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On a related note, unless you keep current on the computer market, expect to take a month or so doing research to select parts. |
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There's not much to gain by building your own PC in this day and age. Hardware sells for a slim margain, so customizing an online PC or at your local super store will be darn close to you doing it by yourself.
5-10 years, my answer would be much difference. If you do decide to build your own. Start off with a good case the opens/closes easy.
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sometime you can get a package deal with motherboard, processor, memory, and such, all you would have to do is buy your case... I have to agree with earlier post, dont skip on the power supply or the video card... They other this is if you can go with say a 10,000 rpm drive compared to 7,200, that will make a difference too... The only other thing i would say is more memory, i would say get 4 GB over say 1 GB, will make a huge difference, especially if you are going to run windows 7.... Just my 2 cents... Good luck
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There could be 5 other reasons, but those 2 alone make it worth building a computer every time to me. |
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You're right about a good power supply too. I would also recommend round cables instead of the ribbon ones for better cooling.
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Many manufacturers put the minimum power supply required to run the computer when it leaves the factory. So, when you want a new video card in two years you'll also be buying a new power supply. If you really hit bad luck you'll also be buying adapters for the proprietary motherboard connectors. I bought an HP laptop a few years back and spent at least 12 hours removing the factory-installed junk that I didn't want. Using this example with a rate of $20/hour for my time, that gives me an extra $240 to justify building a desktop. |
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If you want to "know" your PC, you should format it and install all the drivers from scratch whether it is home built or a big name. It can be involved as manufacturers are not keen on supplying OS on disk. As long as the cab files are there, you should be able reinstall the OS via WinPE.
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That's $38 a GB; sounds cheap to me.
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It's assembled, you know the drivers will work, has warantee, and is easy to get.
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And easy to get isn't really an argument when I can fill a shopping cart with parts and have it delivered just as easy as a custom pc order from dell or HP. in store easy? I question why anyone would buy a computer in store where you have absolutely no ability to customize... |
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Dell FastShips are great for business desktops or laptops... For a gaming rig, I would build it but be ready to troubleshoot issues! As noted before, go big on the PS, RAM, and video card...
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It is the industry standard for booting off of CD's and is a great tool for virus repair or manipulating files that would normally be locked or in use. It can edit the registry without the registry being loaded. In general, I think the extended warranty is worth it, especially on laptops. One trick for desktop is to tape the warranty, disks, and all the manuals to the inside cover of the case; you'll never go hunting for them.
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