I always build my own computer. Gets MUCH cheaper and customisable... Also I'm kinda "geeky" when it comes to buying a whole new setup. I (honestly) love very little more than I love to browse components, look at tests, compare prices and build a good computer for the lowest price I can.
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Built mine for just over $600, if I remember correctly.
-GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
-EVGA 512-P3-N861-AR GeForce 9600 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
-Antec earthwatts EA430 430W Continuous Power ATX12V v2.0 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
-AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz Socket AM2 125W Dual-Core Processor Model ADX6000CZBOX - Retail
-G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK - Retail
-Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
I bought a cheap case and and extra fan, too. Already had a monitor, speakers, keyboard and mouse, so that wasn't an issue.
It's not bad. Not top of the line, by any stretch, but it performs rather well.
-GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
-EVGA 512-P3-N861-AR GeForce 9600 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
-Antec earthwatts EA430 430W Continuous Power ATX12V v2.0 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
-AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz Socket AM2 125W Dual-Core Processor Model ADX6000CZBOX - Retail
-G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK - Retail
-Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
I bought a cheap case and and extra fan, too. Already had a monitor, speakers, keyboard and mouse, so that wasn't an issue.
It's not bad. Not top of the line, by any stretch, but it performs rather well.
I built mine, if you're interested in the parts:
Some random Dual-Channel, SLI-enabled AM2+ motherboard,
AMD X2 5000+ Black ed. CPU,
nVidia GeForce 8600 GT GPU,
2 Gigabytes of nondescript dual-channel RAM (which is functional, so yay.)
Seagate Barracuda 500GB hard drive (purchased later.)
Some old 420w PSU
Ultra X-Blaster case (with clear side panel) (sounds nerd-o-matic, doesn't it?)
Some random Dual-Channel, SLI-enabled AM2+ motherboard,
AMD X2 5000+ Black ed. CPU,
nVidia GeForce 8600 GT GPU,
2 Gigabytes of nondescript dual-channel RAM (which is functional, so yay.)
Seagate Barracuda 500GB hard drive (purchased later.)
Some old 420w PSU
Ultra X-Blaster case (with clear side panel) (sounds nerd-o-matic, doesn't it?)
Oh, then i guess i gotta add my hardware ad well, though i guess i forgot to put an ass on my comp. well here goes.Goldbling said:
Intel core 2 2.4 ghz quad core
4x1 Gb DDR2 RAM
Sparkle Nvidia Geforce 8800 gtx (which i recently found out recieves too little power :S)
put it together in september 2007
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Pre-built dell from before I had any reasonable knowledge of computers. Since then I've upgraded all the core components and peripherals.
My brother built our old desktop computers, then uni happened, been cheap I bought his old mac PowerBook G4. Then I learned rather quickly it wasn't so cheap -_-" Still three years on it's still going strong so I'm getting value for my money. Then the household went mac crazy. Got an 24 - inch imac, basic model, dunno why though, dad's the only one that uses it (he bought it) and it's more of a case of: "Oooo what does this button do!?" but he does like photography so he's always working on his many many many photos.
Pre-built, been running 4 years (old as crap)
Pentium 4 3.0 ghz overclocked to 3.4 ghz
nvidia 7600gt
1 gb ddr ram
500 gb hard drive
Pentium 4 3.0 ghz overclocked to 3.4 ghz
nvidia 7600gt
1 gb ddr ram
500 gb hard drive
I guess I should vote Pre-built and then customised but that's just because I wanted to pick up a sweet pair of speakers in town and the fact that my video card had to be replaced. I intend to improve it a bit in the future though.
Mines a prebuild moderately powerful laptop atm, in 3/4 years when i finish my degree and am no longer a student though i plan to get a powerful self built rig for some serious power. Although until then my laptop will have to do.
pre-built laptop which I put more RAM and bigger HDDs in, but my next desktop will be self built.
Because of this thread, I went to newegg and built a dream system. Anyone want to give me $3,300? I went kind of over the top, since it was a what if system. I mean, two 1TB hard drives in an external hot swappable enclosure for storage? Would love to. And a 30' monitor, too, because I could. Dual 1GB SLId video card? Yeah.
Now I'm slightly depressed, because I want the computer I just built. I need a hug. But a hug still won't give me that computer.
Also, I noticed, when looking for monitors, that there weren't many options for swivel displays. Is that going by the wayside? I have it on my current monitor, and really like it when I'm reading webcomics and the like. Will I have to grab my dad's widescreen monitor when he upgrades if I want to hold on to that ability?
Now I'm slightly depressed, because I want the computer I just built. I need a hug. But a hug still won't give me that computer.
Also, I noticed, when looking for monitors, that there weren't many options for swivel displays. Is that going by the wayside? I have it on my current monitor, and really like it when I'm reading webcomics and the like. Will I have to grab my dad's widescreen monitor when he upgrades if I want to hold on to that ability?