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Jack1.0 · 07-14-2006, 03:35 PM

I have built every computer that I have owned for the past 15 years or so, however I don't recommend this to anyone but a hardcore geek. You will spend a significant amount of time researching and gathering the parts. Once you have all the parts together you will spend even more time building and testing the system. If you are lucky, none of the parts will need to be returned. Troubleshooting and isolating a defective part can be a major pain. I still do it because I actually enjoy tinkering with the parts, testing, benchmarking, tweaking, testing, etc. It is getting to the point for me though that it is no longer worth the cost of my time to accomplish it all. If you have plenty of time and not so much money then building can definitely save you bucks. If like me though your personal time comes at a premium and you value your free time more than you do what's in your bank account, give serious consideration to buying. There is a great sense of freedom in knowing that the parts have all been tested together and that if anything is broken that you can just send it back. Sometimes the savings just isn't worth it.

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Jack1.0 Tilted	Build or Buy I have built every computer that I have owned for the past 15 years or so, however I don't recommend this to anyone but a hardcore geek. You will spend a significant amount of time researching and gathering the parts. Once you have all the parts together you will spend even more time building and testing the system. If you are lucky, none of the parts will need to be returned. Troubleshooting and isolating a defective part can be a major pain. I still do it because I actually enjoy tinkering with the parts, testing, benchmarking, tweaking, testing, etc. It is getting to the point for me though that it is no longer worth the cost of my time to accomplish it all. If you have plenty of time and not so much money then building can definitely save you bucks. If like me though your personal time comes at a premium and you value your free time more than you do what's in your bank account, give serious consideration to buying. There is a great sense of freedom in knowing that the parts have all been tested together and that if anything is broken that you can just send it back. Sometimes the savings just isn't worth it. __________________ Jack1.0 ---------------------------------------------- I've learned to embrace my inner Geek. I haven't found anything else I'm good at.