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Originally Posted by MegaErtz
I don't know much about computers but I've taken a bit of an interest over the last couple of years. I own a cheap Acer laptop that I bought in 2016 but I was able to add in a second SSD and upgrade the RAM from 8GB to 32GB. I also swapped out my girlfriend's hard drive and upgraded the RAM in her MacBook Pro and man, what a difference it makes.
I've noticed that it seems like all the major computer manufacturers seem to be soldering this stuff so that you can't upgrade it anymore. For this reason, I'd like to buy (or build) a tower that can be constantly upgraded and modified over the years, without the need to shell out for a new computer every few years. Is this possible? If so, where would I even start? Am I better off buying a complete system and then just swapping out components as I go, or building from scratch? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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PsYcNeT covered everything, but just wanted to add that if you're already familiar with swapping out components, you can build a PC from scratch. Follow the motherboard manual, watch a few YouTube videos if you need to double check a step and you're good to go.
If you buy components from a place like Memory Express, they'll mount your CPU to the motherboard to test it before you even pick it up. Other than that it's really just mounting the motherboard to the case and plugging components in and providing power.. with todays cases cable management is pretty easy too.
I just built a machine for the first time in 10 years and it was a pretty easy/enjoyable experience.