toaks @toaks

A little more info

I'm between prebuilt or not rn. I'm daunted by building one myself but if it saves enough money I probably can

My budget is unknown but I'm expecting around $1,000 to... Maybe $2,000 USD maximum. Idk how much would be covered by Christmas

I'm looking for something better than what I have rn, which shouldn't be hard + I can easily upgrade a desktop

Again, thanks! The advice I've gotten has been very helpful

toaks @toaks

TL;DR: I'm thinking about asking for a desktop computer for Christmas and I kinda need some advice

For the past 5-6 years, the practicality of a laptop has been worth the drawbacks. Now, as I start to do things which require more power from a computer, it seems to be becoming a bottleneck rather than freeing.

I know very little about things like motherboards, power supplies, anything AMD, and desktops in general đź«  so I figure it's not worth building one from scratch for me

What's a good desktop? I'm looking to get something better than my laptop (16 gb RAM, i7-12700…k?, laptop RTX 3060, 1 TB SSD) and I have a lot of money saved from never participating in capitalism (I don't want to spend a butt load of $$$ on this though).

Does anyone have any advice? Should I get a prebuilt? Assemble it myself? Try AMD parts (not sure about this though)?

Just trying here before I dive into… Reddit 🤢

Nov 13, 2024, 1:35 AM
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esben @esben Nov 13, 2024, 8:13 PM

Considering that’s a considerably large budget, you can’t go wrong with either imo. If you had only like $600, the difference from a custom build and pre built will be large. But in a higher end price range, you’ll get something good either way (unless you do something stupid) So yeah, you could buy one and have a great build, or squeeze out a bit more power buy building it, depends on your priorities.
esben @esben Nov 13, 2024, 8:14 PM

“Considering that’s a considerably”? bro you are so stupid
toaks @toaks Nov 13, 2024, 11:02 PM

Saw this comment first and I was confused... My Grammer normally isn't that bad
toaks @toaks Nov 13, 2024, 11:03 PM

Thanks for the tip! It seems really rewarding to build it myself but it is also difficult... I've heard of people taking 4-8 hours their first build. (I also have doubts about my ability)