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.


The most important thing to keep in mind is that you don’t need to water cool or add a hundred oversized fans for a computer you’re not going to overclock. So long as the graphics card has room to breathe, modern electronics are way more power efficient than older stuff and will stay plenty cool on air.
Also spend the extra money on a motherboard and power supply. Everything else is splitting hairs for fps or style. Especially ram, you don’t need crazy high numbers unless you know how to tweak the motherboard clock speed without breaking shit.