to build or to buy

[welshboyo84]

hi im looking to get a new base unit as mine allways break, im looking to spend around £800 somthing with duel core and 3-4mb ram is it best to buy or attempt to build my own even no i dont think i could be able to build lol. Or do i trust a stranger to do it for me .

[raulperez]

well with a bit o knowledge and some help from us geeks building your own system isn't that hard,
800 pounds is what like 1400$ american?

you wont get top of the line, but dual core and 3-4gigs ram is entirely possible, i'd suggest checking out
http://www.newegg.com and http://www.tigerdirect.com

[medici]

£800 = $1565.27

[danpaul88]

3-4mb ram

I assume you mean 3-4gb? Because 3-4mb wont get you very far these days


Anyway, in the past I would always have said build your own, but there are a LOT of decent spec machines for a very reasonable price now and it might be cheaper to get one of those and add some extra RAM / upgrade a few parts. My advice is to simply price things up and see what turns out to be cheapest.

[welshboyo84]

yes gb lol http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/index.php?page=results <<<<<< take a look at that and tell me what you think g33ks lol.

[danpaul88]

Link does not work, you would need to screenshot it as the search results are only in your browser session, so we cant see them.

[ompster]

Build, defiantly build, works out so much cheaper. Plus you get to decide what you want and what part you spend the most money on. There are alot of guides on the net about putting together a new comp. Plus you have all of us to help. Also the motherboard instruction manual can be very useful.

[DrkAgnt]

You can build a the top-of-the-line gaming computer for under $2,000.

Edit: If your looking to build, please shop @ newegg.com & tigerdirect.com ---- Best prices for quality equipment.

[welshboyo84]

ok try this

[welshboyo84]

and has 800w power thingy

[ompster]

yeh that one is kick *ss, quad cores are still expensive so if you can get a decent price, go for it i say. 8800's are good too.

[welshboyo84]

that one is £915 so bit over budget but sure i can strech it.( will have to go wiothout food for a few days lol )

[DrkAgnt]

Who needs food? Food is for humans.