Three Reasons NOT to Build a Gaming PC (and 4 reasons you still should)

Three Reasons NOT to Build a Gaming PC (and 4 reasons you still should)

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0:00 3 Reasons Not to Build a Gaming PC (and 4 reasons you still should)
1:12 Bad: They cost money/ can be expensive
2:33 Bad: There are other ways to game (console, mobile)
3:36 Bad: It's hard! (Things can go wrong)
4:42 Good: You get to Build to your own Budget / Preferences
6:12 Good: It's a Gaming PC… and a Computer too!
7:13 Good: PC Gaming's Near-Infinite Games Backlog (emulators etc.)
8:24 Good: The Amazing PC Building Community

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[aghiff]

I'm stuck with ps4 and can't play newer games. Not planning to upgrade to ps5. I will just get stuck in ps5 ecosystem. I'm upgrading my old pc and starting adding parts little by little. The great thing about pc is choice.

[sureberferber]

"Three Reasons NOT to Build a Gaming PC"
1 - Holy
2 - Shit
3 - Prices

[johnpolk]

Reason #5: PC versions of games often look better than their console counterparts.

[reizi]

I recently built my FIRST pc last week, and the hardest part was screwing in the mobo😂. It's actually not that hard, don't be afraid to build it yourself.

[papasmurf]

Watch lots of YouTube tutorials on how to build a PC then go for it. If you run into something that you can’t figure out then ask Google and look at YouTube again for the specific problem. The hardest part for me was uploading the new Operating Software and setting up new Hardware such as Ram and M.2 hard drives. Getting the correct Bios onto a new Motherboard can be very scary, so watch tutorial videos before attempting that also. Honestly the best advice for someone wanting to build a PC, would be to buy a Prebuilt first and get to know all about how it works and updating the software etc etc, then build your own after that. That’s what I did and it helped me tremendously.

[SaG]

The build is a large part of the fun. Installing/playing games after that is (almost) only a justification of the PC you just slapped together.

[jedielder]

Another reason NOT to build your own, but instead buy your gaming rig pre-built would be warranty and support. If anything goes wrong with it, there is a single point of contact to get help. If you build yourself, you not only have to troubleshoot each aspect of your build but also potentially deal with the warranty on every single component you purchased. Yet another reason to buy a pre-built is if there is a particular component you want but it's not available (sold out, too expensive, etc.), when you buy a pre-build, sometimes you get a good deal on what you really wanted (like a specific GPU).
PS: I personally enjoy building my own rigs, but I have also bought pre-built... and this is a worthy subject on the pros and cons. Thanks for the video!

[ErinNuclear]

I like the reasoning. Good job on the video. Kind of funny that I am starting the build for an ITX case I purchased two years ago but put off building since my old computer was still more than adequate.

[DreamyAbaddon]

Honestly, the amount of Games PC has is incredible. I can't see myself going back to consoles. I learned how to build a PC a long time ago from Paul's NewEgg PC build tutorial and if it wasn't for Paul's tutorial, I wouldn't even have been here. To me, Paul is a Hero who got me into PC building and gaming.

[Jzwiz]

Def dont build one right now with 7800x3d prices lmao. Hope stuff settles down soon

[Zoyx]

I've been building PCs for 25 years. So things like this happen about once a year. In my basement on my storage shelves:
I have an old beige case from the late 90s.
A 600-watt power supply.
A Ryzen 3400G APU.
An RTX 3050 GPU.
A spare SSD inside another PC.
All I need now is an AM4 motherboard with RAM and I have another PC. Refurbished MB with memory is on order. A new stealth gaming PC is coming up.

[ThomasFarmer]

The PCMR subreddit and 'friendly' don't belong anywhere near each other. I have never met a kind person in that cesspool of a subreddit.

[Cynic_]

i managed to build a fairly decent PC based around a 5700X for $644.32 total to replace my geriatric 4th gen i5 rig. though i had no choice but to use ol' reliable (a GTX 1060 6GB from Inno3D) for the GPU since holy fuck, GPU prices.

though i'm saving up and looking around in the second hand market. because fuuuuck paying full price for a GPU worth a damn nowadays.

[bobbybyrne]

Sold my gaming PC. Bought an AMD Framework 13 instead. Kept asking myself these questions:

How much time do I spend on gaming? Moderate amount

Out of all the games I've ENJOYED over the last 10 years, how many required a dedicated GPU? 1 or 2 out of 50 or so.

How much enjoyment do I get from increasing the graphical settings of a game? Very little. I enjoy the game just as much on my Steam Deck.

My answers will differ from yours but honestly answering these questions helped shift my perspective. Now I have a laptop that's awesome, runs all my games, is upgradable, and is portable

[IrnMaiden]

Already have ... Cable management is a PITA 😆.

[dukebracton]

I WANT THE TOILET CHAIR! my wife won't let me :(

[rgracon]

Came here expecting Intel and other company’s product issues to be one of the main reasons. Currently dealing with an RMA for my 13600 K, and feeling more like I’m dealing with a scammer, than a reputable large company. Their slow responses, lack of answering my questions, grammatical errors, insistence on trying to charge me more than retail value for the processor (though will be refunded after “cross ship”), etc. just all seem really shady. Biggest reason not to build… The companies you have to rely on.

[JamesSmith-swnk]

The great thing about pc's is you can start out with a cheap build and slowly upgrade it piece by piece over time. AM4 has been a great recent platform for this. I started out with a ryzen 2700 & gtx 1060 and now I'm on a 5800x3d & 4090. None of my original parts are in my current pc build but I usually changed 1 part at a time and always had a working pc to use.

[trainerzard]

A gaming monitor costing $200 is more than enough if you are okay with 1080p gaming - which for your records, is the professional Esports monitor resolution.

[chadstewart]

My GPU cost as much as my PS5. It's the most I've ever spent on a single PC component.