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Wut? Maybe for general purpose computers doing nothing special but its generally more cost effective to select and build your own PC for things like gaming. B
by TheCapn 8y ago
Wut?
Maybe for general purpose computers doing nothing special but its generally more cost effective to select and build your own PC for things like gaming.
Beyond that, computers are pretty robust. Its pretty hard to select parts that are incompatible assuming you get a CPU that fits the socket on the motherboard you buy and you don't go cheap on your PSU. Lots of tools (and communities) exist to make sure you're selecting parts properly (not overdoing it on the CPU when you're getting a low tier GPU for instance). I'm not sure what your OS comment implies because virtually everything will work on most widely adopted OSes (and if you're running a pretty obscure linux distro I'd assume you're familiar with driver woes).
I'm more than happy to be corrected, but if you're buying prebuilt you're likely paying for the parts and the labour involved. Unless the company is getting steep discounts on volume purchases (which they are only getting for bottom tier parts) you're not saving money by having them put it together for you.
- sixothree 8y agoMy experience suggests otherwise. System Integrators use the same parts I like but often get them for a discount. I build my own systems because I like the constant incremental upgrade model. But when I recently had to help someone purchase a system I found it was hard to beat si prices with equally spaced hardware.
- zargon 8y agoCould you name some of these companies with prices competitive with building yourself? I'm in the market for a new PC when Zen 2 comes out. I would prefer to buy the computer instead of assemble it myself, but I've never found the prices to be competitive.
- lightedman 8y agoGo look at portatech.
- sixothree 8y agoI worked with a friend who purchased from iBuyPower (shudder). But the experience turned out fairly well. But Corsair, Falcon NW, and CyberPower are others.
- smittywerben 8y agoI recently dismantled 3 generations of pre-built PC's to remove the hard drives. One computer needed a 90-degree angled Phillips head to release the removable tray... ended up using a hammer to smack it out... I built my current computer and don't need a screwdriver to open the case, or to replace the SSD, HDDs, GPU, or RAM. They all just pop out now! First computer I've upgraded too.