PC Gamers: Custom or Prebuilt?

[Paige]

I have a prebuilt right now!  What do you all have for gaming?

[ThunderFlash]

My pc is a prebuilt but I game on a playstation.

[Uncrowned Guard]

I use a laptop, so other?  I guess it would also be a prebuilt.

[StormyFire]

Prebuilt is more economical at the moment, but I still prefer custom building.

[Pilleus]

I have a custom built. Sucks that it is so difficult to upgrade right now, but to me, it’s worth waiting for. Just need to find some DDR5…

[Uncrowned Guard]

6 hours ago, Pilleus said:

I have a custom built. Sucks that it is so difficult to upgrade right now, but to me, it’s worth waiting for. Just need to find some DDR5…

Seems to be a common problem, hopefully things will get better. I really hope that DDR5 will overcome the shortages as it isn't really needed for minging and really can be passed by many people.  So maybe, just maybe... But probably not. 😞

[Pilleus]

19 hours ago, Uncrowned Guard said:

Seems to be a common problem, hopefully things will get better. I really hope that DDR5 will overcome the shortages as it isn't really needed for minging and really can be passed by many people.  So maybe, just maybe... But probably not. 😞

Guess I’ll be sitting on these parts for a while. Bring a PC is rough sometimes.

[ThunderFlash]

On 12/14/2021 at 5:19 PM, Pilleus said:

Guess I’ll be sitting on these parts for a while. Bring a PC is rough sometimes.

My one friend has been trying to build a PC for over a year now and still hasn't been able to get everything in.

[StormyFire]

It is particularly difficult to get a GPU right now, at least for a reasonable price. A GTX 1650 that cost less than $200 in early 2020 is now easily $550-600. It's really crazy!

[Sharon]

My husband and I both have laptops however, he has built us a customized PC dedicated to just gaming. It's been a few years since the initial build I imagine we will want to upgrade some of the components soon. 

Edited February 9, 2022 by Sharon

[Uncrowned Guard]

On 2/8/2022 at 10:59 PM, Sharon said:

My husband and I both have laptops however, he has built us a customized PC dedicated to just gaming. It's been a few years since the initial build I imagine we will want to upgrade some of the components soon. 

That is one of the best features of a custom built machine.  Being able to upgrade it years down the road instead of needing to buy a new system.

[Heatman]

On 12/28/2021 at 4:20 PM, ThunderFlash said:

My one friend has been trying to build a PC for over a year now and still hasn't been able to get everything in.

This is actually why most people try as much as possible to stay away from trying to build their own PC. You would eventually end up struggling with upgrading it. Prebuilt works fine for me. Maybe in the future, building my own will be a lot feasible.