regular computer VS custom buit...

[brandontw 10+ year member]

Ive always built my own computers, by picking out the parts, then ordering them and assembling them, but for my new computer, im wondering about just buying like a pre built computer, mabye an HP or gateway.

I was doing some research, and i think id have a tough time building one for the prices theyre selling it for.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif plus the one i was looking at came with a 19" widescreen LCD. I dont really need a great graphics card, just something

to play a few games stuff... i do want a REALLY fast processor, probly core 2 duo, and 2 GB ram... what do you think of just buying a compy in a box...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/uhoh.gif.c07307dd22ee7e63e22fc8e9c614d1fd.gif

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[Trey803 5,000+ posts]

Tigerdirect.com sells their own brand of computers which are already put together with all the good parts like on a custom build but a whole lot cheaper

 

[brandontw 10+ year member]

Tigerdirect.com sells their own brand of computers which are already put together with all the good parts like on a custom build but a whole lot cheaper

hmmmm ill look into it.

 

[brandontw 10+ year member]

plus i would have legal windows for the first time in my life if i bought a name brand computer...

 

[StealthKill 10+ year member]

If you can build you own do it, the experience is worth it. If anything goes wrong you know what you think it might be. Other than that get a built one since you don't seem to know to much about computers, the customer support is what yo need. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Trey803 5,000+ posts]

Yes their computers come with legal windows

 

[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

custom built

 

[2000Gator 10+ year member]

i build my own comps as well and have 4 amongst everyone in my house. I prefered custom built but its so hard to beat the prices that compaq and dell have now, they can just buy everything in bulk so cheap its cheaper then the prices to pay for individual parts

 

[brandontw 10+ year member]

If you can build you own do it, the experience is worth it. If anything goes wrong you know what you think it might be. Other than that get a built one since you don't seem to know to much about computers, the customer support is what yo need. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

Lol how do you figure i dont know much about computers? i have built at least 10 computer in my days, for me and others... and they have always been great and worked fine. So i dont really need to build it for the experience:crap:

And BTW i dont need customer support... i am customer support.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif

 

[brandontw 10+ year member]

i build my own comps as well and have 4 amongst everyone in my house. I prefered custom built but its so hard to beat the prices that compaq and dell have now, they can just buy everything in bulk so cheap its cheaper then the prices to pay for individual parts

thats what i noticed too...

 

[StealthKill 10+ year member]

Lol how do you figure i dont know much about computers? i have built at least 10 computer in my days, for me and others... and they have always been great and worked fine. So i dont really need to build it for the experience:crap:

And BTW i dont need customer support... i am customer support.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif

Then why not build one if you obviously know how? Look on other websites and build one kick ***, but very cheap....

 

[grayfox587]

man dont buy a built pc build your own jus get a good mobo and cheap out on the rest and eventually buy good stuff an amd dual core > intel core duo i think you should be slapped for even thinking about buying a comp and not building one //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif

 

[brandontw 10+ year member]

Then why not build one if you obviously know how? Look on other websites and build one kick ***, but very cheap....

i dunno -- i was just looking at costco today and for like 1000$ i could get what i wanted, plus a 19" LCD, but when i was shopping for parts a couple weeks ago, my total came up to like 1200$ no monitor. but now that i think about it, that was a better vid card, and no doubt better parts...

 

[StealthKill 10+ year member]

amd dual core > intel core duo

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[brandontw 10+ year member]

man dont buy a built pc build your own jus get a good mobo and cheap out on the rest and eventually buy good stuff an amd dual core > intel core duo i think you should be slapped for even thinking about buying a comp and not building one //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif

get with the times... core 2 duo smacks down AMD nowadays

http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/07/14/core2_duo_knocks_out_athlon_64/