How many people here actually build their computers?

[HermDogg]

Originally posted by: shilala
I think I just build them because I like to piss away 7 or 8 hundred bucks (for upgrades) every 6 months. It makes my e-sticker peck out.

No one else noticed this, or was it intentional? My bad if it was.

 

[Promethply]

I don't really build my own computers...

instead, I only assemble compatible computer parts to put my system together

 

[xcript]

Originally posted by: OREOSpeedwagon
definitely, i'd probably never buy a prebuilt computer for personal use.

Ditto.

 

[nageov3t]

of course.

I like knowing exactly what is inside of my box so that I know what to expect in terms of performance and can easily repair/upgrade as needed.

I recomend dells all the time for non-technical people, though, especially if it's a brand new box (ie: they need a monitor/printer/accessories). my laptop is a dell

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: Promethply
I don't really build my own computers...

instead, I only assemble compatible computer parts to put my system together

So you assemble compatible parts to make a house, too? It's not a computer until the "raw materials" (which are actually previously finished products) are assembled, just like it's not a house until the "raw materials" (which are actually previously finished products) are assembled.

 

[jpeyton]

I have both; I build some of my own systems, I buy some of them from OEMs, and all my laptops are all from OEMs.

 

[Twista]

You betcha.

 

[Tsunami982]

i think the vast majority build their own, and buy a dell or so on the side if the price is right.

 

[Ns1]

I built most of mine...but...

there is NO beating dell in price. the cost of a legit copy of winXP alone makes any custom computer more expensive than a dell

 

[GeekDrew]

Originally posted by: loki8481
I like knowing exactly what is inside of my box so that I know what to expect in terms of performance and can easily repair/upgrade as needed.

hahahaha I've got PM's that prove the contrary

As for me, I build my own desktops... buy laptops. I've acquired brand-name PCs, but I've never outright bought a desktop PC from Dell or someplace....

 

[0roo0roo]

we snap things together. only in the early days did they actually build their computers... from kits

 

[quakefiend420]

i build all the computers in my house, i recommend dell for computer illiterate people...that way i don't hafta support them

EDIT: heh, 172 to 5 in favor

 

[Shawn]

I've built all of my computers except for my laptops.

 

[dukdukgoos]

Last prebuild PC I bought was a laptop in 98. Since then everything has been DIY.

 

[Apathetic]

Like a lot of people here, I build my own boxes but I recommend Dell when others ask me for PC recomendations just so I don't get sucked into fixing other people's PCs.

Dave

 

[ghostman]

Originally posted by: jndietz

Originally posted by: ghostman
Also, I've never been able to accomplish a silent custom PC. Back in college, we had a room with 15 Dells that was dead silent. We had another room with about 15 customs that was noisy no matter how much extra cash we spent on getting quieter fans and power supplies.

fifteen customs :roll: i don't believe that :roll:

But 15 Dells doesn't sound weird? They were graduate student statistics labs, not my bedroom. I built both labs.

 

[scorpmatt]

yup, built it, small upgraded it, looking to build totally new comp and turn my old into a juke box

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: NeuroSynapsis
I built most of mine...but...

there is NO beating dell in price. the cost of a legit copy of winXP alone makes any custom computer more expensive than a dell

Negative ghostrider. I can match.

 

[edro]

Does a Shuttle count? They are too convenient and cute... I put the CPU, RAM, HDDs, DVD-RW, Video in myself.

 

[randumb]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
we snap things together. only in the early days did they actually build their computers... from kits

lol, so true

building computers is like legos

 

[nakedfrog]

I bought a Quantex in 1998. Everything since then has been assembled by me.

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing

Originally posted by: NeuroSynapsis
I built most of mine...but...

there is NO beating dell in price. the cost of a legit copy of winXP alone makes any custom computer more expensive than a dell

Negative ghostrider. I can match.

I call BS. On average you can match or beat their normal prices, but when Dell runs specials (which is usually at least once a month), it is impossible to beat those prices.

 

[wondersteve]

Build my own

 

[meltdown75]

i would never let anyone build one of my systems. too much fun.

 

[scorpmatt]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
i would never let anyone build one of my systems. too much fun.

qft