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It's not hard at all anymore. Link for Lorraine, too Jragghen Send a noteboard - 02/05/2011 09:32:48 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?


Everything's color coded and such.

But yeah, dollar for dollar, value seems to be lesser.


Anyway, here's someplace to start, Lorraine:

http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af150/The_FalconO6/CurrentLogicalPCBuyingGuide/Guide.png

Data's about a month old, so YMMV with prices, but still.

Also, buy Intel. Make my stock go up more :v
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New PC: to build or not to build LadyLorraine - 02/05/2011 04:16:46 PM 1250 Views
The advantages of building your own computer seem to be smaller these days. lord-of-shadow - 02/05/2011 05:19:09 PM 1002 Views
I take satisfaction in tinkering with computers... LadyLorraine - 02/05/2011 06:40:12 PM 1355 Views
Also, one of the big savings for building your own computer... lord-of-shadow - 02/05/2011 07:27:37 PM 1025 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 1019 Views
It's not hard at all anymore. Link for Lorraine, too Jragghen - 02/05/2011 09:32:48 PM 1141 Views
I always buy Intel. Papa works there LadyLorraine - 02/05/2011 09:39:00 PM 1090 Views
Huh, small world. What site? Jragghen - 02/05/2011 10:36:55 PM 1210 Views
I have no idea what the name of his site is. Probably not that one LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 01:50:38 AM 978 Views
small world or large company? *NM* Foxhead - 03/05/2011 10:48:11 AM 540 Views
Both? *NM* Bergioyn - 03/05/2011 02:35:57 PM 520 Views
I don't know about you... Fox and Ravens - 02/05/2011 08:21:41 PM 1071 Views
And you would have been getting a Dell. *NM* Ghavrel - 03/05/2011 03:27:44 AM 560 Views
Truth *NM* Fox and Ravens - 03/05/2011 04:38:36 AM 535 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 515 Views
Build it. Aemon - 03/05/2011 02:54:12 PM 1174 Views
Warranty/Troubleshooting lord-of-shadow - 03/05/2011 04:14:47 PM 1007 Views
How? Aemon - 03/05/2011 05:04:27 PM 990 Views
Re: How? lord-of-shadow - 03/05/2011 06:47:56 PM 977 Views
Wow, I never heard about that. Aemon - 03/05/2011 07:10:07 PM 1028 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 964 Views
Yeah, I meant the power supply of the problem machine. Aemon - 03/05/2011 08:10:04 PM 1017 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 558 Views
I like how you seem to think I'd buy a Dell LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 04:17:58 PM 1011 Views
lol, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that. Aemon - 03/05/2011 04:37:18 PM 1046 Views
At this point, I'm looking at building thanks to papa LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 04:59:07 PM 1005 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 989 Views
#1 reason to build your own: no pre-loaded bloatware. *NM* Macharius - 03/05/2011 04:52:45 PM 533 Views
It's a plus, but I'm not sure about #1. Aemon - 03/05/2011 05:26:29 PM 1010 Views
Re: It's a plus, but I'm not sure about #1. Macharius - 04/05/2011 02:14:20 PM 990 Views
Or just format when you get it. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 03/05/2011 06:48:47 PM 512 Views
With a pre-built you can't often do that. Aemon - 03/05/2011 07:19:28 PM 1020 Views
for the record, sometimes stores will remove the bloatware for you LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 07:28:58 PM 949 Views
They say they do. Aemon - 03/05/2011 07:46:19 PM 1008 Views
Do prebuilts come without OS discs these days? That's bullshit. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 03/05/2011 07:43:39 PM 542 Views
Yah, they don't. LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 07:47:36 PM 977 Views
Well, it's understandable, just annoying. Aemon - 03/05/2011 08:05:00 PM 973 Views
You really should just stop using Dell as your example LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 10:51:10 PM 957 Views
Oh, hush. Aemon - 04/05/2011 12:50:15 AM 1149 Views
YOU SHALL NOT MALIGN THE HP!!! LadyLorraine - 04/05/2011 10:16:50 AM 997 Views
Re: YOU SHALL NOT MALIGN THE HP!!! Aemon - 04/05/2011 04:55:49 PM 1040 Views
huh. fair enough! *NM* LadyLorraine - 04/05/2011 05:43:19 PM 495 Views
My anecdotal evidence has HP failures being rare but spectacular. Ghavrel - 04/05/2011 08:19:52 PM 998 Views
I had a Compaq laptop (built after HP had bought Compaq). Aemon - 04/05/2011 09:13:54 PM 961 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 962 Views
Yes, almost without exception. Aemon - 03/05/2011 07:58:32 PM 1127 Views
I think build your own L0gan - 17/05/2011 07:55:30 PM 1408 Views
Have you made your decision yet? Two Wongs - 28/05/2011 02:19:36 AM 1144 Views
I'm going to be building one with my dad LadyLorraine - 01/06/2011 02:42:35 AM 925 Views
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