Shops building PCs in Houston, TX ?

[Matmi]

Hello,

I don't know much about PCs and I'm pretty sure I don't want to spend weeks trying to understand all these things I'm not familiar with.

Yet, I need a new PC and I understand from what I've read on some forums, that picking each element is better than buying a Dell or HP.

By chance, does anyone know of a shop in Houston that would assemble PCs for you ? I obviously would buy all the pieces from them and they, in a perfect world, would service this PC if I were to have some issues with it.

If such a store does not exist here, I'll simply buy a Dell and will try to find the possible config in their catalog.

Thanks for your help !

 

[MichaelD]

Being that you've already admitted you've neither the patience nor time to do research, in order to learn, in order to save 50%, what's your budget?

 

[DaShen]

http://www.directron.com/

They are located on Beltway 8 close to westheimer. Also, they deal in low end and high end stuff.

You could always do Micro Center on 610 and 59 but be prepared to pay a bunch. Directron is a lot better.

**EDIT**

http://www.directron.com/info.html

The map is on the bottom

 

[frankgomez75]

Originally posted by: DaShen
http://www.directron.com/

They are located on Beltway 8 close to westheimer. Also, they deal in low end and high end stuff.

You could always do Micro Center on 610 and 59 but be prepared to pay a bunch. Directron is a lot better.

**EDIT**

http://www.directron.com/info.html

The map is on the bottom

I second that.
I buy lots of stuff from them when I don't want to wait for shipping from other vendors.

 

[Matmi]

I have the time to have at least a vague idea of what I need but just the idea of opening a tower to put all these elements in there scares the hell out of me.

I'd like to keep my PC under $2,000. I never play and mainly use my PC for Photoshop and other photo softwares, as a hobby (I'm not a professional photographer).

I was shooting for something like :
Intel E6400
2Go of RAM
HD 320Go
a simple video card with 256Mb

I could easily find a Dell with all of this but was told that, since I could not control what the motherboard is going to be, it was not the best option.

That's why I thought that the perfect solution might be to find a store that builds PCs based on what you want, instead of selling you already made PCs.

Thanks !

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Go to Dell. Best bang for your buck, plud good support( well if you deal with corporate, it is)

You can get a well optioned Demension with a 19" flat panel for $1500

 

[So]

Originally posted by: Matmi
I have the time to have at least a vague idea of what I need but just the idea of opening a tower to put all these elements in there scares the hell out of me.

I'd like to keep my PC under $2,000. I never play and mainly use my PC for Photoshop and other photo softwares, as a hobby (I'm not a professional photographer).

I was shooting for something like :
Intel E6400
2Go of RAM
HD 320Go
a simple video card with 256Mb

I could easily find a Dell with all of this but was told that, since I could not control what the motherboard is going to be, it was not the best option.

That's why I thought that the perfect solution might be to find a store that builds PCs based on what you want, instead of selling you already made PCs.

Thanks !

320Go?

you think you need 256Mb of ram on your video card?

You'd be better off with a Dell, IMO.

 

[Matmi]

Thanks for the link to Directron.

Do they actually build PCs or you could only buy pieces and build it yourself ? As I said, I'd like to avoid that, being almost completely ignorant in that field.

The perfect thing would be to go there, tell them what I need, let them suggest some configs, check all this on the internet and go back to them so that they could build the PC...

I may be asking too much...

 

[DaShen]

Originally posted by: Matmi
I have the time to have at least a vague idea of what I need but just the idea of opening a tower to put all these elements in there scares the hell out of me.

I'd like to keep my PC under $2,000. I never play and mainly use my PC for Photoshop and other photo softwares, as a hobby (I'm not a professional photographer).

I was shooting for something like :
Intel E6400
2Go of RAM
HD 320Go
a simple video card with 256Mb

I could easily find a Dell with all of this but was told that, since I could not control what the motherboard is going to be, it was not the best option.

That's why I thought that the perfect solution might be to find a store that builds PCs based on what you want, instead of selling you already made PCs.

Thanks !

Just get the Dell. Easy, it comes out of the box basically ready to use, and you won't have troubles replacing anything defective.

BTW, I used to build Dell for a job while in school.

But if you are a "gamer whore" and you need the best stuff when it comes out, you will need a good motherboard. Otherwise Dell is so easy to get and the savings is basically negligable.

 

[DaShen]

Originally posted by: Matmi
Thanks for the link to Directron.

Do they actually build PCs or you could only buy pieces and build it yourself ? As I said, I'd like to avoid that, being almost completely ignorant in that field.

The perfect thing would be to go there, tell them what I need, let them suggest some configs, check all this on the internet and go back to them so that they could build the PC...

I may be asking too much...

You can do both. They are a great store which is family owned, but became a powerhouse in online business and local Houston business because of its quality product.

 

[Matmi]

I think I need 320GB for my HD, as I have quite a large number of pictures (that I back up on an external HD).

For the video card, I have no clue, to be frank... I was told by some fellow Photoshop users that 256MB for the video card was the thing to look for.

You are probably right, going to Dell may be the best option.

Thanks !