POLL: Home-built or Pre-built rig (i.e. Dell/Gateway)

[aphex]

Just sort of curious...

Post your specs as well...

1.2ghz Athlon 266 TB
Asus A7A266 r1.04
512 Crucial PC2100 DDR
80 GB Western Digital 7200rpm
ATI Radeon 64 Meg DDR w/VIVO
Toshiba 16x DVD
Plextor 12/8/32 CDRW
Phillips Acoustic Edge
Klipsch v2-400
Logitech I-feel Optical Mouse
Microsoft Natural Pro Keyboard
Remote Control for WinAmp
GlobalWin WBK-38 (Delta screamer)
Antec 282 Mid-Tower Case w/300 Watt PS
Rectangular Plexiglass Window
Cold Cathode Ray Tube - Blue
Blue case LED's
Black Wire Loom

 

[yakko]

I don't use a computer.

 

[DevilsAdvocate]

Dell P4 1.5
512MB Infineon PC133 SDRAM
Radeon 8500 Retail
40 GB WD 7200 RPM

LG 19" Flat Screen

Getting ready to sell it to build my new machine - a loaded P4 1.8a.

 

[SinNisTeR]

all my comps are SiN made =)

minus the lappies and ppc.

 

[punkrawket]

Duron 800 w00t! (she did 1015.. but i backed her down )
Vantec 6035 all Copper HS
Giga-Byte 7DXR
512 MB DDR PC2100 Crucial RAM
30 Gig WD 7200 HD
GeForce2 MX
Fortissimo II
Plextor 12/10/32
Hitachi 16x DVD
Antec SX1030
Logitech Cordless Mouse
Creative Inspire 4100 Speakers
Samsung SyncMaster 955DF

it's time for another system i'm excited...

 

[Amused]

See my Sig.

(one of my rigs is an old Dell, but the only orginal parts are the mobo, case, floppy and PSU)

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

If you know how to do it, it's probably better to build it yourself unless you're that dependent upon a warrantee.

nik

 

[minendo]

whats a computer?

 

[DocDoo]

<< whats a computer? >>


Its a device that when coupled to the internet will allow you to post what you did, nothing more

 

[Jerboy]

<<

<< whats a computer? >>




A internet surfing, typing and game playing machine with 101+3 buttons.

 

[Triumph]

<< whats a computer? >>


It's a rectangular box made for the accumulation of pr0n.

 

[aphex]

<<

<< whats a computer? >>


It's a rectangular box made for the accumulation of pr0n. >>



Amen.

 

[J3anyus]

I home-build all my stuff, it's just the way to go. Specs are in my sig.

 

[aphex]

<< Dell P4 1.5
512MB Infineon PC133 SDRAM
Radeon 8500 Retail
40 GB WD 7200 RPM

LG 19" Flat Screen

Getting ready to sell it to build my new machine - a loaded P4 1.8a. >>



Do ya like the 8500?? My friends mom works for ATI and i might be able to pick one up on the cheap....

 

I (actually my parents) bought their system from Dell.

PIII 933 MHz
256 MB SDRAM
nVidia TNT 32 MB video card
USB CD burner (for portability)
40x CD-ROM
100 MB IDE Zip Drive
17" M781 monitor
Intel 10/100 NIC

I've decided to get a Dell for college next year...and I'm pretty excited!

Hopefully, it'll be a nice P4 system (not sure what the top-of-the-line processor will be then...) but I'd like that sweet 17" Dell DVI flat panel too.

 

[ThisIsMatt]

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[Ionizer86]

DIY all the way!

EPoX 8KHA+ r2.0
AXP 1600+
Crucial 256mb PC2100 DDR
Maxtor 40gb HDD
GTS-V
SB128
Acer 10x8x32 burner
56k modem
Sohoware 10/100 LAN
Floppy drive

As you can see, many components are reused here The're from an older box, but hey! they still work

 

[DanFungus]

I bought mine. Had all I wanted

Athlon 1.4
Some MSI mobo
Geforce3
512MB PC133
40GB WD HDD 7200
40GB Maxtor HDD 7200 (added from what i already had)
Hitachi 16x/48x DVD/CDROM
HP 9900ci 12x10x32x8 CDRW/DVD ROM (added after)
70 watt Altec Lansing 3pc. speakers (added later)
Logitech I-feel mouse
Some keyboard, which I like
Win2K
Other stuff....feel tiiirrrrrrreeeeeeeeeddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd

 

[Evadman]

I have homebuilt every one of my PC's since my packard bell 50 Mhz dX2.

 

[ILikeSprite]

I have built every computer in my house.

 

[minendo]

I have never owned a pre-built computer and never will. I currently have two of my rigs listed in my sig below, but I have several other ones that are not listed.

 

[chuckieland]

how much is the price different between home built and pre built?

 

[Ryan]

Well, I guess I'm in the minority on this one

 

[RU482]

Home built baby!! Pre-built is great for those long distance relatives, but not for me

Asus A7N266-E
Athlon XP 1700+
512 MB Crucial DDR
Antec KS-282 MidTower w/ 350W Highpower PS
WD 40GB 7200RPM
Pioneer 16X slot load DVD
decent speakers and sub I "aquired" from an x-boss's office
tons of case fans
Vantec All copper Heatsink (temp NEVER changes)
50MM gun turret w/ remote fire

 

[RU482]

<< how much is the price different between home built and pre built? >>



These days not much....Unless you consider what you are getting for those dollars.

Home built not only allows you to customize to your own needs, but usually results in higher quality components.

The down side is that once you figure out how to build a computer, it becomes addictive and you wind up wanting to upgrade every 3-6 months