It is cheaper to build your own computer or purchase it?
Posted on April 30th, 2008 in Desktop Computer |
I was thinking to build my own pc because is no really hard but I think it would be just waste of time because I think is more cheaper to buy
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hi mate
as previously mentioned building your p.c is the cheaper option however buying the p.c has one massive advantage over building….warranty
building your own p.c is fun and nine times out of ten succsesfull however if problems occur and hardware fails you’re going to have to splash out on new hardware and take time out to mend it yourself
however when buying a p.c most decent manufactuers will package a decent warranty which will be one of two types,the first on-site is when a qualified technician payed by the manufactuer will visit you at home and fix the p.c while you wait,this has the advantage of you seeing the work being done and you can check to see if its up to your expectations
second there’s “b2b” or “back to base” and this is when the p.c is collected by a courier and repaired at a pre-assigned repair center,still this is ok but can take up to 4 weeks depending on the manufactuer
also never think building a p.c is “not really hard”,even after 8 years of pc building i still need to look in manuals and online for second thoughts and further info,however most of the time the process is mainly straightforward
one final tip:do your hardware research,spend some time looking for the correct hardware,and when looking for hardware take the following factors into consideration:
1)compatibility:does the hardware i am buying work with the motherboard?does the motherboard support pci-express 2.0 as i have my eye on a pci-express 2.0 card
2)avalibility :is this product avalible.check other websites if needed,is this product up to date and future proof
3)price :can i purchase this hardware cheaper elsewhere? is this website secure to purchase from
also when planning a pc build do a shopping list,use this to write down quotes on hardware and best prices
a good pc build will take as much time preparing it as it does to build it,theres no rush
any problems let me know
good luck mate !
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It depends what you're going into with your personal. I'm assuming gaming personal so I'll tell you what I think:
For a mid level gaming computer, to run games like Battlefield 2, Half-Life 2 on high settings, maybe even Crysis and games like that on low settings, I would advocate buying a standard personal and upgrading it. I have an HP Pavillion Desktop that I got for $500, and I added 1GB of RAM for $30, a gaming mouse on sale for $20, an NVidia 8600GT video card for $60, a 5.1 speaker system for $70, and a new power supply for $20. All in all this build came out around $700 and all of my games work perfectly. Tip: The processor is the hardest to upgrade, I would recommend looking for a Personal computer has has a fast processor and many expansion slots.
If you wanted to go into extremely high performance gaming, to play Crysis with everything maxed, costom building would be your only option. These are the computers that have (or can have, since it's custom) $500 graphics cards with top end processors. These can cost you anywhere around $1,000 to $2,000, but then again, you will have the ideal gaming personal out there.
I provided 2 links, the first one sells cheap parts for upgrading, the second is a custom build website. For CyberPower, go to configurators to custom build your computer. Hope this helps!
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Build it yourself, with the help of someone who knows.
Be sure to ask plenty of yahoo questions if you get stuck!
If you are not very partical, then its easier to buy one and pay a bit more.
If you build it yourself, you get the system that you want, rather than one that someone else has specified. - they specifiy the parts to make the most profit, rather than make the system best suited to YOU.
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Building it personalises it for you, whether it be gaming or just general use.
This means you vastly increase your computer knowledge and can easily update and repair any components that go wrong, rather than purchase from Dell and Computer world at vastly inflated prices, for stuff you don't even need.
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nowdays you can purchase most any machine cheaper than you can assemble it if you’re using new parts. it might be cheaper to upgrade but then your only replacing the processor, motherboard, ram, and maybe harddrive and psu.
replace anymore in an upgrade and you could probably by a new p/c cheaper.
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Yes its a little cheaper to source the parts at the best prices and build yourself. (take some time though)
This months PC-Pro magazine details three different Builds and how to slot the part together etc.
It really is just a case of slotting the parts together. very simple. a 10 year old could do it.
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You are correct, unless you already have some parts.
If you’ve dvd drive, keyboard, monitor, cabling, case etc. Then cheaper to upgrade
If starting from scratch you probably won’t save much and it is ideal to buy the system.
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I had one built and it lasted for 3 years, I recently bought one from Comet, it lasted 2 months then packed up!!! They gave me a new one yesterday, lets hope this one works, yep its cheaper to build a new one.
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i went to ABC warehouse and purchased a H P slimline for $333.00… it came with new keyboard and speakers.. also bought a scanner printer for $69.00…. compared to Walmart and other places this was a $100.00 savings just on the personal…
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its actually cheaper to build your own pc and you can get much better performance then a prebuilt one, also very educational to help you comprehend more on how your pc works. hope it helps. enjoy ur new pc.
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to just buy it
but its not worth it in the future
just build your own on www.dell.com or www.alienware.com
in dell id get a desk top not lap top(rip off) in alien ware either or
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you could look on here if you want i wouldnt know myself,as i am only learning,http://computer-buying-guide.com/build-y… peAce.
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Cheaper to build yourself. Contact me by email for some leads…..
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It's always cheaper to build it yourself.
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Build it yourself. You will get what you want, not what the makers think you ought to have. Good for your self esteem too.
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Building is cheaper and you can customize your rig to fit what YOU want–not what the vultures want you to have.
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My friend build's computer's then sell's them, so it must be cheaper to build your own.
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Building your own is cheaper, my mate does it all the time.
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Its a lot cheaper to build your own but you have to no what your doing.
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Cheaper to build .