2006-08-26 04:32:00 · 6 answers · asked by wayne c 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
I have and am using it now. As for the cost I could have bought one, but it was a good experience. I am still working out the bugs, and have had to add more parts. One regret I started to rebuild another computer and ended building almost from scratch. I have the old Hard Drive, card reader, and DVD burner everything else is new. I have A 64 bit CPU, 2 gigs of ram, a video card (no onboard video), and a sound card (thought there were problems with the onboard audio). I should have kept the old one and started from scratch. Two caveats, I had to buy Windows ($200) and a DVD decoder (pre-built computers have them, Windows does not include them). I would do it again!!!
2006-08-26 04:44:34 · answer #1 · answered by doggiebike 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was definitely worth the time and money.
If a problem occured in the hardware, at least I knew what products I had, so I could find/get help, etc.
You know how you can upgrade if you need/want to upgrade.
Downside, you have to be careful with what parts you buy, some of my harddrives had a problem and my supplier changed their supplier to a better quality harddrive.
One other point, what if you bought a lap top with the infamous battery that can cause fires. How do you know if you have that battery, if your computer manufacturer does not recall your product?
The best advice would be to do research on the components you want to put into your computer. Some of these would be: the casing, the power supply, the mother/mainboard, ram chips, video cards, audio cards, hard disk drives, optical disk drives (CD / DVD), floppy drive, etc.
2006-08-26 12:16:06 · answer #2 · answered by Mark aka jack573 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can be worth the money, especially on later builds and upgrades because you won't need to buy a whole new system as soon as you might with a prebuilt Dell.
However, when comparing prices, be sure to include 2 things people often forget about: your time plus software. A similar Dell system will include several hundreds of dollars of software preinstalled. Some of this is useless, but Windows OS and MS Office can be pricey. Also, if you don't have spare time to build and keep up with your home-built box, you'll want to stick with a vendor who offers support.
2006-08-26 11:48:18 · answer #3 · answered by Dr.Mr.Ed 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unless you like tinkering around, it can be a royal pain. A great learning experience though.
I used to do that, but found for the same (and sometimes less) money, I could get most local computer stores to make a machine to spec if they didn't already have something suitable.
2006-08-26 12:44:19 · answer #4 · answered by sheeple_rancher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not worth you money if you are building a mid-range PC because their parts are massively produced. Only high-end computer ($3000+) is worth building on your own.
If you are interested in how computer works, building a computer is always worth the time, if not the money.
2006-08-26 11:50:58 · answer #5 · answered by nightcom26 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if you have the patience it is a very interesting and rewarding experience.
2006-08-26 11:47:58 · answer #6 · answered by qwert 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋