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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

(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 1062 Views

The advantages of building your own computer seem to be smaller these days. lord-of-shadow - 02/05/2011 05:19:09 PM 836 Views

I take satisfaction in tinkering with computers... LadyLorraine - 02/05/2011 06:40:12 PM 1162 Views

Also, one of the big savings for building your own computer... lord-of-shadow - 02/05/2011 07:27:37 PM 829 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 821 Views

It's not hard at all anymore. Link for Lorraine, too Jragghen - 02/05/2011 09:32:48 PM 949 Views

I always buy Intel. Papa works there

LadyLorraine - 02/05/2011 09:39:00 PM 893 Views

Huh, small world. What site? Jragghen - 02/05/2011 10:36:55 PM 1035 Views

I have no idea what the name of his site is. Probably not that one

LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 01:50:38 AM 788 Views

small world or large company? *NM* Foxhead - 03/05/2011 10:48:11 AM 464 Views

Both? *NM* Bergioyn - 03/05/2011 02:35:57 PM 421 Views

I don't know about you... Fox and Ravens - 02/05/2011 08:21:41 PM 864 Views

And you would have been getting a Dell.

*NM* Ghavrel - 03/05/2011 03:27:44 AM 464 Views

Truth *NM* Fox and Ravens - 03/05/2011 04:38:36 AM 445 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 420 Views

Build it. Aemon - 03/05/2011 02:54:12 PM 985 Views

Warranty/Troubleshooting lord-of-shadow - 03/05/2011 04:14:47 PM 841 Views

How? Aemon - 03/05/2011 05:04:27 PM 792 Views

Re: How? lord-of-shadow - 03/05/2011 06:47:56 PM 788 Views

Wow, I never heard about that. Aemon - 03/05/2011 07:10:07 PM 853 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 770 Views

Yeah, I meant the power supply of the problem machine. Aemon - 03/05/2011 08:10:04 PM 834 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 462 Views

I like how you seem to think I'd buy a Dell LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 04:17:58 PM 823 Views

lol, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that. Aemon - 03/05/2011 04:37:18 PM 845 Views

At this point, I'm looking at building thanks to papa LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 04:59:07 PM 820 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 786 Views

#1 reason to build your own: no pre-loaded bloatware. *NM* Macharius - 03/05/2011 04:52:45 PM 447 Views

It's a plus, but I'm not sure about #1. Aemon - 03/05/2011 05:26:29 PM 816 Views

Re: It's a plus, but I'm not sure about #1. Macharius - 04/05/2011 02:14:20 PM 782 Views

Or just format when you get it. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 03/05/2011 06:48:47 PM 428 Views

With a pre-built you can't often do that. Aemon - 03/05/2011 07:19:28 PM 831 Views

for the record, sometimes stores will remove the bloatware for you LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 07:28:58 PM 750 Views

They say they do.

Aemon - 03/05/2011 07:46:19 PM 795 Views

Do prebuilts come without OS discs these days? That's bullshit. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 03/05/2011 07:43:39 PM 447 Views

Yah, they don't. LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 07:47:36 PM 782 Views

Well, it's understandable, just annoying. Aemon - 03/05/2011 08:05:00 PM 776 Views

You really should just stop using Dell as your example

LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 10:51:10 PM 775 Views

Oh, hush.

Aemon - 04/05/2011 12:50:15 AM 944 Views

YOU SHALL NOT MALIGN THE HP!!! LadyLorraine - 04/05/2011 10:16:50 AM 793 Views

Re: YOU SHALL NOT MALIGN THE HP!!! Aemon - 04/05/2011 04:55:49 PM 848 Views

huh. fair enough! *NM* LadyLorraine - 04/05/2011 05:43:19 PM 395 Views

My anecdotal evidence has HP failures being rare but spectacular. Ghavrel - 04/05/2011 08:19:52 PM 796 Views

I had a Compaq laptop (built after HP had bought Compaq). Aemon - 04/05/2011 09:13:54 PM 770 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 773 Views

Yes, almost without exception. Aemon - 03/05/2011 07:58:32 PM 925 Views

I think build your own L0gan - 17/05/2011 07:55:30 PM 1225 Views

Have you made your decision yet? Two Wongs - 28/05/2011 02:19:36 AM 926 Views

I'm going to be building one with my dad LadyLorraine - 01/06/2011 02:42:35 AM 730 Views

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<quote id="204737">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?</quote>

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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