Well I would advise against building your own system nowadays ...go check out Dell and customize a base PC for your own needs. It'll "probably" be cheaper and you get a peace of mind warranty to cover the whole system!
In the old days is was fun to DIY and you could save some money, but unless you got plans to really customize your build it's just not worth the hassle now.
Upgrading a laptop is generally not a good idea either. (But would depend a lot on the model concerned. ie has it got integrated graphics or a dedicated graphics card that can be replaced?) Apart from adding more memory, laptops aren't made to be upgraded and it can end up costing a lot of money that would be better spent elsewhere. (It might work out better to just buy a new laptop. )
Well the laptop is a compaq presario, hp, but I just figured it'd be cheaper that way instead of buying a whole new pc.
playallday said:
QUOTE(Noobix @ Apr 30 2009, 10:04 AM) Well I would advise against building your own system nowadays ...go check out Dell and customize a base PC for your own needs. It'll "probably" be cheaper and you get a peace of mind warranty to cover the whole system!
Not true. My PC that I built cost me
less then what Dell was offering
AND it had better parts and allows for a lot more upgrading. Think I just don't like Dell?
NOT! My last two PC's were Dell's, loved 'em both.
I'd look at NewEgg for parts.