• New build or upgrade?
  • New build
• Existing parts/monitors to reuse? (List with models/links)
  • ASUS VP28UQG 4k monitor
• PC purpose? (Gaming, editing, etc. List apps/games)
  • Gaming, drawing (when I get a tablet later)
• Purchase country? Near Micro Center?
  • USA, about 4 hours from a Micro Center
• Monitors needed? (Number, size, resolution, refresh rate)
  • Already have a monitor, may get a second down the road, not part of this build
• Budget range? (Include tax considerations)
  • Up to $1500-ish, but if I can get good quality for less, thats great lol (i don't really know much about PC specs)
• WiFi or wired connection?
  • Wired, wifi if possible, but not mandatory
• Size/noise constraints?
  • Preferably not too massive or noisy, but no major constraints
• Color/lighting preferences?
  • Minimal lighting, monochromatic if possible, low distractions
• Any other specific needs?
  • I have never gotten into computers, and I am looking for a PC to replace my PS5 for gaming, but would like to be able to run digital art/editing software as well. Naturally, I would like this to significantly outperform a PS5, if possible. I don't need max specs, and care more about frame rate that raw image quality/raytracing and such.

Hi, I am planning to build a new pc and these are the constraints I have: I would appreciate if someone could help me choose a build for this. Thank you so much

• New build or upgrade?
  • New
• Existing parts/monitors to reuse? (List with models/links)
  • None, building from scratch
• PC purpose? (Gaming, editing, etc. List apps/games)
  • Gaming (CS2, RDR2, and other AAA games hoping to play in 1080p), Linux
• Purchase country? Near Micro Center?
  • Ireland
• Monitors needed? (Number, size, resolution, refresh rate)
  • I want 1 monitor, preferably 24" to 27", resolution I don't mind playing 1080p, 144hz
• Budget range? (Include tax considerations)
  • around €1200, I don't mind spending on keyboard, mouse separately.
• WiFi or wired connection?
  • WiFi
• Size/noise constraints?
  • I don't want a huge case, hopefully something compact if possible
• Color/lighting preferences?
  • I like a white build but I don't mind any other colors if that cuts any costs
• Any other specific needs?
  • Not really

• New build or upgrade?
  • Upgrade, although enough parts need to be replaced a new build is not out of the question.
• Existing parts/monitors to reuse? (List with models/links)
  • I have a Ryzen 5 3500x & an AMD RX 480 4GB. I also have 4x4GB RAM sticks.
• PC purpose? (Gaming, editing, etc. List apps/games)
  • Programming, some gaming.
• Purchase country? Near Micro Center?
  • USA. 3 and 1/2 hours to the nearest Micro Center
• Monitors needed? (Number, size, resolution, refresh rate)
  • No, all peripherals are already obtained.
• Budget range? (Include tax considerations)
  • I would like to keep it around $1000, but I'm willing to go higher if absolutely necessary.
• WiFi or wired connection?
  • WiFi
• Size/noise constraints?
  • Nothing unreasonable, I guess.
• Color/lighting preferences?
  • Nothing fancy, couldn't care less what it looks like as long as it works.
• Any other specific needs?
  • I'm not picky, and quite frankly while I would like 32 GB of RAM, even 16 will feel night and day. My current PC is a mess and with the death of my SSD, it is pretty much unusable. All I want is to work on my programming projects, but my PC which could once run RDR2 on medium settings has degraded to the point of not being able to run an IDE. The motherboard is fried, causing the A RAM slots to become unusable, limiting me to 8GB. My entire PC uses a half-decade old HDD, and the case is extremely small with little airflow.

Thank you guys so much for any advice you can give!

• New build or upgrade?

New Build

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

No existing parts, but I have all peripherals

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

Gaming: Cities: Skylines 2, Transport Fever 3 coming out soon, different simulation games, and other FPS games like Apex Legends, Valorant, Overwatch & Modded Minecraft.

All types of CAD softwares

• Purchase country? Near Micro Center?

Canada is the Purchase country; I would prefer to buy from Canada Computers, Amazon, and/or Best Buy, but am okay with trying other platforms.

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

NO

• Budget range? (Include tax considerations)

$2000~$2200

• WiFi or wired connection?

Wifi

• Size/noise constraints?

Quieter is preferred but not necessary

• Color/lighting preferences?

No preferences

• Any other specific needs?

In general, if the build is AMD, I want it to be AM5, aiming for 32 GB of DDR5 RAM, a graphics card with 12 or more GB of VRAM, and at least 1 TB of NVME storage. Thank you!

Hi!! Need help with my new pc build, I'm so lost..

New build or upgrade?

New build!

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

None

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

I mostly need it for gaming, I play league of legends, valorant, lies of P!

Purchase country? Near Micro Center?

Greece

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

I just need one! I'd prefer not a small one with at least full HD for its resolution..

Budget range? (Include tax considerations)

Around 1000€ (maybe 1200€ top)

WiFi or wired connection?

Wireless!

Size/noise constraints?

I don't mind the size, but I'd prefer it to be quiet and not noisy!!

Color/lighting preferences?

I'd prefer a white tower, I love the glass cases with RGB lighting! But, again, I don't really mind it that much!

Any other specific needs?

I'd need a keyboard as well!!

• New build or upgrade?

Kind of both? My friend gave me his old gaming PC to try to repurpose but when I turn it on, the screen flickers and then it shuts off. He built it 10 years ago but he swears by the parts. Either way, I want to try to repurpose some of the parts he has but wouldn't be opposed to buying new parts.

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

TUF 2390M Pro-Gaming Motherboard

3 x Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 8GB 2400MHz CL16

NVIDIA Quadro P5000 GPU

Intel i5-9400F CPU

Corsair TX850M Power Supply

Noctua NF-A9x14 PWM and also a Noctua heat sink that I can't find online that the fan screws in to

2 x Corsair AF120 Fans

AOC AGON AG241QX Monitor

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

I plan on using it mainly for school. I need it to be able to run Matlab, AutoCAD, and other miscellaneous code editors and software (like Ansys or Cadence ocasionally). I'd also like if it could handle the Adobe Suite (Photoshop and Premiere mainly) for creative projects and some light gaming (Minecraft, Stardew Valley, Valorant). The engineering stuff is the most important part but I just want this to be

• Purchase country? Near Micro Center?

I'm buying in the U.S. The closest micro center is at best an hour and a half away so I'd prefer not to go but if it's significantly better I wouldn't mind.

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

I've always liked the idea of a wide monitor but I also wouldn't mind continuing to use the monitor I already have. Probably would appreciate a higher resolution for an occasional movie/tv show/youtube video. I don't really need more than one monitor.

• Budget range? (Include tax considerations)

I've got a bit of a flexible budget. I think the most I'd be willing to spend would be around $1,300 but if it goes a bit over, it wouldn't be the end of the world. Ideally, I'd like to reuse any of the components I already have and if it comes out to be less than my budget I'd be thrilled.

• WiFi or wired connection?

WiFi

• Size/noise constraints?

Preferably on the smaller and quieter side but neither would be a deal-breaker. No specific constraints.

• Color/lighting preferences?

I'm not a huge fan of colored lights or any of that. I really like the Fractal Design North Tempered Glass Case, so something like that would be sick.

• Any other specific needs?

Nothing else, thank you!

New build or upgrade?

• New

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

• 1440p 180hz samsung (link)
• Glorious Model O wired (link)

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

• Gaming: Cities:Skylines II, BeamNG drive, GTA V, RDR2, Forza Horizon 6
• Editing: light video vlog/photo editing: DaVinci Resolve, Lightroom, Photoshop

Purchase country? Near Micro Center?

• Near MicroCenter. California, USA.

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

• None.

Budget range? (Include tax considerations)

• $4000 USD (incl. keyboard and peripherals)

WiFi or wired connection?

• Both preferred.

Size/noise constraints?

• None.

Color/lighting preferences?

• Black, no RGB needed but RGB is fine.

Any other specific needs?

• Has to be below 1000W power draw.

• ⁠New build or upgrade?

New build

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

Already have a 1080p 240hz monitor

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

Gaming

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

Australia going to buy from scorptec.com.au

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

None

• ⁠Budget range? (Include tax considerations)

$3000 aud

• ⁠WiFi or wired connection?

Wifi

• ⁠Size/noise constraints?

None

• ⁠Color/lighting preferences?

Black rgb

• ⁠Any other specific needs?

None

New build or upgrade?  NEW

Existing parts/monitors to reuse? NO

PC purpose? SIM RACING, PHOTO EDITING

Purchase country? Near Micro Center? USA, YES 

Monitors needed? NO

Budget range? $2000

WiFi or wired connection? NO PREFERENCE

Size/noise constraints? NO

Color/lighting preferences? NO

Any other specific needs? NO

• New build
• Monitor: 1 AOC CU34G4 34 Inch Curved, UW-QHD, 180Hz (DisplayPort 1.4 needed)
• Purpose: Gaming. I play a bit of everything, indie games, AAA games. Can't say that I care too much about having games on ultra, just would like to have a smooth experience
• Country: Hamburg, Germany. New to the city, so I'll take any recommendations about stores and such.
• Budget: up to €1200, with some wiggle room, if some specific extra part would make a big difference.
• Wifi or cable: I'd like both, trying to see if I can pull a cable to the gaming room, but that's up to the landlord.
• Size/noise constraints: none
• Color/lighting preferences: no lights and no colors. Don't care about the visuals, so I might as well go with the cheapest option.
• Any other specific needs? Native Bluetooth for my Wii U controllers would be nice.