It’s been awhile since I looked into building a PC, so I’m not sure what some of the better stores may be, or which may have swapped hands/changed approaches and aren’t as reliable as they once were.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions/advice!

  • weeeeum@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    10 months ago

    I usually buy used refurbished components from reputable stores. Likely eBay too. Being in the tech industry I realized how mind bogglingly cheap even slightly “old” hardware is. If you want an entry level/mid tier you can buy a used office PC with an i7 8700k or something (make sure that specific model has GPU power overhead) and buy a refurbished gtx 1080 ti. Make sure to add an SSD if it doesn’t have one already. In fact skip the HDD and buy a high capacity SSD, they are cheap nowadays.

      • weeeeum@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        I die a little inside whenever I see someone clueless buy a 1000$ computer with an HDD, and expect it to be way faster. And I die a little more inside when my work’s laptop, selling for 120$, with SSD and upgraded ram remain unsold for months.

        • Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com
          1·
          10 months ago

          Hell shoot me a link and I’ll buy it and pay for shipping. I need a laptop anyways for when I go to my fiancees house.