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RidiculousName Mar 18, 2018 @ 9:51am
Building Vs. Buying
Is it cheaper to build your own computer from parts or buy one?
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tacoshy Mar 18, 2018 @ 9:56am 
Build yourself. Pre-builds look often cheaper but use poor quality parts and stuff you can't upgrade or use the full potential.

Building gets you better PC for mostly same or less cost.
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⛧EyMi Mayhem⛧ Mar 18, 2018 @ 9:58am 
Originally posted by RidiculousName:
Is it cheaper to build your own computer from parts or buy one?
Depends, but it's always better to build a pc, you can choose the parts, you know what's inside and so on.
A pre-built for example has cheap parts, but a high price.
Expensive cpu mixed with a low budget mobo, ram and psu and some crap mice and keyboard.
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dum monke Mar 18, 2018 @ 10:23am 
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0747W15QL/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza
one im looking at atm
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⛧EyMi Mayhem⛧ Mar 18, 2018 @ 10:30am 
Originally posted by J^ke:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0747W15QL/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza
one im looking at atm

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/jcsr7W
Cheaper, newer , better.
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David Mar 18, 2018 @ 10:32am 
It's cheaper to build in the long run.
Far less issues and expensive stuff breaking like on a bought one.
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Peabrain Mar 18, 2018 @ 11:01am 
Build youself. Every part tailored to your needs.

Branded pcs will come with cheaper quality components, possibly modified in a way you can upgrade using standard parts. if it comes with a software package youll likely be paying for software you wont use.

Paying for a custom build will cost more than building it yourself but is much better than a branded system as everything is tailored to your needs, build with windows and drivers installed for a small fee. If you are not confident building one yourself enquiry at a computer store near you/online.

Building is relatively easy. Most things can only go in one place, in one way. For things like thermal paste and apply cpu coolers you get instructions. Plus plenty of youtube videos showing how to do it.
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Astraea Kisaragi Mar 18, 2018 @ 11:21am 
Maybe its just karma, but. Each time I let prebuild a shop, it had some issues eventually. The PCs I built myself have hold out.
Either Im amazing or they suck at building.
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Overseer Mar 18, 2018 @ 11:47pm 
The problem you will always have with prebuild computers is that they lack specifics.
Like 8 GB DDR4 sounds nice, but which brand with what specific product ID?

Now when you look down to the user reviews you will see someone mentioning "2x4GB sticks of ADATA 2400". Probably the AX4U2400W4G16-D**. Not bad but you could get better ones (CL15 instead of 16) for less money.

And i have to disagree on the general assumption that prebuilds are bad. There are quality builds out there and some companies even offer custom builds where it is possible to chose specifics.
And not everyone wants to fiddle around with parts, especially when something breaks and each individual part got its own contract and warranty while the prebuild is just one item to handle.
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emoticorpse Mar 18, 2018 @ 11:51pm 
If you value you time it may be cheaper to buy. Pc building takes time to master. You are only one part away from a fail to boot system and hours and hours of researching until you sort it out and in the meantime not gaming.

Inb4 pcs are easy as legos.

They're not that simple.
Last edited by emoticorpse; Mar 18, 2018 @ 11:52pm
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ives_38 Mar 19, 2018 @ 1:08am 
Originally posted by RidiculousName:
Is it cheaper to build your own computer from parts or buy one?
Cheaper to build your own system gaming rig and use ( whatever OS of choice ) cause OEM's will add what they call bloatware, which can slow down your pc. Better to compare parts to actual OEM brands to see what is best for you. cause what they sell today is PC's that maybe 5 years old for too high of a price. I built my game rig for $900 and its compares to a $1300 due to components minus the bloat due to using OEM Win 10 free upgrade transferred from old computer.
Last edited by ives_38; Mar 19, 2018 @ 1:10am
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tacoshy Mar 19, 2018 @ 1:08am 
Originally posted by emoticorpse:
If you value you time it may be cheaper to buy. Pc building takes time to master. You are only one part away from a fail to boot system and hours and hours of researching until you sort it out and in the meantime not gaming.

Inb4 pcs are easy as legos.

They're not that simple.

Well if you stuck to the guides and read them carefully it is about 20-30 minutes of building by unskilled persons and about 30-60 minutes setting up the software (OS & Drivers)
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ives_38 Mar 19, 2018 @ 1:11am 
Originally posted by tacoshy:
Originally posted by emoticorpse:
If you value you time it may be cheaper to buy. Pc building takes time to master. You are only one part away from a fail to boot system and hours and hours of researching until you sort it out and in the meantime not gaming.

Inb4 pcs are easy as legos.

They're not that simple.

Well if you stuck to the guides and read them carefully it is about 20-30 minutes of building by unskilled persons and about 30-60 minutes setting up the software (OS & Drivers)


Yet Youtube will have plenty of guides as well as tech sites that help, like PC Builder ( google Search)
Last edited by ives_38; Mar 19, 2018 @ 1:12am
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tacoshy Mar 19, 2018 @ 1:12am 
Originally posted by ives_38:
Originally posted by RidiculousName:
Is it cheaper to build your own computer from parts or buy one?
I built my game rig for $900 and its compares to a $1300 due to components minus the bloat due to using OEM Win 10 disc

There is no OEM disk...

Besides you need to reseach what OEM means. Bloatware is mostly no OEM. Besides that if you mean OEM for the OS then it's meaning switched since Windows 7. OEM for windows 10 simply means a license that is bound to the motherboard and can't be switched by the user itself to another motherboard like Retail.
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ives_38 Mar 19, 2018 @ 1:13am 
Originally posted by tacoshy:
Originally posted by ives_38:
I built my game rig for $900 and its compares to a $1300 due to components minus the bloat due to using OEM Win 10 disc

There is no OEM disk...

Besides you need to reseach what OEM means. Bloatware is mostly no OEM. Besides that if you mean OEM for the OS then it's meaning switched since Windows 7. OEM for windows 10 simply means a license that is bound to the motherboard and can't be switched by the user itself to another motherboard like Retail.


Hidden Partition?( when you register to the cloud service for Digital Licence your Microsoft account IE email account etc. That will allow you to transfer Win 10 to upgraded hardware ie motherboard replacement cpu etc. ... Bloatware, IE: stuff that ASUS , HP, Dell etc will addon
Yeah I caught my mistake about typing disc early as you typed your opinion, I corrected mine lol
Last edited by ives_38; Mar 19, 2018 @ 1:20am
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