I'm considering finally caving and leaving the comfort of my compfy bed or bag chair and actually having a desktop again. I'm trying to decide whether to build a PC or just buy one with the specs I want.
The thing is, I've looked at the cost of the parts on Newegg, and those parts combined with the cost of Windows and Office (Yes, I know there is OpenOffice, and there are other OS systems), it adds up to about what I'd be paying for a computer with similar power ANYWAYS. Even with OpenSource software, it's still not that big a price difference when I compare a "desktop I would buy" to a "desktop I would build".
Is it worth it to build it if I'm going to have near the same computer for the same price anyways?
The thing is, I've looked at the cost of the parts on Newegg, and those parts combined with the cost of Windows and Office (Yes, I know there is OpenOffice, and there are other OS systems), it adds up to about what I'd be paying for a computer with similar power ANYWAYS. Even with OpenSource software, it's still not that big a price difference when I compare a "desktop I would buy" to a "desktop I would build".
Is it worth it to build it if I'm going to have near the same computer for the same price anyways?
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New PC: to build or not to build
- 02/05/2011 04:16:46 PM
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The advantages of building your own computer seem to be smaller these days.
- 02/05/2011 05:19:09 PM
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I take satisfaction in tinkering with computers...
- 02/05/2011 06:40:12 PM
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Also, one of the big savings for building your own computer...
- 02/05/2011 07:27:37 PM
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yah that's part of the problem. I don't have a desktop right now. Not even a case
- 02/05/2011 07:37:45 PM
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It's not hard at all anymore. Link for Lorraine, too
- 02/05/2011 09:32:48 PM
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I always buy Intel. Papa works there 
- 02/05/2011 09:39:00 PM
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- 02/05/2011 09:39:00 PM
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Huh, small world. What site?
- 02/05/2011 10:36:55 PM
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I have no idea what the name of his site is. Probably not that one
- 03/05/2011 01:50:38 AM
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- 03/05/2011 01:50:38 AM
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I don't know about you...
- 02/05/2011 08:21:41 PM
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*NM*
Just get a pre-made and add a few components (ie: graphics card) to make you feel like you built it. *NM*
- 02/05/2011 08:53:07 PM
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Build it.
- 03/05/2011 02:54:12 PM
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Warranty/Troubleshooting
- 03/05/2011 04:14:47 PM
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How?
- 03/05/2011 05:04:27 PM
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Re: How?
- 03/05/2011 06:47:56 PM
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Wow, I never heard about that.
- 03/05/2011 07:10:07 PM
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Nah, it was years ago. The one you gave me advice for was the replacement of the replacement, hah
- 03/05/2011 07:41:24 PM
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Yeah, I meant the power supply of the problem machine.
- 03/05/2011 08:10:04 PM
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Ah. yeah, it was one of the pieces that got replaced. It was probably at least partially responsible *NM*
- 03/05/2011 08:12:50 PM
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I like how you seem to think I'd buy a Dell
- 03/05/2011 04:17:58 PM
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If you like tinkering, then build one. Quality control is all on you, but it's "yours" then.
- 03/05/2011 03:00:21 PM
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#1 reason to build your own: no pre-loaded bloatware. *NM*
- 03/05/2011 04:52:45 PM
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Or just format when you get it. *NM*
- 03/05/2011 06:48:47 PM
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With a pre-built you can't often do that.
- 03/05/2011 07:19:28 PM
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for the record, sometimes stores will remove the bloatware for you
- 03/05/2011 07:28:58 PM
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Do prebuilts come without OS discs these days? That's bullshit. *NM*
- 03/05/2011 07:43:39 PM
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Yah, they don't.
- 03/05/2011 07:47:36 PM
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Well, it's understandable, just annoying.
- 03/05/2011 08:05:00 PM
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You really should just stop using Dell as your example
- 03/05/2011 10:51:10 PM
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- 03/05/2011 10:51:10 PM
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Oh, hush. 
- 04/05/2011 12:50:15 AM
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- 04/05/2011 12:50:15 AM
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YOU SHALL NOT MALIGN THE HP!!!
- 04/05/2011 10:16:50 AM
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Re: YOU SHALL NOT MALIGN THE HP!!!
- 04/05/2011 04:55:49 PM
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My anecdotal evidence has HP failures being rare but spectacular.
- 04/05/2011 08:19:52 PM
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I had a Compaq laptop (built after HP had bought Compaq).
- 04/05/2011 09:13:54 PM
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Huh. I have a Compaq too. It shipped with bad RAM, but once I fixed that it's worked like a charm.
- 05/05/2011 12:43:48 AM
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