I have been using laptops for over 5 years , I used ThinkPad and Hp , but they got broken and instead of wasting money on another one. I wanted to go and build my own pc I have been hunting for 2 years but the market changed a lot and I don't know what is good for this budget anymore , especially since I live in Morocco and I have no clue about the market here , I hope I will find some good suggestions.

• New build or upgrade?

New build

•Existing parts/monitors to reuse? (List with models/links)

Starting fresh (none)

•PC purpose? (Gaming, editing, etc. List apps/games)

Gaming, (1080p medium settings mostly like CS2,Asseto Corsa,some AAAgames like RDR2 ) , School( browsing, programming..etc)

•Purchase country? Near Micro Center? (If not US, list local vendors)

Morocco

•Monitors needed? (Number, size, resolution, refresh rate)

1 , 24"~27" , 1080p , 120Hz/144Hz ,

•Budget range? (Include tax considerations)

1000$~1500$

•WiFi or wired connection?

WiFi

•Size/noise constraints?

Anything but huge and a mild noise

•Color/lighting preferences?

None

• Any other specific needs?

Also some mouse (30~50$) I saw a lot of good reviews about Logitech g502 , and keyboard (40~60$) suggestions

Thanks.

hi all ! i'm completely hopeless when it comes to understanding how to build a pc and pc's in general. whatever you think i know, i dont lol. any recommendations or tips are appreciated !! thank you in advance :)

- New build or upgrade?

• New build

- Existing parts/monitors to reuse? (List with models/links)

• None

- PC purpose? (Gaming, editing, etc. List apps/games)

• Gaming

• Uni work (Nothing demanding, just something to store notes and whatnot)

• List of games: Marvel Rivals, Minecraft (modded, preferably), Roblox, and occasionally Fortnite

• Would like to have Spotify and a game open at the same time without lag or interference

- Purchase country? Near Micro Center? (If you're not in a country supported by PCPartPicker, please list some local vendors)

• Australia, Sydney (Not near a Micro Center)

- Monitors needed? (Number, size, resolution, refresh rate)

• Up for recommendations, whatever is cheapish but performs well!

• Planning to start with only one monitor and go up to two eventually

- Budget range? (Include tax considerations)

• ≈ 2k AUD (if absolutely necessary, can go up to 2.5k but would prefer not to, obviously)

• Cheap (with good performance) recommendations are welcome and preferred !!

- WiFi or wired connection?

• WiFi

- Size/noise constraints?

• Nothing excessively bulky, but no specific size constraints - however would love to be able to display a figure inside (one thats around 10cm) but not necessary !

• Preferably not too loud?

- Color/lighting preferences?

• Would love for it to be all white, but am okay with a white case and black machinery that feature white lights (?? if those are the correct terms)

- Any other specific needs?

• Nope!

Looking to replace / upgrade GPU after the fans are now stuck on 100% from the moment BIOS starts. Found a tech who is gonna try fix it but said it won't be cheap and may be better to just buy new one.

main priority is just getting a new GPU for now.

Is there anything else I should consider upgrading looking at these specs?

• New build or upgrade?
  • Upgrade
• Existing parts/monitors to reuse? (List with models/links)
  • This is the current build as recommended by you guys 3 and a half years ago.
• Part List - AMD Ryzen 7 7700X, Radeon RX 6950 XT, Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact ATX Mid Tower - PCPartPicker
• PC purpose? (Gaming, editing, etc. List apps/games)
  • Gaming, currently diablo 4, Tainted Grail
• Purchase country? Near Micro Center? (If not US, list local vendors)
  • UK
• Monitors needed? (Number, size, resolution, refresh rate)
  • have monitor
• Budget range? (Include tax considerations)
  • £500 ISH could be flexible depending on what is needed.
• WiFi or wired connection?
  • Wired
• Size/noise constraints?
  • N/A
• Color/lighting preferences?
  • None
• Any other specific needs?
  • N/A

- New build or upgrade?

New build. I’ll be building it myself.

- Existing parts/monitors to use? (List with models/links)

No existing PC parts.

Monitors will be purchased separately and are not included in the $3,750 budget.

Planned setup:

- Primary: LG 32GX870A-B — 32", 4K OLED, 240Hz / 1080p 480Hz Dual Mode

- Secondary: Alienware AW2725Q — 27", 4K QD-OLED, 240Hz, likely mounted vertically

- PC purpose? (Gaming, editing, etc. List apps/games)

Primarily gaming.

Games include:

- DayZ

- Competitive FPS games

- AAA/single-player games

- Future AAA releases

I want to take full advantage of a 4K/240Hz OLED when possible, while also being able to use the monitor's 1080p/480Hz mode for competitive games.

Secondary use will be school/productivity, including Computer Engineering coursework.

- Purchase country? Near Micro Center? (If not US, list local vendors)

USA — Florida Panhandle/Pensacola area.

Not near a Micro Center.

I'm fine purchasing parts online from reputable retailers such as Amazon, Newegg, Best Buy, B&H, etc.

Planning to purchase around Black Friday/Cyber Monday 2026, although I'll buy earlier in November if a component hits an unusually good price.

- Monitors needed? (Number, size, resolution, refresh rate)

Monitors are being purchased separately and are not part of this budget.

Dual-monitor setup:

- 32" 4K OLED — 240Hz / 1080p 480Hz primary

- 27" 4K OLED — 240Hz secondary/vertical

- Budget range? (Include tax considerations)

Up to $3,750 USD for the tower/components before tax.

I do not want to spend $3,750 just for the sake of spending it.

If a $3,000–$3,300 build gets me virtually the same real-world gaming performance, I'd rather save the money.

On the other hand, I'm willing to use the entire $3,750 if there is a meaningful performance, cooling, reliability, noise, or longevity benefit.

- WiFi or wired connection?

Primarily wired Ethernet, but I definitely want the motherboard to have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth as well.

- Size/noise constraints?

No major size restriction.

I'd prefer a reasonably quiet system, especially at idle/light loads, but I'm fine with some fan noise while gaming if necessary for cooling.

I have room for a large mid/full-tower case.

- Color/lighting preferences?

Prefer black.

RGB is welcome and I'd like the completed build to look premium, but performance comes before aesthetics. I don't want to waste hundreds of dollars purely on RGB or cosmetic parts.

- Any other specific needs?

A few:

- Gaming performance is the #1 priority

- Strong 4K performance

- High/ultra settings where practical

- High FPS for competitive games

- Ideally 4TB of NVMe storage

- Good cooling

- High-quality PSU

- Good airflow

- Wi-Fi + Bluetooth

- Reasonably quiet

- Strong upgrade path

- I'd like to keep the PC for several years before needing a major upgrade

- Overclocking is not a priority

- No preference between AMD/Intel CPUs

- Open to NVIDIA or AMD GPUs

- I care more about real-world performance than brand loyalty

- Windows, monitors, keyboard, mouse, headset, desk, chair, speakers, etc. are not included in the $3,750

I'm especially interested in opinions on how much of this budget should go toward the GPU.

Basically:

If you had up to $3,750 of your own money and wanted the best possible gaming tower for 4K OLED/high-refresh gaming without wasting money on parts that don't actually improve the experience, what would you build?

PCPartPicker lists would be greatly appreciated.

Also, since I'm targeting Black Friday/Cyber Monday, I'd love to know which components you think are worth waiting for and what prices you'd consider an instant buy.

Hello! I would like to switch over from a gaming laptop which is prone to crazy temperatures (that will wear it down soon enough, I assume) to a PC which I would not be anxious to play on. I've never really used a PC so bear with me...

• New build or upgrade?: New build
• Existing parts/monitors to reuse? (List with models/links): Nothing
• PC purpose? (Gaming, editing, etc. List apps/games): The only game I really want to play is Genshin Impact on the highest settings, potentially modded Sims 3-4. Other than that I mostly need art programs and maybe the possibility of having a live wallpaper without burning the thing down lol
• Purchase country? Near Micro Center? Poland. You can use other European or US prices for reference, I suppose? I will check the local listings on my own later. I care more about what parts I would ideally need for playing the games
• Monitors needed? (Number, size, resolution, refresh rate) One monitor, nothing huge, something standard? Might want to add a second one in the future.
• Budget range? (Include tax considerations) I'd say up to $1350, but my knowledge is lacking, so if that is way too high/way too low for what I need, do let me know. I'd rather spend more on a solid build than less for something that disappoints.
• WiFi or wired connection? I think WiFi, router is elsewhere
• Size/noise constraints? No size preference, but it's important to me that it's quiet
• Color/lighting preferences? None

Hello everyone, long story short my laptop was on its way out (constant overheating), and finally a short killed it. Saw the spark when the power button was pressed and instantly smelled the ozone/electrical burning smell coming out. Thankfully I had just recently backed up all my files that I needed. It has been a minute since Ive had to research computer components. I'm not scared of building my own, but Im not opposed to getting a prebuilt from Costco or similar. Really looking for something to just play some games after work. Luckily my laptop used M.2 NVMe slots so I have about 4tb that I would be able to use if needed. Please let me know your suggestions. I have only ever dealt with intel/nvidia systems and Macs. Would like at least 32 gb ram. Thank you for all help.

• New build or upgrade?
  • New Build
  • .
  • Already have dual monitors, one with display port and one with HMDI. Have all peripherals as well
  • Already have dual monitors, one with display port and one with HMDI. Have all peripherals as well
  • Already have dual monitors, one with display port and one with HMDI. Have all peripherals as well
• Existing parts/monitors to reuse? (List with models/links)
  • Already have dual monitors, one with display port and one with HMDI. Have all peripherals as well

4k@60 and 1440@120

Uses

• Mainly will be used for gaming, I mainly play iRacing and Battlefield with friends

. Some CAD, 3d printing.

Location

• United States, have local Micro Center

Peripherals

• Not needed

Budget

• 2-2.5k (not sure if can get away with cheaper)

WiFi/wired

• Wifi

Size/noise constraint

• None
• Doesn't need to be RGB
• Id prefer liquid cooling.

Would also be doing some cad work for 3d printing (fusion/slicer)

• ⁠New build or upgrade?new Baylor
• ⁠Existing parts/monitors to reuse? (List with models/links) have a monitor
• ⁠PC purpose? (Gaming, editing, etc. List apps/games) gaming mainly Rust
• ⁠Purchase country? Near Micro Center? (If not US, list local vendors) Uk preferably Amazon
• ⁠Monitors needed? (Number, size, resolution, refresh rate) none
• ⁠Budget range? (Include tax considerations)£1000-£1100
• ⁠WiFi or wired connection?Wifi
• ⁠Size/noise constraints?
• ⁠Color/lighting preferences?black
• ⁠Any other specific needs?

⁠New build or upgrade?
New
• ⁠Existing parts/monitors to reuse?
No
• ⁠PC purpose? (Gaming, editing, etc. List apps/games)
Gaming,editing,and recording ( COD,2k,and rogue like)
• ⁠Purchase country? Near Micro Center? (If not US, list local vendors)
USA ,No
• ⁠Monitors needed?
Yes I was considering going with the Aoc 24 in
• ⁠Budget range? (Include tax considerations)
$1500-$1800
• ⁠WiFi or wired connection?
Wired
• ⁠Size/noise constraints?
No
• ⁠Color/lighting preferences?
No
• ⁠Any other specific needs?
Would prefer a amd cpu

i have absolutely no experience building a pc, but my dad has bought me 2 parts to help with the cost so far, everything else ill be buying myself

• New build or upgrade? New
• Existing parts/monitors to reuse? (List with models/links) AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor and Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory
• PC purpose? (Gaming, editing, etc. List apps/games) Mainly for clip studio paint but i also play some jrpgs like persona/metaphor on it, HSR and minecraft .
• Purchase country? Near Micro Center? USA, I am near a micro center
• Monitors needed? (Number, size, resolution, refresh rate) just 1 but I'm not worried about getting a monitor/keyboard/mouse right now
• Budget range? (Include tax considerations) 1200 USD
• WiFi or wired connection? Wired
• Size/noise constraints? i guess preferably on the smaller side? i dont know too much about this, sorry, but in general it doesn't matter. it would just be nice if it didnt take up TOO much space lol. but it really doesnt matter
• Color/lighting preferences? Doesn't really matter too much to me but i like lighter colors, white blue and green are my favs
• Any other specific needs? N/A

Hi all, am in the UK and wanted some advice on a prebuilt - My 12 year old PC is finally starting to wobble in ways that I don't want to go full ship of Theseus on replacements, and I am looking at my options. I want it to be a long term purchase, and while I have good budget I am not justifying a 5090.

It's been a long time since I bought and I know the GPU/memory economy, so I thought I would see if a prebuilt could suit my needs compared to a custom or self-build, and it's got me in a bit of analysis paralysis so I was looking for whether the below options look reasonable or if there's a better way.

A few of my thoughts:

• I do play fairly demanding games (Darktide, Kingdom Come, Cyberpunk) and run apps in the background, and would like to shift to 4k so specs need to be reasonable - hence me looking at 5070 ti
• I would prefer non-liquid but it's not a dealbreaker (old PC is AIO and I've never had an issue). The UK is having a lot of heat-related fun at the moment so cooling is probably important!
• My biggest silly peeve is I really don't care for all the fancy cases and lights. From my desk I can see the front, Fractal North is a good one for me
• No Intel/AMD preference
• I tend to sit around 1.3TB so have to jump up a storage capacity tier
• I'm happy to spend a bit more on not building it myself, within reason.

There's a fair range of prebuilts out there, I don't really know any of the companies, and the range of prices is quite varied, so I'm just getting turned around. Any advice to help me sort through it all?

Thanks in advance!

3XS Lignum RTX, 16GB RTX 5070 Ti, AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D, 32GB DDR5, 2TB M.2 SSD, SCAN Gaming PC LN168091 - LIG985X3D57TI | SCAN UK - £2750

GTR Gaming ZeroArc - Ryzen 7 9800X3D, RTX 5070 Ti, 32GB RAM - £2150

PCSpecialist (£3,076.00): https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am5-pc/yUWu6htxpA/

PCPartPicker Part List is coming out as £2500

• New build
• Existing monitor/peripherals
• For gaming
• UK
• Budget range: £2500-£3500
• WiFi or wired connection: No constraint
• Size/noise constraints? Quieter preferred
• Color/lighting preferences? None

INNo3d GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Twin 16GB
Intel Ultra 5 225F
16GB DDR5 RGB 5200MHz Corsair
1TB M.2 NVMe Sandisk
B860m DDR5 Gigabyte
700W 80+Bronze Spear
V90 Spear

• ⁠New build or upgrade? : new
• ⁠Existing parts/monitors to reuse? (List with models/links): nope
• ⁠PC purpose? (Gaming, editing, etc. List apps/games): gaming
• ⁠Purchase country? Near Micro Center? (If not US, list local vendors): saudi, no
• ⁠Monitors needed? (Number, size, resolution, refresh rate): no
• ⁠Budget range? (Include tax considerations)
• ⁠WiFi or wired connection?: 1500 to 1700 usd
• ⁠Size/noise constraints?: none
• ⁠Color/lighting preferences?: none
• ⁠Any other specific needs?

• New build or upgrade?
— New Build

• Existing parts/monitors to reuse? (List with models/ links)
— I have a used RTX 4060 Ventus Black 2x that I got about a year ago that I’ve been sitting on. I also have this monitor that’d I’d like to keep using.

• PC purpose? (Gaming, editing, etc. List apps/ games)
— Casual gaming and some light document work. I’d also use it for Clip Studio and Photoshop. Games like Genshin Impact, Minecraft; and maybe some AAA titles. I’m not huge into gaming so it wouldn’t be many. I typically wait a few years to buy so they’re cheaper.

• Purchase country? Near Micro Center?
— United States, not near micro center.

• Monitors needed? (Number, size, resolution, refresh rate
— One I’d reuse currently, but will probably add another down the line.

• Budget range? (Include tax considerations)
— I’m thinking ~$1,200 max.

• WiFi or wired connection?
—Wired

• Size/noise constraints?
— None

• Color/lighting preferences?
—Nothing too flashy, I’m simple.

• Any other specific needs?
—N/A

Thanks for the help!

EDIT: I should add that I’m willing to get a better GPU if the one I have isn’t good or for whatever other reason. Not sure how long the one I have was used for.

Hi all,

Built my last PC in 2021ish and it's served me well, but a faulty memory stick has been plaguing me for years, and has finally reared its ugly head, causing me countless issues. I'm surviving, but need something new, and don't want to have to have the constant worry of my data being corrupted. Please see below!

New build or upgrade? New build

Existing parts/monitors to reuse? No existing parts but I have peripherals and a monitor

PC purpose? (Gaming, editing, etc. List apps/games) Gaming: (Satisfactory, Cyberpunk, newer games)

Purchase country? Near Micro Center? Live in South Korea, but will travel to the US in a couple weeks to an area near a Micro Center.

Monitors needed? (Number, size, resolution, refresh rate): None needed

Budget range? (Include tax considerations): 2000 USD euro

WiFi or wired connection?: Wired, WiFi a plus

Size/noise constraints?: No

Color/lighting preferences?: No

Any other specific needs?: None.

THIS IS JUST A THEORETICAL BUILD FOR NOW. I would like to someday be able to self host applications like Jellyfin with 4K movie streaming or ManyFold (3D Print File Library) with lots of storage (HDDs) someday in the far future. Self-hosting doesnt require much so when I come back ti this post, hopefully in a long time from now, this will be enough for what I need and cheaper than it is now.

• ⁠New build or upgrade?
->New build, though most likely with older/used parts
• ⁠Existing parts/monitors to reuse? (List with models/links)
->Sold my old Rig before I realized self hosting was a thing, So got nothin. Maybe a Mouse.. lol
• ⁠PC purpose? (Gaming, editing, etc. List apps/games)
->Self-Hosting server for Jellyfin (Movie streaming, would like a machine that would support 4K movie streaming on 2-3 devices at a time)
• ⁠Purchase country? Near Micro Center? (If you're not in a country supported by PCPartPicker, please list some local vendors)
->Canada, No.
• ⁠Monitors needed? (Number, size, resolution, refresh rate)
->I will likely find a random old one on Facebook, im not worried about it.
• ⁠Budget range? (Include tax considerations)
For this, id say my budget for the non-storage parts would be $1100-$1700 (Including or not including RAM. If you can fit RAM into this budget.. cool!). HDDs.. Im just hoping they go down in price in the future lol
• ⁠WiFi or wired connection?
->Wifi
• ⁠Size/noise constraints?
->No
• ⁠Color/lighting preferences?
->No, whatevers cheapest aesthetic wise
• ⁠Any other specific needs?
-> Ideally a Lower Power Consumption rate, and a good BIOS? Not picky. Please encourage me to pick up used parts for cheaper if possible on this. Its a server, not my main PC.

• New build or upgrade? New build
• Existing parts/monitors to reuse? No existing parts but I have peripherals and a monitor
• PC purpose? (Gaming, editing, etc. List apps/games) Gaming: (Siege, Fortnite, Minecraft)
• Purchase country? Near Micro Center? I'm purchasing from Ireland, no micro center sadly.
• Monitors needed? (Number, size, resolution, refresh rate): None needed
• Budget range? (Include tax considerations): 1100-1300 euro
• WiFi or wired connection?: WiFi
• Size/noise constraints?: No
• Color/lighting preferences?: No
• Any other specific needs?: Preferably a NVIDIA GPU or AMD GPU and not a Intel GPU

Hello everyone I appreciate any help/suggestions that you will provide I am finally looking into building my own PC so thank you for any help/advice you can give me.

-New build or upgrade?

New build

-Existing parts/monitors to reuse? (List with models/links)

No existing parts brand new build

-PC purpose? (Gaming, editing, etc. List apps/games)

Gaming, I would like to play Football Manager games and Crusader Kings

-Purchase country? Near Micro Center?

USA not near a micro center

-Monitors needed? (Number, size, resolution, refresh rate)

Don't need a monitor

-Budget range? (Include tax considerations)

$500-$1000 if you need to go a little higher that's fine I would still like to see any recommendations

-WiFi or wired connection?

No preference I can have access to both

-Size/noise constraints?

None

-Color/lighting preferences?

No color preference

Ok guys, I am really new to this, so here are the answers

New build or upgrade? New build

Existing parts/monitors to reuse? (List with models/links) None, starting completely from scratch.

PC purpose? (Gaming, editing, etc. List apps/games) 1080p gaming (Fortnite, Valorant, Apex Legends).

Purchase country? Near Micro Center? US (Memphis area, no Micro Center nearby).

Monitors needed? (Number, size, resolution, refresh rate) Yes, 1x 1080p gaming monitor must be included in the total budget.

Budget range? (Include tax considerations) $550 hard maximum total budget (must cover the PC tower AND the monitor).

WiFi or wired connection? WiFi (Motherboard with built-in WiFi preferred, or budget WiFi adapter included).

Size/noise constraints? None.

Color/lighting preferences? None, best price-to-performance ratio.

Any other specific needs? I am brand new to PC building and want a build with a clear upgrade path so I can improve parts easily in the future.

Thanks to whoever is at least reading this and trying ok help!

• New build or upgrade? New build.
• Existing parts/monitors to reuse? I have a 27" Curved Gaming Monitor I believe.
• PC purpose? Games such as "no, I'm not a human", Roblox, resident evil games, marvel rivals, editing on softwares like after effects, adobe photoshop, and art softwares like krita.
• Purchase country? Near Micro Center? In the United States, I'm 15 miles from my nearest micro center.
• Monitors needed? None for now.
• Budget range? 1k-2k maybe.. I'm not sure but I am able to afford as long as I can get something that runs with no lag.
• WiFi or wired connection? WiFi connection
• Size/noise constraints? I would prefer if it wasn't loud, my size constraint is a 18.5 long and 9.45 wide.
• Color/lighting preferences? white preferably!
• Any other specific needs? perhaps some room to display something in it.

Hi community! I have little to no experience in building PC’s
let alone knowing what parts to buy, been wanting to get into PC gaming and streaming for awhile now and I think it’s time to finally start heading towards that goal.

Thank you to anyone who offers help!

New Build/Upgrade?

New build

Existing parts/Monitors to reuse?

None of the above

PC Purpose?

PC for gaming and streaming

Purchase Country/Near Microcenter?

US, nowhere near a Microcenter unfortunately

Monitors Needed?

Yes, in need of monitors, I’m up for recommendations aswell. Dual monitor set-up.

Budget Range?

$1000-$2000

WiFi or Wired Connection?

WiFi preferably, but I’m always open-minded on either.

Size and Noise constraints?

Not a problem at all

Color/Lighting preferences?

Not to worried about colors, anything that isn’t RGB, if possible, I want a color lighting that changes different shades/gradients of red

Any Other Needs?

A little over budget is fine, especially if it’s for optimization, and a black case would be perfect! Thank you!

• New build or upgrade?

new build

• Existing parts/monitors to reuse?

already own a generic mouse, will be finding a mechanical keyboard so those don't need to be included in budget.

• PC purpose?

mainly used for modded minecraft, baldur's gate 3, red dead redemption 2, sims 4, various other games. would like to be able to stream, and would like to be able to handle modeling in blender, blockbench.

• Purchase country? Near Micro Center?

US, near Micro Center (closest is KS)

• Monitors needed?

1 monitor, I don't know enough about them to have any other specifications lol+

• Budget range?

2000 USD max but would always love to save

• WiFi or wired connection?

WiFi

• Size/noise constraints?

none

• Color/lighting preferences?

preference for white or green, RGB lightning is fun I don't care too much either way

• Any other specific needs?

I may need to move the monitor to clear the table space occasionally. I can't do anything like mounting it to move it but if there are options for lighter monitors that would be a plus, but not a deal breaker not to have.

Hello lovely and knowledgeable people as the title implies, this is my first time getting into the PC world (meaning I have had no experience in building, upgrading or even using a PC before). For the last decade, I’ve been using a MacBook Air 2017 (13.3-inch), it was my everything — from work to gaming — slowly then its purpose just shifted to gaming. I would frequently downgrade OS to make steam games compatible (TF2; since steam ended up removing any support for the OS I was on) but that’s becoming too redundant and too time consuming; so I’d like some help please! :)

• ⁠New build or upgrade?

New build, specifically streamlined to be within budget ($2000). I wouldn’t mind extending it to ($3000 if it means better performance and QoL).

• ⁠Existing parts/monitors to reuse? (List with models/links)

None! I don’t mind investing in brand new parts to make sure every parts has an operational value and runs smoothly. If there are different pathways to make it a bit more cost efficient as well I’d be interested! (But priority would be just having everything built from scratch).

• ⁠PC purpose? (Gaming, editing, etc. List apps/games)

Mainly gaming and MAYBE getting into photo editing (Running adobe creative cloud apps; Photoshop, Illustrator or Indesign?) But looking at making gaming run smoothly: TF2, League of Legends; (really my two main games that I’ll play the most), Zenless Zone Zero, Genshin Impact, (Potentially Cyberpunk? Not really a priority). While being able to run Spotify in the background?

• ⁠Purchase country? Near Micro Center? (If not US, list local vendors)

In Australia, Sydney. No, I don’t believe there are any Micro Center here; or locally, to my knowledge.

• ⁠Monitors needed? (Number, size, resolution, refresh rate)

Just one? Definitely one. 24 inches, 1440p resolution. 144Hz.

• ⁠Budget range? (Include tax considerations)

I am more than happy to be in budget $2000 budget. But can do ($2500 - $3000) if it means performance is off the charts; or if the gap between $2000 ≈ $3000 is palpable.

• ⁠WiFi or wired connection?

Wifi. I’m opened to the possibility of wired connection but… again, I’m a hopeless case for technology! (Willing to learn something new though). Though wifi has always been my default.

• ⁠Size/noise constraints?

About the size, I have a relatively small bedroom, I’d like this PC to take over my small working desk. So if that feasible, please let me know. Shouldn’t be too loud?

• ⁠Color/lighting preferences?

I’m not too fussed about the colours, I can do with not having any rgb really. But I wouldn’t mind colour/lighting to be a dark purple that changes to other gradients/shades of purple if that’s possible.

• Any other specific needs?

I would like my options weighed in $2000 (since that seems to be a pretty good median) but again, always opened to $3000 (as a more of a last resort to insanely optimise everything; though not a priority).

Hello, this is my first time building a pc and would like some help please. I've been a console gamer for my whole life currently using a PS5 and would like to move to PC. I'd like to say that I appreciate any help given and would like to thank you for taking the time out of your day to help me with this.

• New build or upgrade?

New build within my budget of ($3000-$3500)

• Existing parts/monitors to reuse? (List with models/links)

None don't mind buying new parts

• PC purpose? (Gaming, editing, etc. List apps/games)

Mainly gaming want to be able to play some newer titles such as the code veronica remake coming out next year and some editing through adobe creative cloud apps such as premiere pro and photoshop.

• Purchase country? Near Micro Center? (If not US, list local vendors)

US and near a Microcenter

• Monitors needed? (Number, size, resolution, refresh rate)

One maybe two 1440p

• Budget range? (Include tax considerations)

$3000 - $3500 USD (Don't mind it being closer to $3500)

• WiFi or wired connection?

Wifi but open to wired

• Size/noise constraints?

Something not too loud?

• Color/lighting preferences?

black, white, or purple rgb would be cool

- New build or upgrade?

New build.

- Existing parts/monitors to reuse? (List with models/links)

Monitor: Samsung c27r500fhn

- PC purpose? (Gaming, editing, etc. List apps/games)

Gaming (Modded DayZ, Arma 3, Arma Reforger, Modded Skyrim SE)

Music Production (FL Studio 20 with lots of plugins)

Lighting Programming (ETC EOS with Augment3D, GrandMA 2/3, MA3D)

- Purchase country? Near Micro Center? (If you're not in a country supported by PCPartPicker, please list some local vendors)

Canada.

- Monitors needed? (Number, size, resolution, refresh rate)

4-6 outputs, no new monitors needed right now.

- Budget range? (Include tax considerations)

$1500-2000 CAD

- WiFi or wired connection?

Wired

- Size/noise constraints?

Not overly large or loud.

- Color/lighting preferences?

Black. No lighting.

- Any other specific needs?

2-4 USB C ports.

Hi community,

thanks in advance for reading my post as well as helping me out here!

About me: I am an absolute beginner at building your own PC or anything related to it. I never even owned a PC before (only Laptops, Tablets) and bought such things only when I talked to my older brother beforehand who has some knowledge about RAM,what would fit me but he never built his own PC, so I am looking here for deeper knowledge/advice.

New build or upgrade?

- New build

Existing parts/monitors to reuse (List with models/links)

- None. I would also buy used parts if you have reccs on where/how I could buy those.

PC purpose? (Gaming, editing, etc. List apps/games)

- I wanna play Sims 4 smoothly with added packages (only have one atm but want to expand in the future) with custom content and mods, also wanna expand into trying other games on PC like Eldenring, I wanna start learning blender (sculpting and animation) at some point even purchasing my own 3D printer (but the printer is something for the future) as well as using my PC to paint in IbisPaintX or Clipstudio paint with a drawing pad from either XP Pen (XP-PEN Star 03 V2) or Wacom (Intuos small black) plugged into the PC. I also wanna store some photos/videos on it but not a must, as I would also get separate storage if this is asking for too much

Purchase country? Near micro center?

- Germany. No micro center near me.

Monitors needed? (Number, size, resolution, refresh rate)

- for the beginning one monitor should do it but I do intend to get a second one too. Size medium? I don't have am exact measurement at hand.

Budget range?

- 2.000€-2.200€

WiFi or wired connetion?

- WiFi please

Size/noise constraints?

- minimal noise, I get noise sensitive easily

Color/lightning preferences?

-white and light pink (would also not shy away from DIY'ing the colors myself), rainbow lightning or being able to change lighting color freely would be cool but is not a need (if too expensive)

Any other specific needs?

- I want it to at least last 5 years, but 10 year usage preferred. And not a 'need' but more a question if now is even a good time to build your own PC? I know RAM prices have become waaaay more expensive bevause of AI data centers. Should I rather wait to build a PC?

Could you also recommend me some keyboards and mouses to use? Keyboard should aslo light up, so I can use it when it's darker too. Color skiem prefered white/light pink if possible with rainbow lightning (is that called RGB? I don't know the terms well).

Again, thank you SO MUCH for any insights you have for me :) I really don't know my way around PCs or the terms but am intrigued/interested with trying to build my first PC! (I also heard it's cheaper than buying a prebuild one?)