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Survey Says DIY Is Best...

Zim Hosein

Zim Hosein

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Survey Says DIY Is Best

It turns out that the most reliable systems are those built by do-it-yourselfers, not factory workers. DIYers gave their desktop machines an "overall rating" of 8.5, significantly better than the survey average. They claimed their PCs are more reliable than most commercial systems and they were pleased with technical support and repairs.

"What does this mean exactly?" you ask, "Aren't they providing their own technical support and repairs?"

Yes, people who build their own computers may be patting themselves on the back, and they handle most support and repair themselves (though they can phone individual part manufacturers). But, you can't ignore the fact that they're happy.
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🙂
 
Originally posted by: CrackRabbit
Well DUH!!!

Edit: Its because most DIYers use quality components instead of the cheapest crap they can get.
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Not me :/
Crappy generic ram here that won't really run above stock at all.
 
um ya DIY'ers also do preventative maintanence and know not what to do with their computer to make sure it doesn't get messed up.

Its more the user and than the manufacturer IMHO
 
Originally posted by: Lonyo
Originally posted by: CrackRabbit
Well DUH!!!

Edit: Its because most DIYers use quality components instead of the cheapest crap they can get.
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Not me :/
Crappy generic ram here that won't really run above stock at all.
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I think it's obvious that anyone who builds their own stuff isn't going to rate themselves badly... they would have to be an idiot.
 
Originally posted by: RichieZ
um ya DIY'ers also do preventative maintanence and know not what to do with their computer to make sure it doesn't get messed up.

Its more the user and than the manufacturer IMHO
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While I agree with your logic in some cases, I do not in others. I've built machines for family & friends from quality components. Sure, I help them through fixing something they've messed up here & there, but it's nothing huge. Thus far, I've yet to have any component that I've put in a machine I've built fail (except for my own machines; it appears that I'm hell on hard drives).
 
Originally posted by: AndrewR
Originally posted by: GeekDrew
<-- terribly shocked

(I've been building my own machines for nearly a decade)
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Newbie. 😀
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lol I might have started earlier, had my parents been able to afford for me to.

I'm only 20.
 
Originally posted by: GeekDrew
Originally posted by: AndrewR
Originally posted by: GeekDrew
<-- terribly shocked

(I've been building my own machines for nearly a decade)
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Newbie. 😀
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lol I might have started earlier, had my parents been able to afford for me to.

I'm only 20.
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I added my first computer part to an IBM-XT when I upgraded the video card to an RGB card and then added a color monitor. Wow, that was stylin'! 😀

Didn't actually build my own until I constructed a 486, but I upgraded my store-bought 386-33MHz.
 
The first comp I built I did because I was cheap. Then I realized the awesome glory that is being able to troubleshoot and repair yourself. (sometimes) I have only bought a pre-built computer from a trade show, it was a Cyrix 233 with 32 MB of RAM. Next I built and that was a K62-450. It just progressed from there. Although my cheapness means I have NEVER bought an Intel processor 🙂
 
how much does a decent rig will cost me??

I want to avoid going to dell again, and my p4 1.8 is getting long in the tooth...
 
Originally posted by: z0mb13
how much does a decent rig will cost me??

I want to avoid going to dell again, and my p4 1.8 is getting long in the tooth...
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It's really difficult to answer that question. Best way to do it is figure out how much you want to spend or can afford then fit the components into that budget.
 
Originally posted by: RichieZ
um ya DIY'ers also do preventative maintanence and know not what to do with their computer to make sure it doesn't get messed up.

Its more the user and than the manufacturer IMHO
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I'm with you 100% on this one. Not everyone is about overclocking- hell I buy quality components and run them at stock speeds. (Or I underclock/volt) Regardless, I've worked with ~400 computers in the last 2.5 months at my summer job. About half were Dell-made, and the other half IBM-made, some were new, some were 6+ years old. (Or at least circa P1) Of those 400 computers, only TWO had actual hardware failures. One blew out its memory, and the other had a hard drive picking up SMART warnings. Every other call was a software issue.
 
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