*8/3/24 UPDATE: Based on new information regarding instability, we no longer recommend ANY Intel 13th or 14th Gen CPU. Product links have been updated.* What resolutions and FPS are you looking for on your prebuilt gaming PC? What models are you looking at? Tell your story in a new comment below!
There is a company in the UK called Scan and they sell pre built and made to order (still pre built imo). They had a pc for £1200 (just under). Parts at full retail/consumer price £800 total. To their credit the cooler was a Dark Rock or something like that. Most others sell them with the bundled in the box with cpu coolers.
@@PCBuilderChannel Jason, it would be really cool if you could have UK centric pricing featuring UK outlets... Probably a big ask!!!! However it would be a cherry on top for the channel? No matter if not possible, always the go to channel for me on PC builds... Loving the content!!!!
4k now for Starfield specifically. While I stole my prebuilt Omen 45L with 14900k and 4090, 64gb of ram and 2 tb nvme for under 2k, I am concerned about the issues with the 14900k, so I am keeping an eye on it, could always swap in an AMD setup assuming the DD5 Memory will play nice at 5200?
Hey Jason my friend was looking at $315 refurbished prebuilt from Amazon that was a 3770 with a 1030 and asking if it was "good". Thing is it even included a super cheap monitor. I put together a list using lots of your advice but I can't seem to get lower than about $400-450 using rx580 and ryzen 4500 and the monitor always breaks the budget. Would you ever consider an ultra-ultra-low budget build guide or boost my build maybe like $300 without a monitor? Love the videos! I built my first PC last year and feeling the itch to build again 😅😭
It can feel like a lot I know! The cheat code is, know your budget and know what resolution you want. From there you can just expand the description for links, we have our picks sorted by budget and resolution so your options are laid out for you.
When i made the switch from console to PC I bought a very basic prebuilt from walmart and it ran just fine for me for almost 3 years gaming daily, honestly i think you'll be happy with whatever you choose in your budget especially with videos like this to help. Unfortunately that PC gave out on me tonight though that's why i'm here watching this lol
@@Ryhillchibulls what you need is games on PC that are actually worth your $1,500 purchase. You know games that I need a PC to play. You don't have any of those. Keep on spending all that money on graphics cards and rigs to play $15 games
This video saved me from making a huge mistake by ordering a custom build next week with an i9-14900ks. I am now talking to a builder who told me upfront about issues with it and am going Ryzen. If I had not of seen this video, I would have paid a lot for an underclocked PC.
Stay far away from brands like Dell, hp, lenovo, and Alienware. The components such as the power supply, motherboard, and RAM are extremely cheap. I got my prebuilt from Build Pro PC. It's a beautiful PC, and the performance is amazing for what I paid. They are super helpful and friendly too, highly recommend.
@@visiblytarted still waiting for a AAA game that I need pc to play. Come on mustard race. U guysnhave plenty of games that justify the that 1500 rig and upgrading graphics cards every 4 years right????
I found a great deal following your link to the Skytech 4080 S 7800 X3D. I wanted to upgrade from 1 to 2 Tb SSD and 32Gb to 64Gb RAM. When I did this the price DECREASED BY $30. The price went down from $2,279 to $2,249. This is no joke. Go take a look. Follow the link above then just change the ram selection or ssd.
Hello! I want to buy my first pc and I was looking at some prebuilt ones and i found two pc s: 1. AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 4.7GHz, 32GB DDR5 4800 MHz, 1TB SSD, RX 6750 XT 12GB GDDR6, B650, 750 Watt - 1195$ 2. AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 3.4GHz, 32GB DDR4 3200MHz, 1TB SSD M.2 NVMe, NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti 16GB, B550, 750 Watt - 1200$ Can anyone tell me which one is better? Thank you!
Its going to depend on the cases they are in, the airflow they are getting etc. Watch the education part of this video and see if the ones you are looking at fit the bill
If you’re watching Jason’s great videos, you probably wanna build your own with his part recommendation. My Skytech 7800X3D/4070TI Super came with a horrible Asrock B650M mobo which went bad on me in the first 2 weeks. Skytech’s CustomerService is top notch unlike the parts used for the build.
Pre builts are an awesome option for people who aren’t confident enough to build they’re own. I got one a couple years ago and after quite a few upgrades. I’m confident enough to build my own next time.
Nice to see some non-scam pre builds from time to time. As someone who builds his own PCs I still have 2 problems with prebuilds (if the price is actually decent for what u get): 1.) The description mostly doesnt tell what EXACT parts are used, like what exact PSU, what exact SSD etc..And they usually cheap out on those. 2.) Build and transport quality/damage. Often enough they dont screw everything tightly, like the motherboard etc cause those builds are being rushed apparently. Or they forget to remove the protection stickers on NVMEs before dropping the headsink on it. So there is a lack of quality control sometimes. - Plus, when those builds are transported, sometimes they dont accurately fix the GPU being in the socket, which can damage or destroy the entire pc. So even if u expect everything to work on arrival, there are still a few things to check before running the system.
The prebuilt market is way better than it used to be, and I'm happy to say I've spoken to several of the brands (and they've told me they've watched my videos and ones from GN) on how to improve. The major brands have figured out the transport/packing and is the reason why I have specific brands I recommend over others. I don't recommend a lot of "fly by night" brands as you'll find that while they might be a bit cheaper, you'll pay for it in other ways.
@@PCBuilderChannel Yes, Ive noticed that too lately, especially when it comes to price to performance (at least the builds recommended by some known tech tubers). But its nice to hear that those selected prebuilders aspire to improve build and transport qualities
For a warranty and reliability(although anyone can sell you a bad PC). And they don't know better. I bought my computer from BB yet I've learned a ton from googling PC advice and finding channels like Jason. Plus eBay has that stigma from years back where people would put a rock/brick in a PlayStation box and sell it for full price. 😨
NOV 2023 picked up a Ibuypower I7-13700kF with a nividia 3060 12gig 32 gig ram DDR4 1tb ssd mini tower with a 600w psu for $899 from COSTCO Looking to trade in 3060 gpu and get rx 7900XT and a 850w to 1000W PSU
I always recommend your videos to folks looking into getting their first pc! There are so many who have no idea where to start and are not confident they can build one themselves, and I'm always like, "I know a guy..." 😋
I'm considering a PC for Monster Hunter Wilds next year. Don't want to pay to play online anymore and want to try out Fallout mods. Not sure if I want to order parts due to porch pirates, and unsure if Best Buy would have what I need. Walmart shows iBUYPOWER rigs though like with anything Walmart parts are old and overpriced.
I've been a console player for my whole life and now I feel like it's time to give the gaming pc a try. But after watching countless of video's I still don't know wich one to pick, or if I should build one myself. I have 1400$ for the pc, but I just don't know anything about them. All I know is that I want a pc that can handle games like DayZ, Batllefield, COD, Minecraft with mods and GTA with 60fps (120 pref). Please someone help me, thanks :)
For that budget you will get a pc that will crush those goals at 1440p or 1080p. Any of our picks here at this price will do great for you. If you are interested in building your own pc I’d start with our “PC Parts Explained 2024” video
Definitely build one yourself if you can as it will give you better price to performance. Here's a build I made for you in PC Part Picker. It's list / CCdDBL
I purchased the Skytech Azure from Newegg. With the sale price and 200 dollar discount code I got it for $2,800. Specs are below. Azure Gaming PC Desktop - AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D 4.4 GHz, NVIDIA Geforce RTX 4090 24GB GDDR6X, 1TB NVME Gen4 SSD, 32GB DDR5 RAM RGB, 1000W GOLD PCIE 5.0 PSU, 360mm AIO, 11AC Wi-Fi, Windows 11 Home 64-bit
Nice! Just FYI the 7900X3D is different architecture than the 7800X3D and has some performance issues (which is why you often see it for cheaper). You can check out our 7800X3D build guide video on the channel for more.
Memory PC Intel Core i7-11700F 8X Gamer PC - 2.50 GHz - 16GB DDR4 - 1000GB M.2 SSD - NVIDIA RTX 4060 8GB - Windows 11 Pro 64-bit - 24 inch - Ultron Hawk Gaming - 4-in-1 Kit for 900 euros (1000 dollars) am I tweaking or is this a good deal
That's a pretty old CPU and I don't recommend that GPU due to lack of VRAM. So for 1000 dollars I would say that's a pretty terrible deal to be honest. I know the recommendations we make here might not be in your market but Im sure you can do better
@@PCBuilderChannel Yo man so once again I appreciate your response and I think I found a way better deal. VIST PBA White PC Gaming Core i5 12400F - RAM 32GB - RTX 4060Ti - SSD 1TB M.2 - WIFI - Windows 11 Pro For 970 euros
My friend has been looking for a cheap gaming pc so we can play games. i looked on amazon and found those last 2 options you mentioned and recommended those to him. then your video came out with those 2 options listed. glad to know i was on the right track :)
@Rye-t2r no one said anything about getting a pc to play triple A games. My friend wants to get a pc so we can play phasmaphobia and content warning and other dumb/fun games like that.
@@firejayhawk Right? You guys don't understand what gaming is you? Play the same 15-year-old team-based shooters shovelware trash and real-time strategy trash you all don't understand what real gaming is anymore. PlayStation game is awaiting on the next exclusive month after month while you're waiting on the next graphics card
@@firejayhawk You guys have to stick to old games like phasmophobia and live off mods because you don't get the games the PlayStation gets you just don't enjoy the game experiences the PlayStation has they push gaming experiences to the limit, making new type of experiences all day everyday while you sit there and play plasma phobia all day and I've played plansophobia. It's pretty cool but it's not justifiable to buy a rig for $1,500 to $2,000 to play at $15 game bro
Again no mention of MSI, Costco has a per built system for $2399.99 would you look at that and tell me what you think. I’m looking for a system to play Farming Simulator 25 on.
So I’m thinking of getting the ABS Orkan Aqua Gaming PC so I can start playing the soulsborne games and the new Black Myth Wukong game. Do you think that’s a good choice?
I recently got a cyber power AMD advantage edition on sale at Best Buy with a 7950x and 24 gb 7900 xtx and have been really impressed with it! With the sale it was a really solid deal but think it’s sold out now
Hi Jason, what about companies that “build” your pc for you? Like Xotic PC or others which one of them would you recommend? Also debating on waiting on RTX 5000 series or getting one now. Cheers
Interesting video, thanks for sharing! Unfortunately, the Skytech PC I'm interested in doesn't come with a European socket input. I'm not sure about the other PCs. So, I'm looking for recommendations on a 4K gaming PC that ships to Europe-one that’s compatible with European voltage out of the box, so I don’t have to worry about using a transformer. I’ve got a budget of up to 4000 Euros. Since I’m new to building PCs and a bit nervous about getting everything right, I’d really appreciate any suggestions for solid pre-built options. However, if there's a good step-by-step guide for a certain build that you recommend, I'm open to building one myself. I need something that’ll last for a few years and can handle both 4K gaming and demanding design tasks like 3D rendering, video editing, and Photoshop. Thanks in advance for any advice!
Happened to notice on the AMD website that they 'seem' to sell some pre-built pcs, named "AMD Advantage™ Premium Gaming Desktops". I thought, "what, AMD has an SI dept.?" Then, among the various brands, I see the likes of ibuypower and origin. Is AMD only sponsoring these guys? Would the rigs listed on the AMD site be mo better than going right to ibuypower to buy or what? Thought you might would know. Thanks Jason
Wow, that $2749 prebuilt is such a steal! How can Skytech afford to sell it at that price considering the 4090 is so expensive? They must be cutting corners somewhere, right?
Ususally building your own since the prebuilts will always add an extra cost for building and will often use worse parts than you would use for a lower price (especially the mobo and psu)
If you feel like you can build your own, then that is always the best value. But not everyone feels like they can do that, or necessarily wants to. So you essentially pay someone else to do that, and to support it if something goes wrong. That is why prebuilts exist! :)
haha so glad you are enjoying! In this video he has a cameo during the CPU section at the beginning of the video... But mostly he was watching the birds in the window that day!
The thing is I'm not interested in Prebuilt gaming PC because they tend not to list details of pc parts such as brand, model name, etc but the advantage is worry-free once you buy it and you have some issue with your pc you just have to contact the dealer directly
Hey i bought the Skytech RtX 4090 build you recommend. It came with a kingston nv2 pcie 4.0 nvme. should i be concerned? A lot of reviews say this is the cheapest brand and it will fail in less then a year. I’m worried please let me know if you think i should return the pc?
Re-watch the first 6 minutes of the video which is a detailed buying guide. If you are still unsure, check out the links in the description where I have specific models I'm recommending right now. Hope that helps!
Better go with my local guy or an SI. On the one with the x3d and 4080 super? - I can't find word one about the motherboard! Found it on amazon and the ai question answer thing could not say either. That is huge, not knowing which MB you get and on the GPU it says "brands may vary". Sad buddy
the only downside of prebuilt is that you often will have lower CL ram speed , worst power supply , not the most recommended motherboard for the price point and most likely just what is cool enough for a cooler. while building your own pc you can choose all of that for about the same price if not lower oh and also thermal paste will probably be cheaper than what you could buy and use yourself for another 2-3 degrees saved
New To The PC Gaming Side I'm Looking At Getting A Prebuilt Gaming Desktop Not A Streamer Like Playing Games On Line Games Like Warzone GTA5 Battlefield 2042 & I Do Do Sim Racing Also I Do Editing Photos & Video's. AMD Or Intel ?? This Are The 2 Been Looking At Are. PCSPECIALIST Nexa 650 Gaming PC - Intel® Core™ i9, RTX 4090, 2 TB SSD PCSPECIALIST Nexa 640 Gaming PC - Intel® Core™ i9, RTX 4080 SUPER, 2 TB SSD Or Any Ur Recommendations Will Be Very Much Appreciated. Many Thanks ( UK )
I've been procrastinating my college work watching the content and forming a parts list lol. Pretty cool to see that the prebuilt market has some viable options, but I feel like I can work up the ability to build one when I have the money. Most likely will end up with an overkill system for the games I play even with a $1000 budget. Feels weird playing on anything above potato graphics after using the intel integrated graphics for 6 years of gaming.
@@kelley09162 Thanks for the offer, I've just been following the content and throwing on what looked nice. If anything I won't be building for at least 2 years since I want to clear college before I work on a desktop. By then the parts will probably either go out of cycle or get cheaper (hopefully).
I will never purchase from Cyber Power PC again. Both of the PC's that I bought from them had to be sent back and repaired. And the customer service was terrible.
Wow, the fact that he skipped over 7900XTX builds for 4K is criminal. Pairing a 7800X3D and a 79XTX is magic and a amazing 4K build. Because he didn’t post a build I’ll post my personal build. If you wanna know exact brand comment on post 7900XTX - GPU 7800X3D - CPU 850W - PSU 32 GB RAM 6000 CL36 3TB SSD - 1TB OS 2TB for games B650 Gaming X AX V2 - MOBO Lian Li 216 case w/ 3 additional fans at the top DeepCool AK500 Digital Price: $2100 (Microcenter)
I wish there were 7900XTX Prebuilt PCs out there I would recommend! If you see one please feel free to share. But like we say in the video Nvidia GPUs just dominate the prebuilt GPU market. And sadly there just aren't enough Microcenter locations (not to mention its US only) for me to recommend their bundles/PCs to my full audience. But we have tons of great sample builds with that GPU on the channel and I'm so glad you found a PC you like!
Are you guys familiar with kernel error 141?? When i check my reliability report, it says that there are some hardware error in some dates. I don't know what is the reason behind that. Here is my specs Ryzen 5 5600 Deepcool gammaxx 400 Msi b550m pro vdh wifi Rx 6600 sapphire pulse Teamgroup dark z alpha 16x2 3600mhz Crucial p3 5oogb nvme Teamgroup z44a5 1tb nvme Seagate barracuda 500gb hdd Kingston a400 240gb ssd Seasonic focus 550w gold Pc cooler case fans 5pcs 120mm
Depends on your budget and what settings you want to use! I'd check out some benchmarks of that game to get a sense of what you are looking for. Then I'm sure we have sample builds on the channel that will serve it (:
I just ordered ths from amazon Skytech O11D Gaming PC Desktop, Ryzen 7 7800X3D 4.2 GHz (5GHz Turbo Boost), AMD RX 7800XT 16GB GDDR6, 1TB Gen4 SSD, 32GB DDR5 RAM 5600 RGB, 750W GOLD PSU, it seemed like a really good deal at a little over $1600, But i figured i could just upgrade the gpu later and have a beast machine now and be ready to go for a mid price. Am I wrong?
I recently won 50k off a scracth off and i was looking for the best prebuild 4090 option i can buy without breaking my bank. Prob would spend 4k w/o feeling guilty.
@@Synful_ I know majority are decent but the people are facing issues with latest AAA titles crashes and what not, sort the reviews from least rated to find what is the consistent/recurring issue. It's your choice at the end of the day tho.
Not that CPU if you haven't bought it yet! Its having all kinds of issues and Intel is currently refusing to RMA it so I just can't recommend them anymore
Hi Thinking Getting A Gaming PC What Would Be Ur Thoughts On An Is One Them Worth Getting PCSPECIALIST Nexa 650 Gaming PC - Intel® Core™ i9, RTX 4090, 2 TB SSD Stormforce RTX 4090, AMD Ryzen 7, 32GB RAM, 2TB SSD Gaming Desktop Cyberpower Prism Gaming PC - Intel Core i9 14900KF, RTX 4090, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD
I don't trust the first 2 brands personally so you'll want to check individual reviews and testing. Cyberpower is a brand I trust but not that pc, the 14900K has major performance issues and Intel isn't RMAing it. Expand the description in this video, our high end picks are way better than all of these in my opinion
The "best" in terms of performance was the Gigabyte OC model. Tech Testers benchmarked just about every 7800 XT in a video so check that out. But honestly you really can't go wrong with any of them.
I hate that no prebuilts come with AMD gpus because they just don't sell- don't have the same popularity that nvidia does. It sucks because AMD gpus are more price efficient at basically every price point.
The specific recommendations are all North America but it will give you an idea of what to look for in your market. The buying guide portion should be transferrable to almost any global market.
I’m looking for a gaming pc, still new. Can anyone give me a opinion on this specs: ### **📊 Benchmarks:** - **CPU:** AMD Risen 5 3600 - **GPU:** Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 - **RAM:** 32gb DDR4 - **Storage:** 500 SSD - **Operating System:** Windows 10 (Upgradeable to Windows 11) - **Connectivity:** Built-in WiFi and Bluetooth
Yo bro quick question in my market I’m getting a sapphire nitro+ 6700XT and a refurbished XFX 6750XT without box for almost the same price with xFx being a lil more expensive. What should I go ? Both of them meet my requirements but would it be more future proof ? Spending estimate 5-6$ more
IMO I would take the new part with the warranty and box so the 6700 XT. The difference is about 6% which to me would be outweighed by it being brand new, the warranty and ability to return it.
Hey Guys thinking of getting a new gaming PC. Wondering if this deal is good for a 4090 build? It's an omen 45L desktop that is just under $3,000. It's a flash sale so won't last long. Intel® Core™ i7-13700K (up to 5.4 GHz with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology, 30 MB L3 cache, 16 cores, 24 threads) Kingston FURY 32 GB DDR5-5200 MHz XMP RGB Heatsink RAM (2 x 16 GB) 1 TB WD Black PCIe® 4x4 NVMe™ TLC M.2 SSD 1 TB 7200 rpm SATA HDD NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 (24 GB GDDR6X dedicated) Front Bezel Black Glass RGB with 360 mm liquid cooler and 1200 W 80 Plus ATX power supply Realtek RTL8852BE Wi-Fi 6 (2x2) and Bluetooth® 5.3 compatible combo (supporting gigabit data rate)
I wouldn’t buy anything with a 13th gen CPU right now. That’s why it’s in flash sale. See the pinned comment for more and check out the links in the description for alternatives
Is the skytech blaze 4 mini from best buy good for $900, it has a i5-14400F which i know has better options, and a RTX 4060 with 16 gb ddr5 4800 megahertz. I want it to run 1080p comfortably (medium to high graphics) at 165hz.
I like Skytech as a brand because they tend to do a good job with good customer service. IMO I would go with an RTX 3060 12GB GPU instead of the RTX 4060 8GB for the reasons I outlined in the video. But if you want a cheap one, there is one for $699 right now at Walmart (link in description).
Reason why people don’t just build there own pc okay? Some people don’t know how to build pcs and don’t know anywhere t I start or buy someone like me.
Yep! There are lots of reasons to buy a prebuilt. Some people physically can't build a pc and some people are just too busy (i've bought prebuilts in times when I couldn't build).
3 days till prime day whe i will be building my own pc :D funny how a prebuild for my budget would be a high 1080p but if i get good deals on prime day i could get a entry 4k build i did pear the MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI motherboard with the 7800X3D, if it doesnt work then just tell me what will thats £180
I can get an IBuyPower TraceMesh 7 with a Ryzen 7 5700, RTX 4060, 16GB DDR4, B550 MB, Wi-Fi/BT, 600W Power Supply New for $699 right now. Would you recommend this deal or would it be possible to build a PC with a different CPU/GPU Combo and get better performance. This is my first step moving away from Console so I'm trying to get the best deal I can on a Budget of $900 Max but I need a monitor as well. Any help is greatly appreciated. BTW I know with my budget I'm only in 1080P range which is fine for now although 1440P would be nice.
You can build one for better price to performance. You can actually go 1440p if you don't mind being a little over budget. This build is currently $903 + Tax It's list / hFqkpB in PC Part Picker We just need to see during Prime Day if there are any sales and if the 5600 CPU goes on sale to make it the same or cheaper than the 12400F.
@@PCBuilderChannel OK thanks for the reply, I didn't want to get something that isn't going to perform very well but when I looked at all the parts separately I couldn't build that PC for anywhere near that price so thanks again for the info.
It can feel like a lot I know! But it really boils down to what is your budget and what resolution do you want to play at. If you know those two things you can expand the description to see our recommendations sorted by price and resolution
yesterday i got a pc with a 14th gen i5 4060 nd 16gb ddr5 then found out about the intel problem should i return it nd get a pc with a r7 7700 4060 ti 32gb ddr5 nd spend an extra 220 i need this pc for productivity gaming and creative purposes is it worth it?
The RTX 2060 Super is about the same speed as a new RX 6600 8GB GPU. The 3700X is about the same gaming speed as a Ryzen 5500. So it all depends on your budget. If you are looking to spend about $900 or more I'd probably go with a new AM5 build (and I'd sell the existing build for whatever I could get for it , even $200). If less than that, then I'd go with the 5700X3D and dump the rest into the GPU.
@@PCBuilderChannel really thanks for the input. budget is tight . if i wanna upgrade this setup what should i do. i play pubg its super cpu based game so 5800x 3d best right? again thanks for the info .
