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Help me buy/build a gaming PC

Gaming on PC in the 90s and 2000s was a such a PITA that I g...
Amethyst Slimy Menage
  12/18/25
oh boy here we go 😏
Mint Contagious Really Tough Guy
  12/18/25
Have I inadvertently created the gaming nerd equivalent of C...
Amethyst Slimy Menage
  12/18/25
if you don't know what you're doing just buy a prebuilt alie...
Mint Contagious Really Tough Guy
  12/18/25
it's impossible to build a gaming pc. gpus and ram cannot b...
House-broken station
  12/18/25
I could have a CostCo app slave deliver an Asus G700 to my h...
Amethyst Slimy Menage
  12/18/25
The world’s supply of RAM has gone to OpenAI so be pre...
Motley Voyeur
  12/18/25
this link has completed builds. https://pcpartpicker.com...
Spectacular Center Incel
  12/18/25
lol@ anyone buying anything today
Angry massive goal in life
  12/18/25


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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:44 PM
Author: Amethyst Slimy Menage

Gaming on PC in the 90s and 2000s was a such a PITA that I gave up and have only played on Xbox for something like 25 years. Day 1 Xbox Live subscriber. But I like being able to game with my boys and the landscape seems to have shifted considerably toward PC (as XOs console scholarship has shown me). They have Steam decks and are getting Steam Machines for Christmas (IOUs for them anyway).

For myself, I’d like something that can run 4K games on my nice monitor (https://rog.asus.com/us/monitors/above-34-inches/rog-strix-xg43uq-xbox-edition-model/). Building a PC with the kids could be fun, but I don’t need computer hardware to become a new hobby. Should I build or buy? And at what specs? Or just pre-order another Steam Machine when they come out?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811717&forum_id=2.#49519553)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 1:46 PM
Author: Mint Contagious Really Tough Guy

oh boy here we go 😏

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811717&forum_id=2.#49519562)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 2:35 PM
Author: Amethyst Slimy Menage

Have I inadvertently created the gaming nerd equivalent of Covid-era “Which gun should I buy?” threading

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811717&forum_id=2.#49519700)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 3:30 PM
Author: Mint Contagious Really Tough Guy

if you don't know what you're doing just buy a prebuilt alienware or something imo

or better yet wait for Magnus

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811717&forum_id=2.#49519838)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 3:31 PM
Author: House-broken station

it's impossible to build a gaming pc. gpus and ram cannot be acquired

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811717&forum_id=2.#49519845)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 7:32 PM
Author: Amethyst Slimy Menage

I could have a CostCo app slave deliver an Asus G700 to my house in 90 minutes. Given the state of things, should I just slide and let do?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811717&forum_id=2.#49520753)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 3:32 PM
Author: Motley Voyeur

The world’s supply of RAM has gone to OpenAI so be prepared to seriously overpay right now

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811717&forum_id=2.#49519847)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 3:40 PM
Author: Spectacular Center Incel

this link has completed builds.

https://pcpartpicker.com/builds/#X=214528,416971

i filtered it by price ($2k-$4k) so you dont see poorfag setups. definitely build your own. pc builders cheap out on key components like SSD, RAM, etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811717&forum_id=2.#49519871)



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Date: December 18th, 2025 7:33 PM
Author: Angry massive goal in life

lol@ anyone buying anything today

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5811717&forum_id=2.#49520757)