good, if you can throw a bit extra on top when buying a school/work laptop it's not a terrible idea.
RGB strips just waste PSU wattage. You should remove them the first change you get.
Desktop replacement laptops are usually terrible for actually carrying around. They are too bulky.
Yeah, I took pulled that garbage out of his case and told him not to worry about it. He still has the Wraith Prism light to satisfy his Zoomer appetite for pretty bright glowing colors. The NZXT case looks nice and clean too, and the cable management is superb.
If you are considering to purchase a prebuilt, better get yourself a console.
I bought one six years ago and the psu failed within a month
Getting rid of one of those is significantly easier
I think they are fine for people new to PC as a gaming platform, as long as they plan on opening it up themselves to tinker/become familiar with how everything fits together.
Giving the kid up for adoption is much easier than parting with your bing bing wahoo typing machine.
Well..yes.
But remember that other people are like me who can't understand.