Self-built vs. pre-built computers
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As a general rule, which one is less expensive? I'm seeing lots of systems these days for $500 or so that could easily satisfy my wants. I just can't imagine building a comparable* machine for the same amount of $$$.
"A good athlete is the result of a good and worthy opponent." - David Crow
"To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne
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As a general rule, which one is less expensive? I'm seeing lots of systems these days for $500 or so that could easily satisfy my wants. I just can't imagine building a comparable* machine for the same amount of $$$.
"A good athlete is the result of a good and worthy opponent." - David Crow
"To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne
If they satisfy your current need (what you intend to do with it), they are good enough for you. Custom building a low cost/low power machine is a waste of time (IMO), just get the one that has best best reviews.
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As a general rule, which one is less expensive? I'm seeing lots of systems these days for $500 or so that could easily satisfy my wants. I just can't imagine building a comparable* machine for the same amount of $$$.
"A good athlete is the result of a good and worthy opponent." - David Crow
"To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne
On the low end you're not going to save more than a pittance unless you can transfer one or more major components or a windows license from an older machine.
-- You have to explain to them [VB coders] what you mean by "typed". their first response is likely to be something like, "Of course my code is typed. Do you think i magically project it onto the screen with the power of my mind?" --- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
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As a general rule, which one is less expensive? I'm seeing lots of systems these days for $500 or so that could easily satisfy my wants. I just can't imagine building a comparable* machine for the same amount of $$$.
"A good athlete is the result of a good and worthy opponent." - David Crow
"To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne
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As a general rule, which one is less expensive? I'm seeing lots of systems these days for $500 or so that could easily satisfy my wants. I just can't imagine building a comparable* machine for the same amount of $$$.
"A good athlete is the result of a good and worthy opponent." - David Crow
"To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have deference for others governs our manners." - Laurence Sterne
It's not as much what's cheaper as much as it is being assured that when you build your own, you put the best components in it that you could afford. I build my own (and have been since 1985) because I can pick/choose the components after diligent research regarding compatibility, reliability, etc, and can further make judgement calls as to where I can get away with an OEM (and most of the time, cheaper) component. I buy a lot of the components from a single source (usually NewEgg) to save shipping fees. It's not necessarily cheaper than buying a pre-built, but it's high-quality hardware, and I never have any hardware-related issues short of the two hard drives that went bad over the last 22 years.
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