upgrade time

[Sinister]

Within the next week, I'm going to be buying my first desktop. I've always played on a laptop, and have never had more than 30 fps. All I really care about is being able to play without issues at 100+ fps on most popular games. Apex, COD, ARK, Valorant, etc. Doesn't need to be on high graphics either.

 

https://www.dell.com/en-us/member/shop/cty/pdp/spd/g-series-5000-desktop/gd5090g540s?cartitemid=a0b22dc6-f48d-4bec-90e9-66ac0097c25f&ref=cartconfigedit&configurationid=2af59823-dadd-4bbb-a915-46a6e17caf20#techspecs_section

 

This is the PC I am currently looking at. I know very little about computers from what I was able to learn on google, so I'd appreciate some help on if this would be a good purchase or not

 

There's also this option, with the 3060 ti instead of 2060

https://www.dell.com/en-us/member/shop/cty/pdp/spd/g-series-5000-desktop/gd5000g561h?selectionState=eyJJVVByaWNlIjoxNjQ5Ljk5LCJPQyI6ImdkNTAwMGc1NjFoIiwiUXR5IjoxLCJNb2RzIjpbXX0%3D&cartItemId=36e3a778-a592-4790-a958-b8673ba03c87&ref=carconfigedittitle

[Cannon]

So pre-built computers are typically regarded as less bang for your buck due to companies jacking up prices for parts and calling it a service fee or whatever. If you have the means to buy parts separately and put it together yourself I would highly advocate for that. That being said, there are companies that do a good job with pre-built machines, off the top of my head I believe NZXT does a good job. 

[Sinister]

14 minutes ago, Canno_n said:

So pre-built computers are typically regarded as less bang for your buck due to companies jacking up prices for parts and calling it a service fee or whatever. If you have the means to buy parts separately and put it together yourself I would highly advocate for that. That being said, there are companies that do a good job with pre-built machines, off the top of my head I believe NZXT does a good job. 

NZXT is sold out, that was my first option

[Clutch]

Ironside computers are pretty good

[Pxnda]

https://buildredux.com/

Build Redux is a really good site to find pre-built computers with little to no markup at all. I heavily recommend this as this was proven to not overprice their builds with the parts they put in them. 

If you need anymore future assistance regarding computer hardware, let me know! 

Edited March 14, 2021 by Red_Panda

[ScarZ]

Prebuilts are only good rn due to the GPU market being ass.

I suggest going to micro center and picking out parts or order online

Also for the 3060 prebuilt 500W is not gonna do at least get a 650W

[Cubby]

Ok, I want to say that I am no computer genius, or someone who knows everything about building computers. But I am 95% sure that you for the RAM, you should opt the 2 sticks of 8GB vs the 1 stick of 16GB. It really depends on the MOBO, but the more you can distribute the Ram over "Channels" the faster it runs. If this is totally wrong,  sorry.

[Sanchez]

On 3/15/2021 at 12:48 PM, Cubby said:

Ok, I want to say that I am no computer genius, or someone who knows everything about building computers. But I am 95% sure that you for the RAM, you should opt the 2 sticks of 8GB vs the 1 stick of 16GB. It really depends on the MOBO, but the more you can distribute the Ram over "Channels" the faster it runs. If this is totally wrong,  sorry.

Big brain that is right 

[Sinister]

On 3/15/2021 at 12:48 PM, Cubby said:

Ok, I want to say that I am no computer genius, or someone who knows everything about building computers. But I am 95% sure that you for the RAM, you should opt the 2 sticks of 8GB vs the 1 stick of 16GB. It really depends on the MOBO, but the more you can distribute the Ram over "Channels" the faster it runs. If this is totally wrong,  sorry.

 I didn’t know about the difference so thanks for telling me, but luckily the computer comes with 2x8gb already as default

[Fizzik]

What's your budget brudda?

[Sinister]

1 hour ago, Fizzik said:

What's your budget brudda?

Has to be less than 1600 usd after tax and shipping. This is the best one I could find that’s available without waiting 6+ months

[Fizzik]

55 minutes ago, Sinister said:

Has to be less than 1600 usd after tax and shipping. This is the best one I could find that’s available without waiting 6+ months

Yeah... this is the worst time in history to try to get a PC. Normally I'd recommend building but it's almost impossible to get your hands on a GPU you'd want nowadays.

If you want, there is a forum I use called HardwareSwap, if you are able to jump on a fairly priced GPU there (slim chance because there's thousands of other people trying to do the same), then I'd 100% recommend you building. Otherwise, Cyberpower, iBuypower, and Ironside are decent pre-builts.

[Cubby]

On 3/16/2021 at 7:31 PM, Fizzik said:

Yeah... this is the worst time in history to try to get a PC. Normally I'd recommend building but it's almost impossible to get your hands on a GPU you'd want nowadays.

If you want, there is a forum I use called HardwareSwap, if you are able to jump on a fairly priced GPU there (slim chance because there's thousands of other people trying to do the same), then I'd 100% recommend you building. Otherwise, Cyberpower, iBuypower, and Ironside are decent pre-builts.

Almost impossible doesn't mean impossibe. If you plan on getting the Founders edition of the NVIDA graphics, Best Buy gets first dibs (I think). So if you just watch the "stocks" for the cards then order it when they get a new shipment, you have a chance at getting one. It also depends where you live, as some of the places are harder to get cards because they are less popular, etc... This is just for the Graphics Cards.

[coochisniper]