Anyone Here Built a Computer?

[Shiz]

Thanks alot guys!! Im so exited...too bad its so far away. It definately should be fun. Im curious about this though....lets just use some examples. lets say, there is a...like a 9800xt out when you build your comp, but you opt for something cheaper because thats so damned expensive. so you build your computer with one card, then change to the 9800xt later when its cheap.

OR, lets say you built it WITH the 9800xt, because price wasnt a problem. is there anything wrong with upgrading, or is it best to get the best things and not upgrade. vid cards were only an example, just upgrading in general is what i meant. thanks ALOT guys!

[Jonbo298]

Nothing wrong with upgrading or getting the best things. If you have the money to blow and don't care about price, get the best stuff. If you want to conserve a little here and there, go for it. Building your own computer makes it so you CAN upgrade in the future. I had to build mine from the ground up basically because my old computer was too old to do anything with. But with what I have now, I can upgrade here and there easily, at least until the new mobo standard comes out and sloowly takes over ATX (but that is a little ways down the road)

[Yoda9864]

Originally Posted by Jonbo298

at least until the new mobo standard comes out and sloowly takes over ATX (but that is a little ways down the road)

I'd say that's in the far distant future.

But yeah, like Jonbo said, building your own computer allows to to easily switch out components and upgrade them.

[Jonbo298]

The specs for the BTX format have been out for a little bit now. Kind of interesting.

[Seth]

Don't build your PC while standing on a carpet. I've known a few incidents where people have fried parts cuz of static electricity.



And I've never built a computer. I'm sure I could if I wanted to. I've taken my PC apart and stuff and shat like that.

[thatmariolover]

Originally Posted by bouncer_agb

Don't build your PC while standing on a carpet. I've known a few incidents where people have fried parts cuz of static electricity.



And I've never built a computer. I'm sure I could if I wanted to. I've taken my PC apart and stuff and shat like that.

Haha. Yeah, that's a bad deal. The easiest way to get near build it your own price, is www.ibuypower.com.

But if you're part shopping, then I personally favor www.pricewatch. Then you've just gotta pick a motherboard and then look at what types of components it's compatable with and shop from there. It's really not that hard, but you're going to want to find a short tutorial if you're planning on doing it.

[Cyrax9]

I will have COMPLETED building one on Friday (Hopefully) -- I just have tyo get 'nix running on the RAID-1 Array.

I will POST SPECS when I'm done, it's not hard unless you get DOA parts, I got two one as refunded one was a $20 floppy, so meh, it was easy, well... easy for someone who knows the PC's guts.

[Jonbo298]

$20 floppy drive? I payed $10 for mine and its pretty new