Whenever the discussion of purchasing a gaming PC comes up, the first reaction you get is – “Just build one it's way cheaper and u get exactly what ‘you’ want”. But is it that easy like everyone seems to say it is?
Is It Cheaper to Build Your Own
Gaming PC Or Buy One?
“Building your own PC is cheaper”- it is probably cheaper and true in terms of money but the time and effort that you have to put in also matters. Let’s evaluate building a gaming PC and buying one.
Why should you build a gaming PC?
• Choose exactly what you want. You get to play God with this PC, you choose what does and doesn’t go into the PC and can choose the specs as per your specific needs and requirements. This will save your pocket by not having to spend money on features or components that you otherwise cannot opt out of.
• Pocket-friendly for the long run. Once you’re done with the initial costs you will not have to spend much later on repairs. Why? Because since you will be individually ordering each part the possibility of getting a defective or faulty component is reduced unlike the quality of bulk ordered parts which isn’t all that great. Which then results in your PC and its components having a longer lifespan. You can additionally save on assembly charges as well.
• Quick fixes. Since you’re the one who put together the PC, it will be easier to identify, configure and fix any components that fail, and since you individually ordered each part most of them will come with spare pins connectors or other spare parts that may be required for minute fixable errors.
Why should you buy a gaming PC?
• Get set go - The most reasonable and obvious advantage of buying a gaming PC is that all you’ve got to do is to buy it, plug it in and you are good to go. Easy and hassle-free set up in no time, you will also save time to install all the necessary software and apps as most of PC do have them built-in.
• Costs & maintenance - You do not have to worry about the maintenance of your PC when you purchase one as most of them come with a minimum of one year warranty and your seller will take care of all the troubleshooting and repairs. And in most cases, you will not have to spend time or effort having to buy spares or fixing them up.
• Time-efficient - Buying a PC is the winner when it comes to time efficiency in terms of purchase and setup. You do not have to wait for each part to arrive nor do you have to spend hours and days assembling them. Your PC will be delivered to you as a whole at the time of purchase itself and that’s pretty much all the waiting you will have to do if you are purchasing a PC.
• All your parts are compatible – It is pre-built so you do not have to worry about hardware or software compatibility issues.
Drawbacks of building a gaming PC?
If you are not familiar with the hardware part of a computer or simply don’t know how to assemble a PC or it's your first time, then this will be a tedious task. You need to know how to build one. Every small mistake you make could wind up as an extra expenditure cause ‘oops you broke a pin of an expensive part’ which brings us to our second drawback – Initial costs.
When you purchase individual parts for the PC you will incur extra causes for the delivery or shipping as these purchases aren’t done in bulk. You should know beforehand that each component you want and purchase should be compatible with each other. Do your research first. Every single part has to be compatible with the other if not you might end up not having what you wanted or a malfunctioning component and you will end up spending more.
Drawbacks of buying a gaming PC?
Doing repairs on your own is out the window when you buy a PC, unless you know all the components in it and have experience around them but your product warranty will be at stake. So even for small fixes, your PC will have to be serviced from a service center which will take time regardless of how small the problem is.
The quality of the lesser significant parts will be compromised when your PC is pre-built as manufacturers focus only on core components to make the end product cost-efficient which is why most of the time you will have to change out the hard drives power supply and other parts. The major drawback of buying a PC is customization, there is a limit to how much you want your PC to be customized. Manufacturers just provide options and you’ve got to pick one that is closest to your dream PC and settle for it.
Is building a Gaming PC Cheaper?
Once you go over these points it is quite evident that each of these choices has its pros and cons, if we consider time and effort, while building a PC you will have to invest way more time and effort than buying a PC. You have to do intensive research on each component and need to know how to assemble a PC.
If you are not so sure about assembling a PC and do not wish to spend a whole lot of time then building a PC is not meant for you but if you are willing to take it up as a passion project and want to experiment and learn then there’s nothing holding you back. If not then just buy one.
Moving on to cost efficiency, or which is cheaper, to an extent you can say building a PC is cheaper because you get exactly what you want for the money you spend. But that doesn’t mean you won’t get pre-built PCs at those rates but you will have to compromise on a few features or so, the extra bucks you pay to get the same specs are the assembly, manufacturing, and overhead charges.
If you have the time and resources to build a PC then it is the best option for you if not then buying a PC would be apt.
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