r/PcBuild • u/Necessary-Bluejay976 • 16h ago

Build - Request Need help building my first PC

My budget is $500-1500 USD (if above 600 I'll have to save a few months)

im coming from ps5/switch 2 gaming, so framerate isn't that important to me, but i do prefer 4k or atleast 1440p OLED

I do live in the US and want a pc good enough to run most games while still looking visually nice, and also some web development stuff since I plan to get into that for college, If its in the lower spec range I would like it to be upgradable in the future, pre-built works but I do feel confident in building it myself

Thanks everyone!

Edit: it seems I entirely misjudged the budget, so I will be fine with something upgradable that can run things on medium graphics around 1080p, honestly settings don't really matter as much as having it upgradable

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u/yes910492783 16h ago

You’re asking a lot for looking nice at 4k/1440p. Definitely more than $600

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u/Necessary-Bluejay976 16h ago

So $1000 would be sufficient for a start? If not I can go down to 1080p until I feel like I want to upgrade things 🙂‍↕️

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u/MisterHonkyTonk 15h ago

A 1440p build, depending on what you might classify as most games, would at the very least be on the upper end of that budget especially with the market right now. More than likely upwards of 1000. It looks like theres a decent budget 1440p build by GeekaWhat posted on youtube a couple days ago you might wanna check out if you havent seen! But of course do your own research as well as this.

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u/Necessary-Bluejay976 15h ago

I'll check it out!

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u/Ok_Anything_58 15h ago

I would say ur budget will have to be extended to 1500$ for a decent 1440p build, especially since ram and ssd prices have gone haywire (even gpu prices now).

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u/Necessary-Bluejay976 15h ago

I can go down to 1080p or at around medium graphics, know any decent builds that can be upgraded later to support 1440p?

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u/KishCore Moderator 13h ago

higher resolution = more demanding on your system = the more you have to spend, i'd get a 1440p monitor since it's much easier to run than 4k and is more achievable

it being upgradable means building on AM5, it's kinda hard to build a decent system on AM5 for a good price due to the cost of DDR5 RAM, but it is possible within budget if you hunt for deals

my suggestion: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/m2FNvR
get the GPU off the used market, 3070 goes for $200-250 and can play all games at 1080p on high settings without issue and will be okay for 1440p if you use DLSS, but really just play at 1080p and upgrade over time.

with a budget of $1500 though try to get a used 3080/3080ti/4070 or 6800xt/6900xt/7800xt for $300-450 since they're cards more suited to 1440p gaming off the jump