Gaming Is it really cheaper to build your own PC?

[zuron7]

It is cheaper.But if you don't want to build it yourself there are people who build pc's.
You just need to tell them spec's you need.
For me in retail it costs around 15'000INR(discluding OS).
But if it's personal made it comes to about 10'000INR.

 

[Ryukin631]

Definitely much cheaper to build. Spent $2500 for everything but the monitor to build what was considered top of the line back in 2008. Saved nearly $2000 because I built it.

 

[Joe88]

you can build yuour PC in my country for really cheap. americans loves to buy things in my ocuntry for PC related.

PC case is US$30 complete with power supply (600 watts) compare to US$150 in the US.

I have the most powerful computer of 2008 with the highest graphics card for only US$ 400. The PC case only.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811162037

still absolute garbage like pretty much any case+psu

antec is the only reliable person doing it

 

[WhySoSerious70]

After building 5 custom PC's for my own use and countless more for others I'd say yes it's much cheaper. Plus you know everything you're getting when you build your own.

 

[ZeWarrior]

you can build yuour PC in my country for really cheap. americans loves to buy things in my ocuntry for PC related.

PC case is US$30 complete with power supply (600 watts) compare to US$150 in the US.

I have the most powerful computer of 2008 with the highest graphics card for only US$ 400. The PC case only.

As for software, DONT BUY FROM MY COUNTRY. IT'S F*CKING EXPENSIVE that's why most people pirate it.

No offense, but the quality of those parts would most likely be ultra-low. You ESPECIALLY DON'T want to cheap out on the PSU. If you get a bad PSU, and it goes bad it can fry ALL your parts and then you get screwed. If you're buying a PSU I would always spend at least $60-80 on an Antec.

 

[Chris_Skylock]

The built in PSU, in my case, is totally sweet. It's been 1 year since July 28 and our desktop is running 25 hours a day in 3 days a week. No problems so far.

My uncle from the US says that PC case are US$80 and the PSU are US$50? from what I understood, it's US$150 more or less.

we have stable units here so nothing to worry.

PSUs in my country are US$11.99 so there's nothing wrong with it being 'free' in the US$30 PC case. some case, the High end, are Php 2,500 (devided by 49, that's the US dollar price)

 

[hyparx]

Sure it's cheaper ... if your not lame about it.

Plus, if there's a similar premade computer that costs less than the one you were going to make, buy it ~ take it apart and upgrade it.

Secondly, a PC doesn't run Windows, Windows runs on a PC.

 

[da_head]

requoting the billion people before me....

just pirate the bloody os.

 

[BoxShot]

Looks at Newegg's shipping price to Hawaii. Nope its more expensive here. Note: If I build a $600 computer no os no software no monitor keyboard etc shipping here is fucking $120.

I could actually get an okay one prebuilt one for cheaper.

 

[geishroy]

being able to upgrade a cpu/ram/video card easily and knowing all your components in your computer as well as having the ability to overclock with ease, you should build your own computer.

 

[Sic-suicide]

Plain and simple google search for
bie x86
and you will find what you search for
just burn and install if you have vista use the upgrafe feature and you can keep all your files safely

just dont forget to
tuen off all the bs you dont need

it will eat your ram up