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I take satisfaction in tinkering with computers... LadyLorraine Send a noteboard - 02/05/2011 06:40:12 PM
In my experience it's still a fairly large price difference, at least a few hundred bucks, but it is a hundred times more demanding of a process, with a lot more potential for failure and headache.

Half of the reason you build a computer is to save money. The other half is to be more familiar with it, feel more invested in it, etc. The sort of reasons that a car fanatic wants to tinker with a car on their own, even if it's not really saving them time or much money. I'd assume that this doesn't really apply to you?


BUT, with my present finances, I'm really more interested in the cost vs. performance comparisons. I'd love to just throw it all to the wind and have at tinkering and toiling away, but I do not have that kind of time and energy. Particularly since I think I will be upgrading my school laptop to the improved version they are offering us at a nice price (450 for a 1900 dollar laptop). I'd just stick with that, but I'd like to have a gaming system and these laptops are good, but they don't have a dedicated video card.

Of course, the fact that I'm pretty much obliged to buy Intel keeps my costs high regardless...but papa would be irritated if I bought AMD :P (He's an Intel employee)

actually, come to think of it, sometimes he gets free hardware. I should see if he could get a hold of anything that I could use. That would make building my own system more economical...
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New PC: to build or not to build LadyLorraine - 02/05/2011 04:16:46 PM 1013 Views
The advantages of building your own computer seem to be smaller these days. lord-of-shadow - 02/05/2011 05:19:09 PM 787 Views
I take satisfaction in tinkering with computers... LadyLorraine - 02/05/2011 06:40:12 PM 1112 Views
Also, one of the big savings for building your own computer... lord-of-shadow - 02/05/2011 07:27:37 PM 780 Views
yah that's part of the problem. I don't have a desktop right now. Not even a case LadyLorraine - 02/05/2011 07:37:45 PM 772 Views
It's not hard at all anymore. Link for Lorraine, too Jragghen - 02/05/2011 09:32:48 PM 903 Views
I always buy Intel. Papa works there LadyLorraine - 02/05/2011 09:39:00 PM 846 Views
Huh, small world. What site? Jragghen - 02/05/2011 10:36:55 PM 983 Views
I have no idea what the name of his site is. Probably not that one LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 01:50:38 AM 738 Views
small world or large company? *NM* Foxhead - 03/05/2011 10:48:11 AM 430 Views
Both? *NM* Bergioyn - 03/05/2011 02:35:57 PM 388 Views
I don't know about you... Fox and Ravens - 02/05/2011 08:21:41 PM 814 Views
And you would have been getting a Dell. *NM* Ghavrel - 03/05/2011 03:27:44 AM 430 Views
Truth *NM* Fox and Ravens - 03/05/2011 04:38:36 AM 410 Views
Just get a pre-made and add a few components (ie: graphics card) to make you feel like you built it. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 02/05/2011 08:53:07 PM 387 Views
Build it. Aemon - 03/05/2011 02:54:12 PM 941 Views
Warranty/Troubleshooting lord-of-shadow - 03/05/2011 04:14:47 PM 786 Views
How? Aemon - 03/05/2011 05:04:27 PM 715 Views
Re: How? lord-of-shadow - 03/05/2011 06:47:56 PM 738 Views
Wow, I never heard about that. Aemon - 03/05/2011 07:10:07 PM 804 Views
Nah, it was years ago. The one you gave me advice for was the replacement of the replacement, hah lord-of-shadow - 03/05/2011 07:41:24 PM 719 Views
Yeah, I meant the power supply of the problem machine. Aemon - 03/05/2011 08:10:04 PM 789 Views
Ah. yeah, it was one of the pieces that got replaced. It was probably at least partially responsible *NM* lord-of-shadow - 03/05/2011 08:12:50 PM 426 Views
I like how you seem to think I'd buy a Dell LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 04:17:58 PM 772 Views
lol, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that. Aemon - 03/05/2011 04:37:18 PM 800 Views
At this point, I'm looking at building thanks to papa LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 04:59:07 PM 773 Views
If you like tinkering, then build one. Quality control is all on you, but it's "yours" then. Zalis - 03/05/2011 03:00:21 PM 740 Views
#1 reason to build your own: no pre-loaded bloatware. *NM* Macharius - 03/05/2011 04:52:45 PM 409 Views
It's a plus, but I'm not sure about #1. Aemon - 03/05/2011 05:26:29 PM 756 Views
Re: It's a plus, but I'm not sure about #1. Macharius - 04/05/2011 02:14:20 PM 737 Views
Or just format when you get it. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 03/05/2011 06:48:47 PM 395 Views
With a pre-built you can't often do that. Aemon - 03/05/2011 07:19:28 PM 779 Views
for the record, sometimes stores will remove the bloatware for you LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 07:28:58 PM 706 Views
They say they do. Aemon - 03/05/2011 07:46:19 PM 745 Views
Do prebuilts come without OS discs these days? That's bullshit. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 03/05/2011 07:43:39 PM 412 Views
Yah, they don't. LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 07:47:36 PM 736 Views
Well, it's understandable, just annoying. Aemon - 03/05/2011 08:05:00 PM 728 Views
You really should just stop using Dell as your example LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 10:51:10 PM 726 Views
Oh, hush. Aemon - 04/05/2011 12:50:15 AM 894 Views
YOU SHALL NOT MALIGN THE HP!!! LadyLorraine - 04/05/2011 10:16:50 AM 746 Views
Re: YOU SHALL NOT MALIGN THE HP!!! Aemon - 04/05/2011 04:55:49 PM 802 Views
huh. fair enough! *NM* LadyLorraine - 04/05/2011 05:43:19 PM 359 Views
My anecdotal evidence has HP failures being rare but spectacular. Ghavrel - 04/05/2011 08:19:52 PM 746 Views
I had a Compaq laptop (built after HP had bought Compaq). Aemon - 04/05/2011 09:13:54 PM 723 Views
Huh. I have a Compaq too. It shipped with bad RAM, but once I fixed that it's worked like a charm. Ghavrel - 05/05/2011 12:43:48 AM 727 Views
Yes, almost without exception. Aemon - 03/05/2011 07:58:32 PM 875 Views
I think build your own L0gan - 17/05/2011 07:55:30 PM 1091 Views
Have you made your decision yet? Two Wongs - 28/05/2011 02:19:36 AM 881 Views
I'm going to be building one with my dad LadyLorraine - 01/06/2011 02:42:35 AM 681 Views
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