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Re: How? lord-of-shadow Send a noteboard - 03/05/2011 06:47:56 PM
First things first, repeatedly shipping back pieces and waiting weeks for the replacements is not nearly as easy, relaxing, or fun as you seem to think

In my case, I had a motherboard problem that broke several other components... maybe? Over a period of about 3-4 months, I replaced every single part in my computer, more or less. One at a time. Each time, it would seem to fix the problem for a short while, then start breaking again. Never did quite get to the bottom of it.

About half of the time, I was taking it to a computer shop for them to look at. Most of the money I lost was from those service fees, as opposed to actually purchasing parts.
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New PC: to build or not to build LadyLorraine - 02/05/2011 04:16:46 PM 995 Views
The advantages of building your own computer seem to be smaller these days. lord-of-shadow - 02/05/2011 05:19:09 PM 769 Views
I take satisfaction in tinkering with computers... LadyLorraine - 02/05/2011 06:40:12 PM 1096 Views
Also, one of the big savings for building your own computer... lord-of-shadow - 02/05/2011 07:27:37 PM 759 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 756 Views
It's not hard at all anymore. Link for Lorraine, too Jragghen - 02/05/2011 09:32:48 PM 880 Views
I always buy Intel. Papa works there LadyLorraine - 02/05/2011 09:39:00 PM 828 Views
Huh, small world. What site? Jragghen - 02/05/2011 10:36:55 PM 962 Views
I have no idea what the name of his site is. Probably not that one LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 01:50:38 AM 722 Views
small world or large company? *NM* Foxhead - 03/05/2011 10:48:11 AM 419 Views
Both? *NM* Bergioyn - 03/05/2011 02:35:57 PM 377 Views
I don't know about you... Fox and Ravens - 02/05/2011 08:21:41 PM 794 Views
And you would have been getting a Dell. *NM* Ghavrel - 03/05/2011 03:27:44 AM 421 Views
Truth *NM* Fox and Ravens - 03/05/2011 04:38:36 AM 399 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 380 Views
Build it. Aemon - 03/05/2011 02:54:12 PM 920 Views
Warranty/Troubleshooting lord-of-shadow - 03/05/2011 04:14:47 PM 772 Views
How? Aemon - 03/05/2011 05:04:27 PM 697 Views
Re: How? lord-of-shadow - 03/05/2011 06:47:56 PM 718 Views
Wow, I never heard about that. Aemon - 03/05/2011 07:10:07 PM 784 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 700 Views
Yeah, I meant the power supply of the problem machine. Aemon - 03/05/2011 08:10:04 PM 772 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 417 Views
I like how you seem to think I'd buy a Dell LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 04:17:58 PM 753 Views
lol, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that. Aemon - 03/05/2011 04:37:18 PM 781 Views
At this point, I'm looking at building thanks to papa LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 04:59:07 PM 753 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 722 Views
#1 reason to build your own: no pre-loaded bloatware. *NM* Macharius - 03/05/2011 04:52:45 PM 401 Views
It's a plus, but I'm not sure about #1. Aemon - 03/05/2011 05:26:29 PM 730 Views
Re: It's a plus, but I'm not sure about #1. Macharius - 04/05/2011 02:14:20 PM 719 Views
Or just format when you get it. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 03/05/2011 06:48:47 PM 387 Views
With a pre-built you can't often do that. Aemon - 03/05/2011 07:19:28 PM 757 Views
for the record, sometimes stores will remove the bloatware for you LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 07:28:58 PM 688 Views
They say they do. Aemon - 03/05/2011 07:46:19 PM 728 Views
Do prebuilts come without OS discs these days? That's bullshit. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 03/05/2011 07:43:39 PM 403 Views
Yah, they don't. LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 07:47:36 PM 720 Views
Well, it's understandable, just annoying. Aemon - 03/05/2011 08:05:00 PM 709 Views
You really should just stop using Dell as your example LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 10:51:10 PM 711 Views
Oh, hush. Aemon - 04/05/2011 12:50:15 AM 877 Views
YOU SHALL NOT MALIGN THE HP!!! LadyLorraine - 04/05/2011 10:16:50 AM 734 Views
Re: YOU SHALL NOT MALIGN THE HP!!! Aemon - 04/05/2011 04:55:49 PM 784 Views
huh. fair enough! *NM* LadyLorraine - 04/05/2011 05:43:19 PM 353 Views
My anecdotal evidence has HP failures being rare but spectacular. Ghavrel - 04/05/2011 08:19:52 PM 731 Views
I had a Compaq laptop (built after HP had bought Compaq). Aemon - 04/05/2011 09:13:54 PM 703 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 709 Views
Yes, almost without exception. Aemon - 03/05/2011 07:58:32 PM 856 Views
I think build your own L0gan - 17/05/2011 07:55:30 PM 1072 Views
Have you made your decision yet? Two Wongs - 28/05/2011 02:19:36 AM 864 Views
I'm going to be building one with my dad LadyLorraine - 01/06/2011 02:42:35 AM 662 Views
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