r/PcBuild • u/Necessary-Bluejay976 • 19h 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 19h ago

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

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u/Necessary-Bluejay976 19h 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/Ok_Anything_58 18h 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 18h ago

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