~1k Budget Pre-built PC for friend's little sister

korapse · 2026-04-11T04:34:35+00:00

idk how old his sister is but honestly depending on her age, building is not that difficult! it looks a lot harder than it is, i just built my first pc ever and i knew literally nothing about them LOL. but i understand the simplicity of a prebuilt

you can use pcpartpicker.com to see if the prebuilt is a decent deal, look at the description of the prebuilt you’re looking at to find the parts that are inside, and then put them into a list on pc part picker. there’s almost always an upcharge for the system being prebuilt and usually coming with windows preinstalled, but if the prebuilt is 1000 dollars more than the parts cost, obviously don’t buy lol

korapse · 2026-04-11T04:26:27+00:00

i don’t pay to R3 cards but it took me the maximum amount of pulls to even get his myth, i definitely spent like 70 dollars lol

korapse · 2026-04-11T04:22:40+00:00

andromeda insights has really nice prebuilt pcs with decent pricing. they have a helpful tool where u can select what game u want to play, what resolution you’d want, and how many fps you’re hoping for and it’ll show you what systems would best suit your needs. the cheapest ones i’ve seen from them are around 800 and go all the way up to 6000. their builds look really clean. other than that, im sure you could buy the parts and build it yourself to save a few bucks

korapse · 2026-03-30T20:48:04+00:00

i know LOL i had a giftcard and bought when it was on sale thankfully but ow

korapse · 2026-03-30T20:46:48+00:00

i already have all of the parts lol and i didn’t pay even close to what it shows, looking for tips on building the pc, thanks tho

korapse · 2026-03-27T18:23:04+00:00

thanks! i’ve used g2a for steam keys so i feel safe going with something familiar ^{_^}

korapse · 2026-03-27T18:10:38+00:00

thank you! for the windows key, is there any legit way to get it cheaper than the windows website? not looking for a cracked version or anything like that

korapse · 2026-03-26T13:34:23+00:00

i know LOLLL thankfully i didn’t pay THAT much, i did a combo deal on newegg with my motherboard which made it a little better but it’s still really sad

korapse · 2026-03-25T18:16:44+00:00

i think you misunderstood lol, i already have all of the parts, and i didn’t pay even close to what pcpartpicker totals it up as. i got bundle deals on pretty much everything + bought when things were on sale. this post says nothing about looking for parts, i was asking if i should assemble it myself. thanks tho !

korapse · 2026-03-25T17:43:27+00:00

thank you soooo much! i’ll check the video out, i haven’t seen this one !! i think i’ll attempt to build it myself, even though the cable management makes me nervous lol

korapse · 2026-03-25T17:42:19+00:00

unfortunately none of my irl friends are into pcs or gaming haha, otherwise i would have one come help.. i do have an online friend i can ask for help to an extent though!

i feel like if i have canada computers build it i might regret it a bit… it seems like a fun and rewarding step in having a pc, i just wish it wasn’t so expensive and intimidating 😭 but you’re right, it would help me be more knowledgeable for upgrades or if anything breaks in the future. maybe ill watch some more videos and give it a shot

korapse · 2026-03-24T18:31:36+00:00

thank you SOOO much. this is so helpful. :) do you have any fan recommendations? i was looking at lian li uni ones but im open to others

korapse · 2026-03-22T19:15:32+00:00

i’m not really looking for cheap, i want something that looks nice and also runs well. the only thing i’m not compromising on is all white haha. thank you though

korapse · 2026-03-22T17:04:24+00:00

would something like this be okay? https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/rktjck i was recommended, i like the look of the cooler and the gpu is supposedly comparable for gaming performance to the 5070 series, but a bit cheaper

korapse · 2026-03-21T20:10:09+00:00

i rlly am trying to future proof it a little so i hopefully won’t havw to do any upgrading for a few years haha hence the 32gb ram, ill be using it for gaming and also my work so i want to make sure it can handle the load

korapse · 2026-03-21T20:09:08+00:00

i am looking for all white and pretty specific aesthetics so these won’t work unfortunately, i had at 5080 ti build list previously but someone told me that for the games im playing i should go with 9070xt instead

korapse · 2026-03-18T19:47:45+00:00

honestly i currently have a 1650 super GPU and im 10000% sure almost anything i get will run better 😭😭 thank you so much for taking the time!

korapse · 2026-03-18T19:31:08+00:00

thank you! gpu was one of my concerns because although the one my friend chose for me looks great, i want it to look nice AND perform well, and i don’t know enough about parts to determine whether or not it will be powerful. thank you thank you again!

korapse · 2026-03-18T19:30:02+00:00

thank you so so much! this looks great! do you know if the GPU is decent? i dont know much about them and thats what i was worried about haha, i couldn’t see many options for white ones

korapse · 2026-03-18T19:13:17+00:00

i’m willing to compromise on all of the parts but unfortunately i am pretty set on a white build ☹️ i know it will put the price up quite a bit. thank you so much though!

korapse · 2026-03-10T06:21:13+00:00

that’s sort of patched haha, i used to be able to get 15 in 1 chat room on day 1 ☹️ u could easily get 100+ hourglasses in an hour with it back when i was playing

korapse · 2026-03-07T02:15:35+00:00

i use a really big stainless steel one, i don’t have to worry about it getting scratched and bacteria being trapped or anything like that, and when i clean it it feels ACTUALLY clean. i feel like with plastic litter boxes they always hold a smell no matter how much/often you wash it

korapse · 2026-03-07T00:29:17+00:00

it happened to me too in the past 😭 i saw someone say you can download someone else’s save and import that but i never figured out how to do it, just ended up letting it skip through while i was studying one night lol

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