build or buy

sonne · 6 Sep 2012 at 02:22

not sure whether to save the fuss and hassle and just buy a built pc i added up the Ultima 9500i Monolith and it didnt' come to that much of a save plus it would be my first build.

bremen1874 · 6 Sep 2012 at 03:00

There's no great skill in assembling a PC once the correct parts are selected. But unless you think you'd actually enjoy the process, or would save significant money, you may as well buy it prebuilt.

Bacon? · 6 Sep 2012 at 06:48

You might as well built if yourself. If you go to general hardware and make a post for a spec with the purpose and budget you can get a lot more for your money.

Idleman · 6 Sep 2012 at 10:04

Have to agree with Bacon.

foster grant · 6 Sep 2012 at 11:01

Build

bru · 6 Sep 2012 at 11:55

Another thing to think about in favour of build a machine yourself is if something goes wrong you only have to send back the one component rather than the whole machine with a off the shelf system system.

sonne · 7 Sep 2012 at 00:18

didn't think of that as to sending individual components back, will post a new thread with my buying parts build than.

passey89 · 7 Sep 2012 at 06:31

build

ilovetechno · 7 Sep 2012 at 07:19

build!

michaelp · 9 Sep 2012 at 14:51

I would say build it will also give you the knowledge to repair any issues that come up

cammy5477 · 9 Sep 2012 at 17:50

build for sure

FRAGMAYO · 9 Sep 2012 at 18:25

Build ^^^^^^^

chippy08 · 9 Sep 2012 at 18:32

Build yourself

Uncle Petey · 9 Sep 2012 at 18:52

As above.
Unless you're physically handicapped, there's no excuse to not build yourself.
It just seems like something that'll be difficult because you've never done it before.

Once you do it, you'll facepalm yourself for ever thinking it'd be a hard thing to do

dacads · 9 Sep 2012 at 19:08

Build all the way, you should be punished for asking the question

theBEASTxMZA · 9 Sep 2012 at 19:09

Just completed my first full build...and done pretty much what Petey said. Facepalmed. Hard.

It's easy as hell to do and generally a lot more satisfying than buying

Something Else · 9 Sep 2012 at 19:15

ill always build my future pcs now tbh.

but if your not comfortable doing so then you cant go wrong with an ocuk pre built.

ArcticWolfy · 9 Sep 2012 at 19:57

build it doesnt take that long to build one. i remember back around 20yrs ago i bought one and since then the ones ive built for the same price have been top of range. your never look back once you have built your first one