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Lasereth · 09-09-2008, 11:45 AM

That is definitely a good system for the price but he said he has never put a PC together before. If you don't have a lot of experience it can be a daunting task, especially if 1 component comes DOA which is highly likely (even from NewEgg). The PC you specced out is at least $700 before shipping using your prices and isn't as good as the Dell I specced out for $520. Yours is definitely more upgradeable, but the Dell would be partially upgradeable anyway (CPU, videocard, memory are always upgradeable), he might just have to put in a $40 or so power supply in it down the road if he wants a more powerful system.

Plus a Dell comes with a 1-year warranty for free, is unbelievably easy to get all of the drivers for, and has a huge support base in case anything goes wrong. And it will be stable. And all of the parts will work together without BSODing or crashing or being finicky.

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Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	That is definitely a good system for the price but he said he has never put a PC together before. If you don't have a lot of experience it can be a daunting task, especially if 1 component comes DOA which is highly likely (even from NewEgg). The PC you specced out is at least $700 before shipping using your prices and isn't as good as the Dell I specced out for $520. Yours is definitely more upgradeable, but the Dell would be partially upgradeable anyway (CPU, videocard, memory are always upgradeable), he might just have to put in a $40 or so power supply in it down the road if he wants a more powerful system. Plus a Dell comes with a 1-year warranty for free, is unbelievably easy to get all of the drivers for, and has a huge support base in case anything goes wrong. And it will be stable. And all of the parts will work together without BSODing or crashing or being finicky.