Looking for some help on purchasing a gaming pc
I have quite a few questions since I know absolutely nothing about this topic.

Desktop vs Laptop?
Which would you recommend and why?

Premade vs Custom?
Are there any good premade pcs that are worth while purchasing ?
I would have a hard time building my own from scratch since I know very little about pcs.

I would want something that is upgradable over time and not be obsolete in 3-5 years time.

Price range is $1000-$1500
I could go a little higher but I would rather stay in this range and upgrade overtime.

I play mostly FPS games like COD/Apex. Would also be playing D2R

Any help/advice on this would be greatly appreciated

this is a fair price and build. good lil starter PC

https://www.newegg.com/abs-ali564/p/N82E16883360194?item=N82E16883360194&source=region&nm_mc=knc-googleadwords-pc&cm_mmc=knc-googleadwords-pc-_-pla-_-gaming+desktop-_-N82E16883360194&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkbuKBhDRARIsAALysV4ZmylyZK36wZOlzEJTiXxICW_iBhO4HHhia4f0wbDfHtAlZhYqzRIaAhfBEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

laptops are more or less shit if you want upgradability.

ever heard of google you twat

stealin made a good reccomendation

Looking for a recommend as well, was looking at these 2 in the $1600-1700 range. Is either a decent value/price?

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-legion-tower-7i-gaming-desktop-intel-core-i7-10700k-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3060-512gb-ssd-black/6468175.p?skuId=6468175

https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/desktop-computers/xps-desktop-special-edition/spd/xps-8940-se-desktop/xd8940ser40h

This post was edited by obisent on Oct 4 2021 11:40am

This is NOT a good little starter PC

yes it is...

the white one has a better processor.. the rbg one looks cooler but has less ram less cpu same gpu.


ur paying + $500 compared to

https://www.newegg.com/abs-ali564/p/N82E16883360194?item=N82E16883360194&source=region&nm_mc=knc-googleadwords-pc&cm_mmc=knc-googleadwords-pc-_-pla-_-gaming%20desktop-_-N82E16883360194&gclid=Cj0KCQjwkbuKBhDRARIsAALysV4ZmylyZK36wZOlzEJTiXxICW_iBhO4HHhia4f0wbDfHtAlZhYqzRIaAhfBEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

just to add a cpu upgrade.

probably better deals out there. but those comps will do fine anyway

DO NOT buy a dell prebuilt. they have limited upgradability.

proprietary motherboard and psu, cases are hotboxes.

and they use knock-off ram stick(s), if you even get dual channel.

You would be much better off with the lenovo.

some other websites to look at if you are going prebuiilt:

https://nzxt.com

https://www.cyberpowerpc.com

https://www.clxgaming.com/gaming-pc

https://www.ibuypower.com

you just have to watch the fine print a bit. and typically with ibuy/cyber you might want to have an different case handy. they tend to choke off the fans.

just do your research and take your time.

Appreciate it. I checked the links out and this one looks decent specs and in my budget.

https://nzxt.com/product/h1-mini-pro-pc