Comments on: Why build your own computer?

By: andy.culligan

andy.culligan — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:53:18 +0000

I agree, its a great idea to build your own machine, at a fraction of the cost also. I came accross a site that seems to be launching the UK soon, they are still in the BETA stage but seems to be promising (www.skinflint.co.uk) in terms of price comparison on techy stuff. They are quite big over here in Austria at the moment and also Germany, good resource to have a look at when building your own machine. There is a lot more information on their products than other competitor sites.

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:47:02 +0000

I have to agree that building your own computer is still the way to go if you know what you are doing. Sometimes buying a computer is cheaper, but then you don't know exactly what is actually inside the computer when you want to make some hardware changes.

By: talia

talia — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:59:42 +0000

Making your own computer sounds like a great idea, a great gift idea actually as well. I could customize the perfect computer for my gamer son, for example. I am not at all handy however and would be worried about screwing it up, it's amazing how bad I am at putting the simplest things together. lol

By: Bull3t

Bull3t — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:36:39 +0000

@Dave:
Even if it means getting a manual out or searching around for a tutorial on how to do a few things, building your own is for everyone.

@Dan:
The only pre-built I will think about buying is a bare-bone – just to get the ball rolling – or an Alienware, because they are sweet.

@eraserve:
That's one of the main reasons I like doing it, you can choose exactly what you want.

By: eraserve

eraserve — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:19:59 +0000

I love to build my own computer and everything that entails. I prefer it to buying off the shelf. Buying off the shelf is too impersonal. I get to pick and choose which components by which vendors get placed in the case. Even with Dell around building your own is still more flexible than shelf bought.
I can also pick and choose the OS and not wonder about any crappy vendor specific items trying to get me buy or upgrade things or other such Nagware.

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:11:21 +0000

I have always built my computers and I definitely wont even buy a pre-built computer ever. It is still cheaper to build it yourself imo. Just because dell offers some crappy computer for $400 doesnt mean it will be good. they will use the cheapest crap they can find.

By: neneadinro

neneadinro — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:17:38 +0000

The best way is to build your own computer. If you don't know what kind of components you should choose then ask a friend. It will be better then most of the "BEST OF THE BEST" mega offers out there.

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:32:46 +0000

Great comparison.. and I agree that building your own PC is always better if you know how to do it.. For those who have less computer knowledge, going for pre-built computer whould be a better choice.

By: Bull3t

Bull3t — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:12:11 +0000

@edubase owner:
Just like building your own motorbike.

@metronome:
I was kind of aiming towards people with knowledge in computers. If you are buying a computer for the first time, then a pre-built one would be the best option, unless you are up for a challenge.

By: metronome

metronome — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:28:43 +0000

Sure building your own computer sounds tempting, because it looks cheap and so on. But you need to know some things: First of all, people do not really have time to "study" on how to build a computer and searching computer components/parts. And then, not so many people care about such a small difference between building it yourself and buying it directly; buying directly is still faster, not to mention some computer stores sell really cheap popular brand computers and have a good support service. So I think we are still going to see majority of people buying their computer directly from computer store for some time in the future. I don't say that building your own computer is useless/waste of time, etc, just pointing out some stuffs behind the computer building.