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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 1130 Views
The advantages of building your own computer seem to be smaller these days. lord-of-shadow - 02/05/2011 05:19:09 PM 895 Views
I take satisfaction in tinkering with computers... LadyLorraine - 02/05/2011 06:40:12 PM 1227 Views
Also, one of the big savings for building your own computer... lord-of-shadow - 02/05/2011 07:27:37 PM 910 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 885 Views
It's not hard at all anymore. Link for Lorraine, too Jragghen - 02/05/2011 09:32:48 PM 1014 Views
I always buy Intel. Papa works there LadyLorraine - 02/05/2011 09:39:00 PM 975 Views
Huh, small world. What site? Jragghen - 02/05/2011 10:36:55 PM 1098 Views
I have no idea what the name of his site is. Probably not that one LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 01:50:38 AM 848 Views
small world or large company? *NM* Foxhead - 03/05/2011 10:48:11 AM 488 Views
Both? *NM* Bergioyn - 03/05/2011 02:35:57 PM 454 Views
I don't know about you... Fox and Ravens - 02/05/2011 08:21:41 PM 948 Views
And you would have been getting a Dell. *NM* Ghavrel - 03/05/2011 03:27:44 AM 493 Views
Truth *NM* Fox and Ravens - 03/05/2011 04:38:36 AM 475 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 460 Views
Build it. Aemon - 03/05/2011 02:54:12 PM 1061 Views
Warranty/Troubleshooting lord-of-shadow - 03/05/2011 04:14:47 PM 902 Views
How? Aemon - 03/05/2011 05:04:27 PM 866 Views
Re: How? lord-of-shadow - 03/05/2011 06:47:56 PM 854 Views
Wow, I never heard about that. Aemon - 03/05/2011 07:10:07 PM 918 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 839 Views
Yeah, I meant the power supply of the problem machine. Aemon - 03/05/2011 08:10:04 PM 897 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 494 Views
I like how you seem to think I'd buy a Dell LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 04:17:58 PM 892 Views
lol, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that. Aemon - 03/05/2011 04:37:18 PM 927 Views
At this point, I'm looking at building thanks to papa LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 04:59:07 PM 889 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 856 Views
#1 reason to build your own: no pre-loaded bloatware. *NM* Macharius - 03/05/2011 04:52:45 PM 478 Views
It's a plus, but I'm not sure about #1. Aemon - 03/05/2011 05:26:29 PM 889 Views
Re: It's a plus, but I'm not sure about #1. Macharius - 04/05/2011 02:14:20 PM 866 Views
Or just format when you get it. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 03/05/2011 06:48:47 PM 457 Views
With a pre-built you can't often do that. Aemon - 03/05/2011 07:19:28 PM 897 Views
for the record, sometimes stores will remove the bloatware for you LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 07:28:58 PM 827 Views
They say they do. Aemon - 03/05/2011 07:46:19 PM 861 Views
Do prebuilts come without OS discs these days? That's bullshit. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 03/05/2011 07:43:39 PM 474 Views
Yah, they don't. LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 07:47:36 PM 855 Views
Well, it's understandable, just annoying. Aemon - 03/05/2011 08:05:00 PM 846 Views
You really should just stop using Dell as your example LadyLorraine - 03/05/2011 10:51:10 PM 840 Views
Oh, hush. Aemon - 04/05/2011 12:50:15 AM 1016 Views
YOU SHALL NOT MALIGN THE HP!!! LadyLorraine - 04/05/2011 10:16:50 AM 863 Views
Re: YOU SHALL NOT MALIGN THE HP!!! Aemon - 04/05/2011 04:55:49 PM 923 Views
huh. fair enough! *NM* LadyLorraine - 04/05/2011 05:43:19 PM 425 Views
My anecdotal evidence has HP failures being rare but spectacular. Ghavrel - 04/05/2011 08:19:52 PM 863 Views
I had a Compaq laptop (built after HP had bought Compaq). Aemon - 04/05/2011 09:13:54 PM 844 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 846 Views
Yes, almost without exception. Aemon - 03/05/2011 07:58:32 PM 1004 Views
I think build your own L0gan - 17/05/2011 07:55:30 PM 1288 Views
Have you made your decision yet? Two Wongs - 28/05/2011 02:19:36 AM 1017 Views
I'm going to be building one with my dad LadyLorraine - 01/06/2011 02:42:35 AM 802 Views
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