I’ve not owned a gaming PC in 10 years +

[NoBacon]

I have a HP laptop for personal admin, and I have a thinkpad laptop for work.

I’ve not had a good PC I’m so long. I realised I don’t even know where to get one that isn’t absolutely full of bloatware bullshit.

I don’t want to build my own, I know it’s cost effective and better, but I don’t want to, the last time I did that was also about 2010 and I don’t want to learn how again. I’m not a hardware guy.

Tl:dr

Best place to get a good pre built PC that isn’t loaded up with bloatware?

 

[Chive Turkey]

Best place to get a good pre built PC that isn’t loaded up with bloatware?

There isn't. You'll also likely be overpaying for everything.

There's a reason nearly everyone except literal children builds their pcs and it sure as hell isn't because they all enjoy it.

Just ask your nerdiest friend for pc part advice and if he'd like to help build it. Odds are they'd be fucking delighted to.

 

[NoBacon]

There isn't. You'll also likely be overpaying for everything.

There's a reason nearly everyone except literal children builds their pcs and it sure as hell isn't because they all enjoy it.

Just ask your nerdiest friend for pc part advice and if he'd like to help build it. Odds are they'd be fucking delighted to.

There isn’t some service that put them together without that shit?

When I bought my laptop it took me about 3 hours to delete everything, I can’t stand it. Plus everything seems to be a fucking freemium model full of ads, log ins and two factor auth, it’s so painful.

My work laptop is configured by the tech people and I game on consoles, I haven’t delved into personal PC ownership is so long. It’s so fucking aids.

 

[BakersfieldChimp]

Building couldn't be easier. You almost can't screw anything up.

 

[Jims_Maroon_Pants]

I have not owned a console since the Sega Genesis

 

[Steve Ramone]

I'm a brain damaged retard and I built my own PC, stop being a faggot.

 

[ミスタースパーコル]

I have not owned a console since the Sega Genesis

Playing Sonic is what lead you here.

 

[aRTie02150]

I recently bought a handheld gaming PC that's more than capable of playing most games. It's called the ROG Ally X.

Up until then I never owned a gaming PC. Last time I had a Windows computer was during the Windows XP days in High School and it could barely handle GTA 3, even though I owned the game on PS2. In 2006 I bought a Mac Mini to have as my first computer bought with my money and I used that until 2012 when I got a MacBook which didn't support any games really. After 12 years of never really using it, I decided to get the handheld.

This Ally has Windows 11. I bought flight simulator and it plays at 60 fps so I'm more than satisfied with it. I'm more of a casual gamer. I mostly got this so I can play indie games and classic PC games that I was never able to play before.

I have a PS5 if I want to play some more demanding AAA games.

 

[NoBacon]

I'm a brain damaged retard and I built my own PC, stop being a faggot.

It’s not because I can’t, I built plenty when I was young, I just don’t have the energy to bother learning what’s new now. Just connecting a printer was a painful boring experience compared to how it used to be.

 

[Sue Lightning]

I bought a pre built $200 PC from Amazon thats designed to do office work shit. Plays video games just fine, but I haven’t downloaded any games past 2015 so i’m not sure.

 

[Chive Turkey]

There isn’t some service that put them together without that shit?

There are but you're gonna pay extra (for the service and possible shipping for parts they don't have in-store) and you're still gonna have to do some research.

When I bought my laptop it took me about 3 hours to delete everything, I can’t stand it. Plus everything seems to be a fucking freemium model full of ads, log ins and two factor auth, it’s so painful.

That's just OS/software shit. You can avoid that on a gaming pc by installing Windows 10 LTSC or Education (which skips out on a lotta bloat and spyware) and you can further debloat it afterwards and download some non-faggot alternatives to the default programs. This definitely involves you doing most of the legwork. I doubt there's any Geek Squad types who offer this kind of service, but you never know.

 

[SensibleKeks]

If you're looking to customize your own computer I went through ibuypower.com. I know nothing about computers, but it told me the specs I needed for whatever graphics card and motherboard I wanted. They will build it and test it before sending it out. You'll pay a bit more, but 'buy cheap, buy twice'.

 

[aRTie02150]

Doesn't Microcenter build PCs for a flat rate? Those fucking nerds will make sure you get exactly what you want.

 

[StlakerFatti]

i have a playstation 7 that i also use as a desktop. if you can get one, i can recommend it. easy peasy

 

[NoBacon's Aborted Child]

Get all the pieces together then when you're 90% of the way through get hammered, throw a tantrum and pay somebody to smash it to pieces while you play pocket pool


For old time's sake

 

[ミスタースパーコル]

i have a playstation 7 that i also use as a desktop. if you can get one, i can recommend it. easy peasy

A ps7 has gotta be reaching levels of nogaems never thought possible.

 

[NoBacon]

There are but you're gonna pay extra (for the service and possible shipping for parts they don't have in-store) and you're still gonna have to do some research.


That's just OS/software shit. You can avoid that on a gaming pc by installing Windows 10 LTSC or Education (which skips out on a lotta bloat and spyware) and you can further debloat it afterwards and download some non-faggot alternatives to the default programs. This definitely involves you doing most of the legwork. I doubt there's any Geek Squad types who offer this kind of service, but you never know.

When that anti virus update bricked all those systems recently, I helped our tech support guys fix the affected stations, I clean installed some and it was just dreadful, and these are business units with zero bullshit on.

It’s so off putting battling all the bloat, and just generally how everything is now. I remember just plugging a printer in and it working, now it takes forever to set up, register an account, then the device, then update the proprietary software etc. aids.

 

[DMbA]

if you are ok with gaming in 1080p how about a gaming laptop. i like Asus they are cheap enough

if you want 4k you really need to build your own, folks are so lazy these days they always forget plugging a fan in or some BS like that, so even if you pay someone to do it you still need to do some DIY down the road

 

[NoBacon]

if you are ok with gaming in 1080p how about a gaming laptop. i like Asus they are cheap enough

if you want 4k you really need to build your own, folks are so lazy these days they always forget plugging a fan in or some BS like that, so even if you pay someone to do it you still need to do some DIY down the road

I think I want something more for video editing / 3d printing. I don’t game much and I’m happy with my consoles for that.

I need to bite the bullet and build one.

 

[wbgreen]

The nerds at PCMasterRace have a guide for normies:

https://old.reddit.com/r/PCMasterRace/wiki/builds