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Huh, small world. What site? Jragghen Send a noteboard - 02/05/2011 10:36:55 PM
so his stock goes up too, which come back into my pocket eventually

And thank you for the link I'll take a look!

EDIT: I think between that chart and my dad, IF I choose to make my computer, I should be able to do so relatively well and easily. Thank you!
I'm at Folsom, myself.

And yeah, with the EPP which you have access to thanks to a family member working for the company, it's definitely worth the discount of building yourself. It's not QUITE as obscene as it used to be (we used to get SSDs for ridiculous amounts off, but that's no longer the case), but processor discounts are still VERY solid.

Hit up your Dad - he should be able to get you some prices.
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New PC: to build or not to build LadyLorraine - 02/05/2011 04:16:46 PM 1010 Views
The advantages of building your own computer seem to be smaller these days. lord-of-shadow - 02/05/2011 05:19:09 PM 784 Views
I take satisfaction in tinkering with computers... LadyLorraine - 02/05/2011 06:40:12 PM 1108 Views
Also, one of the big savings for building your own computer... lord-of-shadow - 02/05/2011 07:27:37 PM 776 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 770 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 843 Views
Huh, small world. What site? Jragghen - 02/05/2011 10:36:55 PM 981 Views
I have no idea what the name of his site is. Probably not that one LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 01:50:38 AM 735 Views
small world or large company? *NM* Foxhead - 03/05/2011 10:48:11 AM 428 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 810 Views
And you would have been getting a Dell. *NM* Ghavrel - 03/05/2011 03:27:44 AM 428 Views
Truth *NM* Fox and Ravens - 03/05/2011 04:38:36 AM 409 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 386 Views
Build it. Aemon - 03/05/2011 02:54:12 PM 937 Views
Warranty/Troubleshooting lord-of-shadow - 03/05/2011 04:14:47 PM 786 Views
How? Aemon - 03/05/2011 05:04:27 PM 712 Views
Re: How? lord-of-shadow - 03/05/2011 06:47:56 PM 735 Views
Wow, I never heard about that. Aemon - 03/05/2011 07:10:07 PM 800 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 716 Views
Yeah, I meant the power supply of the problem machine. Aemon - 03/05/2011 08:10:04 PM 786 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 424 Views
I like how you seem to think I'd buy a Dell LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 04:17:58 PM 768 Views
lol, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that. Aemon - 03/05/2011 04:37:18 PM 797 Views
At this point, I'm looking at building thanks to papa LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 04:59:07 PM 769 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 737 Views
#1 reason to build your own: no pre-loaded bloatware. *NM* Macharius - 03/05/2011 04:52:45 PM 408 Views
It's a plus, but I'm not sure about #1. Aemon - 03/05/2011 05:26:29 PM 752 Views
Re: It's a plus, but I'm not sure about #1. Macharius - 04/05/2011 02:14:20 PM 733 Views
Or just format when you get it. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 03/05/2011 06:48:47 PM 394 Views
With a pre-built you can't often do that. Aemon - 03/05/2011 07:19:28 PM 776 Views
for the record, sometimes stores will remove the bloatware for you LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 07:28:58 PM 703 Views
They say they do. Aemon - 03/05/2011 07:46:19 PM 742 Views
Do prebuilts come without OS discs these days? That's bullshit. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 03/05/2011 07:43:39 PM 411 Views
Yah, they don't. LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 07:47:36 PM 734 Views
Well, it's understandable, just annoying. Aemon - 03/05/2011 08:05:00 PM 725 Views
You really should just stop using Dell as your example LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 10:51:10 PM 724 Views
Oh, hush. Aemon - 04/05/2011 12:50:15 AM 891 Views
YOU SHALL NOT MALIGN THE HP!!! LadyLorraine - 04/05/2011 10:16:50 AM 743 Views
Re: YOU SHALL NOT MALIGN THE HP!!! Aemon - 04/05/2011 04:55:49 PM 799 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 720 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 724 Views
Yes, almost without exception. Aemon - 03/05/2011 07:58:32 PM 872 Views
I think build your own L0gan - 17/05/2011 07:55:30 PM 1088 Views
Have you made your decision yet? Two Wongs - 28/05/2011 02:19:36 AM 878 Views
I'm going to be building one with my dad LadyLorraine - 01/06/2011 02:42:35 AM 678 Views
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