Want to buy a monster gaming computer!

Nolapete said:
Unless you're talking about building a desktop comparable to Alienware, you aren't going to build it for cheaper than you can buy a system UNLESS you have wholesale connections. Now, if you're building it to say you did it yourself that's a different thing altogether. I've been in the computer industry for 20+ years. Computers have gone the way of stereos, tvs, vcrs, etc. They are designed to be cheaper to replace than to repair or build yourself. Computer manufacturers who mass-produce computers now buy components (hard drives, video cards, RAM, etc.) for pennies on the dollar in comparison to what even wholesalers/distributors can sell them for. If you're looking to save money, buy a system.
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You're wrong. Yes, you can buy a system with what looks like similar specs to one you can build... but they aren't the same. If you pick parts out yourself you can build a system at a similar price or cheaper that is faster due to the clock speeds and such on the components they are using. You can buy a ton of prebuilt desktops with 2-3 gig of memory these days... but go ahead and run CPUz to check everythings exact specs and you'll soon see the memory is slow as hell. This is also true for the actual processors they use, and many of them use proprietary motherboards that are a pain to, or impossible to do certain upgrades on in the future (Thus saving you from having to toss it and buy a new one).
 
Nolapete said:
Unless you're talking about building a desktop comparable to Alienware, you aren't going to build it for cheaper than you can buy a system UNLESS you have wholesale connections. Now, if you're building it to say you did it yourself that's a different thing altogether. I've been in the computer industry for 20+ years. Computers have gone the way of stereos, tvs, vcrs, etc. They are designed to be cheaper to replace than to repair or build yourself. Computer manufacturers who mass-produce computers now buy components (hard drives, video cards, RAM, etc.) for pennies on the dollar in comparison to what even wholesalers/distributors can sell them for. If you're looking to save money, buy a system.
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I disagree wholeheartidly... You can get a way cheaper/better desktop (especially gaming) when you build it yourself hands down.
 
tekonus said:
You're wrong. Yes, you can buy a system with what looks like similar specs to one you can build... but they aren't the same. If you pick parts out yourself you can build a system at a similar price or cheaper that is faster due to the clock speeds and such on the components they are using. You can buy a ton of prebuilt desktops with 2-3 gig of memory these days... but go ahead and run CPUz to check everythings exact specs and you'll soon see the memory is slow as hell. This is also true for the actual processors they use, and many of them use proprietary motherboards that are a pain to, or impossible to do certain upgrades on in the future (Thus saving you from having to toss it and buy a new one).
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LOL, let me know when you're done and how much everything cost you. Anyone can put together cheap crap components and save a few bucks. You're comparing apples to oranges then. I've built more computers than I can remember professionally and personally. Go to whatever your favorite brand of desktop is and price out the one you plan to build then show me how much you save using the SAME components. You won't save anything because you CAN'T buy the components as cheap as they do.
 
Nolapete said:
LOL, let me know when you're done and how much everything cost you. Anyone can put together cheap crap components and save a few bucks. You're comparing apples to oranges then. I've built more computers than I can remember professionally and personally. Go to whatever your favorite brand of desktop is and price out the one you plan to build then show me how much you save using the SAME components. You won't save anything because you CAN'T buy the components as cheap as they do.
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correction... You can build cheaper with same components ...the question is how much do you actually save. 10 bucks? 100 bucks?

I to build many pc's but for gaming ive built 7 now since I had a amd K62+ talk about dinosaur huh? Remember Voodoo cards lol..omg I used to thing they were the shiznit to...

Now ive checked out those computer adds in PC gaming mag. And was pricing and building and you are correct the margin of differences in saving are minimal on some mixes and at other times the difference is greater by 200 bucks...

I do prefer building my own. Its built around the way I want my rig to be. this isn't for novices either...

I really dont see the point of other posts (not quoted here) to agitate or simply be condescending..lets just stay on topic and if you disagree with someone just say I disgagree..this is why (politely)... no need for smart remarks please... This is supposed to be a chit chat laid back topic.

Lets reverse course on the path we are going shall we all?

I can agree with both sides of the coin here. And here is my reasoning.

You already have a rig...and its old...still on single core ... you can salvage parts...this will save you money on prebuilt rigs even if its 200 bucks..thats still money not wasted.

Those gaming sites like Dell alienware or PowerPC what ever they are... they include parts you wont need..some let you opt out on some parts...but all things considered...if you can build your own and salvage the HD ,DVD Roms, Case, even Power supply you saved money.

So for people like me last change up all I did was change my Mobo,Ram, Cpu...and I was fully upgraded...my recent change was taking out the 8800gt-oc for a 260gtx.

If you are starting from scratch,lack pc build ability, and the old rig is not salvageable.. you are probably better off in the hands of the pre built rigs you see adds for in a PC gamer.
 
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Some folks actually enjoy planning and building their own computers. Saving some cash is just part of it.
 
Slappy*McFish said:
Some folks actually enjoy planning and building their own computers. Saving some cash is just part of it.
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i built my own machine.. but i also knew that building the biggest baddest machine at the time wasnt going to save me any cash.
 
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