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Am I better off buying parts for a PC and building it, or just buying a pre-made PC with all the extra programs that you get with it?
Would it be cheaper to build one or buy one? Would it be easier to buy one or buy one?
Would it be cheaper to build one or buy one? Would it be easier to buy one or buy one?
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erm..... whats wrong with pc world? cos they usually have quite good deals compared to other high street shops. interestingly enough, if anyone lives in glasgow, i recomend infiniti which is just before the onramp to kingston bridge, dont know what street tho. also quite near harry ramsdens and the springfield quay
I'd personally recommend buying a good motherboard that can be upgraded a lot.
e.g. one that takes upto 2Gb ram, upto XP2700+ and maybe a AGP 8x slot...something along those lines and even if you choose to buy a 1Ghz CPU and a 16Mb video card, when you get a bit more cash you can upgrade and get a better PC without getting everything again.
e.g. one that takes upto 2Gb ram, upto XP2700+ and maybe a AGP 8x slot...something along those lines and even if you choose to buy a 1Ghz CPU and a 16Mb video card, when you get a bit more cash you can upgrade and get a better PC without getting everything again.
Twain wrote:
> Am I better off buying parts for a PC and building it, or just buying
> a pre-made PC with all the extra programs that you get with it?
>
> Would it be cheaper to build one or buy one? Would it be easier to buy
> one or buy one?
Whatever you do, dont buy from PC World. Ever.
Basically follow Phil's advice (Reaper) If your quite confident and you'd like to know more about pc and all their innards, then go for it, it'll work out on average about the same price but you'll get a better pc overall.
Thing is that apart from the noraml stuff, HDD, CD drives etc, you got to have all the fans and PSU's and various cables and stuff.. so make sure you include those in your price.
Go for it :oP
> Am I better off buying parts for a PC and building it, or just buying
> a pre-made PC with all the extra programs that you get with it?
>
> Would it be cheaper to build one or buy one? Would it be easier to buy
> one or buy one?
Whatever you do, dont buy from PC World. Ever.
Basically follow Phil's advice (Reaper) If your quite confident and you'd like to know more about pc and all their innards, then go for it, it'll work out on average about the same price but you'll get a better pc overall.
Thing is that apart from the noraml stuff, HDD, CD drives etc, you got to have all the fans and PSU's and various cables and stuff.. so make sure you include those in your price.
Go for it :oP
Yes, budget is currently the biggest problem. I only have £155, and I know I need about £500 minimun.
... but when that happens, better ones will come on the market, and you'll want those :o)
I'd say just save for a while, don't plan something you want just yet, just put some cash in the bank. Then when you come to a decision as to what you want, you are closer to being able to buy it at the time rather than waiting for the money to be available.
I'd say just save for a while, don't plan something you want just yet, just put some cash in the bank. Then when you come to a decision as to what you want, you are closer to being able to buy it at the time rather than waiting for the money to be available.
I think choosing the componants is the hardest part...just fitted all mine together and it works :o
first ever PC made by fog..wooo
I think you'll find that a very basic PC will cost you around £350 with everything, monitor..case and all the gubbings..etc.
Really does depend on your budget, definatly worth saving up for better parts though, also, wait a month and the pieces you want will drop in price and become affordable.
first ever PC made by fog..wooo
I think you'll find that a very basic PC will cost you around £350 with everything, monitor..case and all the gubbings..etc.
Really does depend on your budget, definatly worth saving up for better parts though, also, wait a month and the pieces you want will drop in price and become affordable.
Depends on how confident you are. You can either spend money on choosing components to suit your needs or buy one out the box that you can plug straight in. These days they work out the same sort of price.
It's very difficult to decide. I have a limited budget, but I reeeaaaally want to build one. I have great interest in building things, and an even greater interest in Computers and Electronics. But because I have a limited budget, and a limited temper, before I blow my top because it is too much work.
What do you think is best for me?
I'm leaning towards buying a pre-made one, but does anyone else have any more comments?
What do you think is best for me?
I'm leaning towards buying a pre-made one, but does anyone else have any more comments?
Almost certainly easier and cheaper to just buy one, the real benefits of doing yourself are in:
-learning about how it works
-knowing you built it out of decent quality components
-getting rid of all the unnecessary crap that gets bundled to make pcs seem more appealing
You might be able to scrape it a few pennies cheaper, but to be honest, if you're not that bothered, go buy one from a shop. I don't always tell people to build, because for some, it's just not the right option - if you have no idea how pcs work and no desire to learn, there's really no point in trying to get it all set up and configured. On the other hand, if you have some time to put aside to selecting your parts, building it, and learning a bit more about PCs in the process, I'd go with that. It's saved me a lot of time in the long run, I can often find faults fairly quickly thanks to knowing what hardware's in there and being able to look up conflicts, and get replacement parts significantly faster than if I was waiting for resellers to get around to sorting me out with new kit.
Basically, if you have time and interest, go for it, we're all around on here ot help you out.
-learning about how it works
-knowing you built it out of decent quality components
-getting rid of all the unnecessary crap that gets bundled to make pcs seem more appealing
You might be able to scrape it a few pennies cheaper, but to be honest, if you're not that bothered, go buy one from a shop. I don't always tell people to build, because for some, it's just not the right option - if you have no idea how pcs work and no desire to learn, there's really no point in trying to get it all set up and configured. On the other hand, if you have some time to put aside to selecting your parts, building it, and learning a bit more about PCs in the process, I'd go with that. It's saved me a lot of time in the long run, I can often find faults fairly quickly thanks to knowing what hardware's in there and being able to look up conflicts, and get replacement parts significantly faster than if I was waiting for resellers to get around to sorting me out with new kit.
Basically, if you have time and interest, go for it, we're all around on here ot help you out.
Building is always cheaper and better quality.
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