I'm looking to buy a decent (preferably prebuilt) PC. Can someone help?

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Cornmuffins
08/06/2022
06:53 PM
#1
I will return the favor.

How much is a decent mid-range PC these days? I don't really care about all the bells and whistles, but my PC struggles to run games from 10 years ago and I definitely think it's time for an upgrade. I have such a huge backlog of games that I think I'm set for a while, but something that I can easily upgrade via parts would also be great.

Also, do I need to buy Windows again? Thank you for the help, if willing.
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Trumble
08/06/2022
06:55 PM
#2
Cornmuffins posted...
Also, do I need to buy Windows again?
Prebuilts will generally come with Windows installed. In a sense you're buying it again, but it's built into the PC's cost, not something you have to pay on top of it.
Let's make some Trumble.
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Cornmuffins
08/06/2022
06:59 PM
#4
Is there an easy way to look that up? My current specs are bad. My graphics card fried a while back and I've been using an onboard video card for about 8 years now if that puts things in perspective. It was "ok" when I got it in 2013.
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MarthGoomba
08/06/2022
07:21 PM
#7
Cornmuffins posted...
Also, do I need to buy Windows again?
No, you just need to assign your current license to a microsoft account if it's not already
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Cornmuffins
08/07/2022
05:12 PM
#8
ImAMarvel posted...


cmd, "systeminfo"


https://imgur.com/MRY8fmS

Sorry if that's not helpful
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CommonStar
08/07/2022
05:21 PM
#9
What's your budget? What do you plan to use the PC for?

You don't need to buy Windows, you can just install it for free but it'll just have the need activation watermark on the bottom corner. However you can get OEM keys for cheap like $10-15 online.
Cornmuffins
08/07/2022
05:26 PM
#10
What's the mid-range cost these days? I guess $800-1,000. I have a huge backlog of games I want to play. If it can run the newest MLB the Show that's also a major plus.
Getting C's and D's, saying thanks and please.
You broke the golden rule, you're staying after school.
Alucard188
08/07/2022
05:32 PM
#11
Cornmuffins posted...
I have such a huge backlog of games that I think I'm set for a while, but something that I can easily upgrade via parts would also be great.

You'd be better off buying from a boutique builder instead of the HPs and the Alienwares of the world. Some builders/SIs still use proprietary parts and even BIOS to lock the platform so you can't swap parts or fiddle with settings that easily. Steve from Gamers Nexus did a prebuilt playlist where they reviewed a bunch of them to find out which ones sucked the least.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsuVSmND84QuM2HKzG7ipbIbE_R5EnCLM

He kind of summarizes his overall thoughts in the thumbnail.

Face it Cloud is a gaming icon and has appered in lots of games while mario has only appeared in 2 games sunshine and 64 ~xSlashbomBx
Alucard188
08/07/2022
05:33 PM
#12
Cornmuffins posted...
Is there an easy way to look that up? My current specs are bad. My graphics card fried a while back and I've been using an onboard video card for about 8 years now if that puts things in perspective. It was "ok" when I got it in 2013.

Run and type 'dxdiag'.
Face it Cloud is a gaming icon and has appered in lots of games while mario has only appeared in 2 games sunshine and 64 ~xSlashbomBx
Cornmuffins
08/07/2022
06:47 PM
#13
Alucard188 posted...


Run and type 'dxdiag'.


Thank you:

https://i.imgur.com/pUlGQmX.png
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Despised
08/07/2022
06:47 PM
#14
Ill sell you mine
https://linktr.ee/daileyproductions
Cornmuffins
08/07/2022
06:49 PM
#15
Despised posted...
Ill sell you mine


Oh? Tell me more.
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Despised
08/07/2022
06:51 PM
#16
Cornmuffins posted...
Oh? Tell me more.
I doubt you live in Houston but I just listed an Asus prebuilt g11cd and peripherals for 700 lol

its definitely aged a bit but its a 1060 6gb i5
https://linktr.ee/daileyproductions
CommonStar
08/07/2022
09:28 PM
#17
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jKYCZw
Current Events » I'm looking to buy a decent (preferably prebuilt) PC. Can someone help?