I want to escape consoles and finally build a gaming pc but I’ve seen the prices…

Everything is really overwhelming for me and I have no clue what I should go for and everyone is giving me differing answers so I ask you.

Is building a PC ACTUALLY cheaper than buying one?

What specs would I even need? All I wanna do is play arc raiders comfortably at high settings and play heavily modded Garry’s mod.

  • Glurk@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    2·
    18 hours ago

    The entry fee kinda hurts but ig once you buy one you don’t really replace the whole thing right?

    If you get tired of a component you just replace it easily (at least I’ve been told it’s just “adult nerd Lego”

    Any suggestions of where I should try shopping for one?

    • SynonymousStoat@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      17 hours ago

      Can you just replace parts as you go with a PC? Yes, but not indefinitely. There will become a point where you would likely have to replace almost all of the components in a PC in order to upgrade, like when a new RAM or CPU socket type is introduced.

      • Glurk@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        2·
        17 hours ago

        But that’s probably not often…

        I assume at that point buying a new one is recommended.

        • Zahille7@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          16 hours ago

          I remember my roommate once had to upgrade his entire PC because the components weren’t compatible when he got a new motherboard. At that point it was basically just a second PC he built, using only a few parts from his old one that could work with the new stuff.

          I got mine from iBuyPower, which he recommended to me. I got mine for about $2500 including the monitor, and it came in a couple weeks. It was basically just plug and play when I got it.

          • Glurk@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
            1·
            16 hours ago

            Interesting. Definitely don’t feel like spending 2000$ lmao.

            100% just buying a new prebuilt if that happens