how the fuck do i buy a good pc

ask reddit unironically

A BLOO BLOO I CAN'T PLAY ROBLOX AT 60K RESOLUTION AND 50000000000000 FPS BECAUSE TRUMP IS IN THE OFFICE!!!!! xddd ABLOOOOO BLOOO

>>714523603
i can't even run PCSX2, a PS2 emulator
i've had this laptop for half a decade and I don't even know where to start

>>714523827
>I CAN'T EVEN BUY GROCERIES YOU CHUD!!!

>>714523972
what am i supposed to do about that

>>714523390 (OP)
you buy the components and put them together
Also if you're too dumb to use google you're too dumb for a PC

>>714524375
im too dumb to use google, but i'm willing to learn

>>714523390 (OP)
here's a secret to buying a pc:
just pay attention to the graphic card. the better it is, the better the pc

>>714524256
>STOP OPPRESSING ME!!!!
Get a job, you bum.

>>714524524
The words you wrote in the OP post? Write them on a google search bar and press enter

>>714524573
bottleneck city

>>714523390 (OP)
Research it
That's money we're talking about in the end. Do you value yours? The answer will set the breadth of that research
>t. poorfag that is checking psus odm manufacturers

>>714524928
I did that and the first link it gave me was to r/girlgamers

>>714524928
>>714525325
top comment
>Do NOT build a PC right now. Prices are incredibly high for all parts due to a chip shortage all companies are experiencing. If you want to get a PC right now, I'd recommend a prebuilt which I could find for you- but do not buy a PC! Prices are 4x as high on most CPUs, GPUs, and even RAM is going high.
I hate this shit so much

>>714523513
>ask reddit unironically
Actually?

>>714523390 (OP)
I usually use money, but credit works too. You could even consider buy now, pay later programs if your credit score sucks. These options are available for any online or brick and morter store.

>>714525325
>>714525406
get a steam deck

>>714524375
Go amzon an type game cumputer click by now :)

Here's my advice.

AM5 socket
DDR5 RAM
At least one PCI 5.0 slot for futureproofing your SSD
Air cooling is fine, get a Phantom Spirit
Choose an older Ryzen CPU WITH X3D cache over a newer CPU without it
DO NOT get a 5000 series NVIDIA card. Either older series or go AMD if you don't care for AIslop (you shouldn't)
RGB LED is for fags

>>714525541
I already got a Switch 2, I'd rather just buy a PC

>>714523390 (OP)
i was born knowing how to built pcs
why zoomers like this?

>>714524974
le cpu heavy low fps city

>>714525541
I can't I don't have my virginity anymore

>>714523390 (OP)
just buy a prebuilt, no one actually builds their own PC unless their autistic, it's only like 5% more expensive to buy prebuilt (in some cases cheaper) and way easier and more convenient

>>714525869
A steam deck is a portable PC, which can also play switch games.
Buying a switch 2 was a poor decision

>>714524573
Nigga gonna be pairing a 5080 with an i3 from 2011

>>714526120
>asks for help
>gets help
>le trolly response :)
all fields

>>714523390 (OP)
If you didn't have a decent PC before covid, you're cooked senpai frfr

>>714523390 (OP)
Look for a pre-built with good reviews and buy the same parts

>>714526127
>>714526295
Any personal prebuild recommendations?
>>714526168
>Buying a switch 2 was a poor decision
I only got it for Kirby Air Riders, not for actually playing any other games
>>714526236
That wasn't me

https://pcpartpicker.com/
Every electronic repair store will build it for you at the expense of a tugboat pittance now if you're too retarded. You can at least drive over there and give them all of the boxes, can you?

>>714526410
>nooo PCs are too expensive
>btw I spend 600 bucks to play one videogame

>>714526671
>>nooo PCs are too expensive
Who are you quoting?

>>714523390 (OP)
You either buy these and put them together:
Tomahawk Max b450
16 gigs of RAM
RTX 3060 12GB edition
Ryzen 5 5600

Or buy a S team Deck.

>>714526741
>>714525406

>>714526813
I didn't write that

>>714526876
cool cool
Here's the solution >>714526764

>>714523390 (OP)
find a good PC builder, don't use a retail store, they overcharge for crap.
Pick one of their pre-designed PCs around your price range

What you're looking for is a graphics card (GPU) with a good "vram", I have one with 20GBs of vram for example.
Secondly you want a good memory (ram), mine has 32GB of ram, ram is cheap and easy to upgrade so you're pretty much future proof there as long as your PC has more ram slots available.
Since they've pre-designed the PC for you, it's to be expected that the rest of the components are up to par with the GPU.
But just in case you want a powerful CPU and motherboard to go with those things.
Finally hard drive space is important, HDDs are cheap and bulky and solid state drives are faster but can't hold as much information, it used to be that you wanted two drives, a solid state to run your windows off of, for the fastest PC and then a large second hard drive for storage, but if you have to dough to spare, just get a big solid state drive, you can expand later.

When you get your PC, be sure to factory reset it because they've almost certainly put a lot of useless bulk shit programs on there, a reset will give you the most stripped down softwear base to build off of.

https://youtu.be/fuiAJFf0EJI

$500 - It just works

https://nzxt.com/products/player-two

is this good?

>>714523390 (OP)
you don't buy a PC, you build a PC

asdf

>>714523513
Lol why the fuck would you need reddit to help you build a PC?

I'd recommend OP watch a quick video from a sloptuber that focuses on PC hardware.

https://youtu.be/ufbnZyLItDg?si=oZqkNF9thGiqQ4By

$500 budget build

https://youtu.be/SKYIIyV39xE?si=UFc5uaI1rbqUtmjY

Overkill "fastest PC possible"

>>714523390 (OP)
You have to first know how a PC works.

>>714528608
oops, you seem to have ignored the solution posted in the thread
Here let me link it: >>714526764

>>714523390 (OP)
why buy a computer when you can invent one

>>714523390 (OP)
Just be American

>>714531401
Why is that the best?

>>714532625
oh and a 1080p monitor

>>714523390 (OP)
How much money do you have?

>>714532902
it's a troll slide thread

>>714523390 (OP)
Just ask the clerk you want a pc that runs game well and say that the price doesn't matter (very important on that last part otherwise they will recommend you some cheap slop that chokes and dies on most games). It is best you go to a store whose whole gimmick is selling pcs though, not at your local best buy

>>714533437
Ah, the two-digiter's way to PC gaming

>>714532902
$20k to play around with. Though I don't want to spend more than I have to. I havent played any games past the 360 and PS3 era so I have no idea what I'm doing. I've just emulated shit

>>714533891
not enough for a PC sorry
15k are just for the arcane knowledge of how to obtain a PC

pc part picker dot GIVE US THE CUM

>>714523390 (OP)
money can be exchanged for goods and services

>>714524928
Yeah I could've googled, but maybe I also wanted the banter and discourse, hm? It's fun to discuss computers here. "Dumb" questions aren't always just for sake of spoonfeeding, you know.

>>714537078
why wasnt that your first response

>>714537383
Because 1) It should be implicit enough already and 2) I'm not actually the OP you fucking nerd. Owned

>>714537078
>>714537762
this guy gets it

>>714523390 (OP)
Buy good parts
Mash them together
Turn on xmp/expo
Install your operating system of choice

Congrats you now have good pc

>>714523390 (OP)
Real answer: PC's are a meme, just buy all the current gen consoles

>>714537762
Damn op, there sure are a lot of people ITT who speak for you but... never turn out to be you!

>>714523390 (OP)
go to /g/ they have guides there

>>714523390 (OP)
depends on what your goals are. You want 1080p 60 fps? That's easy to achieve for as much as a console costs
You want the best thing you can buy? It's also not hard to find tutoerials on YT

Footprint is also another thing, How large do you want it because it makes a difference

>>714523390 (OP)
give me 500$ i make u good PC

>>714542530
sent :)

>>714525674
>DO NOT get a 5000 series NVIDIA card
Why? Should I get the 4000 series equivalent then?

>>>/g/pcb

OK, so all I need is a Laptop to drawfag with and maybe build a $10 Steam Game for fun later. What's are laptop specs I should be looking for to accomplish that?

>>714523603
meds

think about how you would buy a bad pc, then do the opposite of that