Should I buy gaming pc parts separately and build it by myself or should I buy a pre build gaming dekstop?
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It depends on several factors (among many others I might fail to mention in this post):
1) Cost
You should check the total price of each component/parts included in the pre-built PC if there would be considerable savings if you buy the components/parts separately. There are instances that getting a pre-built PC would be almost equal to the price of the summation of all parts purchased individually. Most of the times, pre-built PCs costs higher.
2) Confidence and Fulfillment
Purchasing the parts individually and assembling it on your own is one of the PC builders'/users' fullfilment. It depends on your general know-how on parts assembly and priorities. This involves researching every component's specifications/capabilities, identifying your own PC needs, canvassing of most affordable parts, assembling and testing the whole setup.
3) Flexibility
Pre-built PCs are offered as a set (but there are some being sold with optional upgrades). Buying individual parts, you'd have greater flexibility in choosing which parts you like, need, and want.
4) Performance
Due to limitations on pre-built PC, there might be parts included in the set that you don't really need but are forced to buy since it is being sold as a set. That means additional cost to replace such parts you want to upgrade because the specific component does not suit your needs/wants.
1) Cost
You should check the total price of each component/parts included in the pre-built PC if there would be considerable savings if you buy the components/parts separately. There are instances that getting a pre-built PC would be almost equal to the price of the summation of all parts purchased individually. Most of the times, pre-built PCs costs higher.
2) Confidence and Fulfillment
Purchasing the parts individually and assembling it on your own is one of the PC builders'/users' fullfilment. It depends on your general know-how on parts assembly and priorities. This involves researching every component's specifications/capabilities, identifying your own PC needs, canvassing of most affordable parts, assembling and testing the whole setup.
3) Flexibility
Pre-built PCs are offered as a set (but there are some being sold with optional upgrades). Buying individual parts, you'd have greater flexibility in choosing which parts you like, need, and want.
4) Performance
Due to limitations on pre-built PC, there might be parts included in the set that you don't really need but are forced to buy since it is being sold as a set. That means additional cost to replace such parts you want to upgrade because the specific component does not suit your needs/wants.
Joshua French
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yeah. If your looking for something cheap. You can buy a surplus dell from eBay w/h a i7 3770, or i5 3570 and then throw a LP rx 460, LP GTX 1050 or 1050TI in it and get decent 1080P gaming. It might run a bit tosty but everything added up, your looking at between $360USD - and $450USD. Just buy a $10USD copy of Win10 OEM off ebay and everything is running peachy. Else, you could build your own, but it will cost at least $500 for anything good. Just make sure you get the HDD and 8gb Ram included if your watching your budget for the dell. Oh , and if you need a monitor, there are NEW $90 to $120 dell monitors on the market that have low-ish response times that are good for budget gaming.
The more money you put into it, the more performance you usually get. The question is how much you want to spend?
The more money you put into it, the more performance you usually get. The question is how much you want to spend?
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Here's a suggested ~$1300 CAD build (including RX 480 + FreeSync 144Hz Monitor):
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($249.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B250M-PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($117.80 @ shopRBC)
Memory: Team Dark 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.99 @ Memory Express)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 8GB GAMING X Video Card ($329.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: DIYPC Cuboid-R MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($84.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.98 @ NCIX)
Monitor: Acer XF240H 24.0" 1920x1080 144Hz Monitor ($340.99 @ PC Canada)
Total: $1341.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-02 22:48 EDT-0400
Just add ~$120 for Windows 10 Home Operating System.
Optional SSD (Samsung 850 EVO 250GB), just add another ~$120 (for faster boot times, not much in gaming).
Optional CPU Cooler, add ~$20 to ~$50 of your choice. The included Intel stock CPU cooler of the i5-7500 can be used without buying a new one if budget does not permit.
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