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thinking of getting a new box by Supersonicdarky on 11-04-2007 at 11:36 PM

I was thinking of getting a new box, and was wondering which was cheaper if I wasn't looking for amazing performance: custom build or pre-built?

Also, in either case, should I wait 'till boxing day?

RE: thinking of getting a new box by prashker on 11-04-2007 at 11:41 PM

I just purchased a new PC. Custom Built (Should be at my house in a few days :banana: )

Core2Quad
1TB Space
EVGA 8800GT Video Card
4GB RAM
Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gamer Case ( :drool: )
Antec Spot Cool Fan
Thermaltake Pure Power 500W Power Supply

Total: 1650$ (including tax).

Got it from PcCyber.com (Ottawa only , but you're near Ottawa, so should be no problem).

PS: I also got the "Employee Discount" for saying I knew someone there :refuck: (Thanks dotLou )

quote:
Originally posted by Supersonicdarky
and was wondering which was cheaper if I wasn't looking for amazing performance

Still, custom built. Check PcCyber

RE: thinking of getting a new box by Supersonicdarky on 11-04-2007 at 11:47 PM

quote:
Originally posted by SonicSam
I just purchased a new PC. Custom Built

Core2Quad
1TB Space
EVGA 8800GT Video Card
4GB RAM
Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gamer Case ()
Antec Spot Cool Fan
Thermaltake Pure Power 500W Power Supply

Total: 1650$ (including tax).

Got it from PcCyber.com (Ottawa only , but you're near Ottawa, so should be no problem).

PS: I also got the "Employee Discount" for saying I knew someone there (Thanks dotLou )

quote:
Originally posted by Supersonicdarky
if I wasn't looking for amazing performance

and kanata has been part of ottawa for ~3 years now

RE: thinking of getting a new box by prashker on 11-04-2007 at 11:54 PM

well, Kanata is still gay .

PcCyber.com

RE: thinking of getting a new box by Chris4 on 11-05-2007 at 12:15 AM

I'd go for custom built. You can get everything you personally want/need and it's cheaper. (Y)

RE: thinking of getting a new box by Voldemort on 11-05-2007 at 02:15 AM

just tell erick you know lou to get the discount.

* Voldemort runs

RE: thinking of getting a new box by prashker on 11-05-2007 at 12:37 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Voldemort
just tell erick you know lou to get the discount.

* Voldemort runs

Exactly

RE: thinking of getting a new box by rav0 on 11-12-2007 at 09:15 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Supersonicdarky
I was thinking of getting a new box, and was wondering which was cheaper if I wasn't looking for amazing performance: custom build or pre-built?

Also, in either case, should I wait 'till boxing day?

Custom built, you get it cheaper and end up with a better product anyway. I don't know why you'd wait until Boxing Day. I doubt that there'd be sales, but maybe it's a good idea to wait a while for new product releases (I don't know if there are actually meant to be any).

RE: thinking of getting a new box by Adeptus on 11-12-2007 at 04:30 PM

I am going to go ahead and disagree with everyone who said "custom built is cheaper". That hasn't been true for many years anymore, at least not in the US. Make sure you are comparing the same exact configuration, don't leave out the cost of a legal OS license if the pre-built machine comes with one, and you should find there's either no price difference or pre-built is cheaper.

Sure, you may be able to save money when you can't get the exact configuration you want pre-built without having to pay for extras you don't need. However, then we are comparing apples to oranges and that doesn't make "custom built is cheaper".

Anyway, reasons to custom build are the flexibility, more expansion room, and the experience (if you put it together yourself). Reasons to buy prebuilt are minimal hassle and better overall design (smaller, more quiet) than you'd easily get from generic cases and components.

RE: RE: thinking of getting a new box by rav0 on 11-13-2007 at 12:41 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Adeptus
Make sure you are comparing the same exact configuration

I find that (in Australia) brand name system manufacturers don't actually disclose the entire configuration they are going to sell. They advertise a system that has a given processor, ram amount and hard disk size (and other specs), but they keep flexibility for themselves to give you any speed of ram, and and brand of hard disk or a combination of disks if it's cheaper.

quote:
Originally posted by Adeptus
Anyway, reasons to custom build are the flexibility, more expansion room, and the experience (if you put it together yourself). Reasons to buy prebuilt are minimal hassle and better overall design (smaller, more quiet) than you'd easily get from generic cases and components.

Certainly pre-built computers are often very small. I disagree though that they have less hassle, because when they malfunction, you are left to rely on the manufacturer's support services. It would be very annoying if your new computer would not turn on and you had to wait for the weekend to end before you could call your manufacturer, wait on hold, then read then a diagnostic code to have them tell you to reseat some ram on the non-standard motherboard inside the computer.

RE: thinking of getting a new box by albert on 11-13-2007 at 01:50 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Adeptus
Sure, you may be able to save money when you can't get the exact configuration you want pre-built without having to pay for extras you don't need. However, then we are comparing apples to oranges and that doesn't make "custom built is cheaper".

I agree at 100%.. Pre-built computers will offer you a lot of extra gadgets for the same price, explaining why I decided to go with HP afterall.

RE: thinking of getting a new box by Adeptus on 11-13-2007 at 05:47 PM

quote:
Originally posted by rav0
they keep flexibility for themselves to give you any speed of ram, and and brand of hard disk or a combination of disks if it's cheaper

I should point out that by "pre-built" I meant top manufacturers who design and build their systems from ground up, such as Dell and HP. Their specifications are exact and while they might give you a WD or Seagate hard drive depending on what they have today, it will be equivalent and as advertised.

I did not mean assembly line clone builders, who start with the same generic cases and motherboards you'd use, the only difference being they assemble them in large numbers and have some local name recognition. That'd be the worst of both worlds and that business model is practically dead here -- although I could see it surviving in smaller markets.