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.....ok for real though where's the best place online to buy a pre-built gaming PC?
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I have used www.pcspecialist.co.uk for my last few machines never had any problems and have very good support
Without having any knowledge on their quality, these at least seem reasonably priced, for pre-built machines.
https://www.letsbld.com/
https://www.letsbld.com/
ok im gonna ask why you dont want to build it yourself?
do you think it will be difficult and you might break something?
do you think it will be difficult and you might break something?
I mean you should probably say what "awesome" is (You wanna run VR games, stream, etc) but my sister got a pretty good one off Amazon during black friday
Bestbuy is usually really decent with sales, and if you know what you're looking for you can get a really decent rig.
Why do people always have to ask this? Some people just don't want to spend the time building a PC. There's nothing wrong with that either, but people think it's a crime for some reason.
eBay retailers have been really good in my experience. You can get them cheaper without an OS and they usually give you a 3-year guarantee.
It is always a bit cringey, when you are on the internet and you have a question about getting a new computer there is always a cultish chant "Why don't you build itself". Some times people don't have the time, skill, or just plain don't want to.
Micro Center, though I'm not sure how their shipping works. I don't see why they wouldn't ship to anywhere in the US.
My coworker was looking for a pre-built earlier this year, so I was browsing through it too, and they actually have some pretty good options.
Here's a link directly to the pre-built gaming PCs: https://www.microcenter.com/search/...y=match&N=4294967292+4294819035&myStore=false
My coworker was looking for a pre-built earlier this year, so I was browsing through it too, and they actually have some pretty good options.
Here's a link directly to the pre-built gaming PCs: https://www.microcenter.com/search/...y=match&N=4294967292+4294819035&myStore=false
Honestly I thought that too for a long time, but I checked the pricing on one to see if it would be cheaper to build for a friend... and it was maybe $50 more expensive to buy it pre built.
That's probably the worst place to buy one.
The best option is to get the parts you want, then have someone do it for you. That's usually a $75 or so service, but overall that's still a bit cheaper than a pre-built, and you know the part quality.
Can you please recommend some stores in the US which can do this ? (if you are talking about the US)
No idea, it's common in France, costs like 30 to 50€ depending on the store
Some of the refurbished machines look like great deals. You might wanna get one of those.
This is the PC Master race! We have evidence that you didn't build your own gaming PC and we are detaining you at this time! May god have mercy on your soul.
The anxiety of building it wrong makes sense to me. Maybe is very easy but when spending a lot of money, you don't want it easy, you want it done.
I just built a PC on my own for the first time last year and it was kind of a hassle in my eyes so I understand why the OP doesn't want to build anything. That being said I'm satisfied with my build and I'll probably never buy a pre-built PC ever again.
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Not sure but definitely pay someone to build it for you. DONT buy a prebuilt Dell machine because it's not compatible with a lot of parts. If you ever want to upgrade it in the future it's a pain in the ass.
They carry ibuypower and cyberpower PCs, and they regularly put them sale where you can get them for less than their total components cost, and then you also get in-store returns and repairs. It's really not that bad.
That's probably the worst place to buy one.
I'd take a look at cyberpower Pc. My rig from them via amazon was cheaper than building it myself.
Building my own pc and replacing parts is one of my proudest parts of my life.
However, if you're still insisting on prebuilt, newegg would be a good place to look. My first gaming pc was an ibuypower, and it was good. Funny enough after years of replacing pretty much every part my pc still says ibuypower in windows lol.
However, if you're still insisting on prebuilt, newegg would be a good place to look. My first gaming pc was an ibuypower, and it was good. Funny enough after years of replacing pretty much every part my pc still says ibuypower in windows lol.
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It requires no skill other than being able to read the manual that comes with the motherboard.
If you don't have the time to build it, you don't have the time to use it, so why spend the money.
The one with twice/four times the ram and more storage space... (unless you want the extra core for epeen reasons.)
After you've built one though, you realize how fragile they are and how easily something could become damaged or dislodged in transit. I would never order a PC online.
I would not spend money on anything less than 8 physical cores in 2020. Not with next-gen consoles coming in the fall.