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 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.