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Is is possible to build a custom PC hat is cheaper AND better than prebuilds?
I could understand years back when custom home built computers are better and might even be cheaper than those you buy at CompUSA or such. The prebuilds just have crap onboard sound, vid card, cheap mb, etc...
But nowadays processors, vid cards, and etc. are ridiculously powerful and cheap too. Add the discounts that Dell or Costco is giving and I can't build one that's cheaper AND better.
I need a HTPC so here's what I put together from Dell's site:
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Quad processor Q8200 (4MB L2, 2.33GHz, 1333FSB)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1, 64-Bit
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft Works 9.0
WARRANTY & SERVICE 1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis
MONITOR No Monitor
MEMORY 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz- 4DIMMs
HARD DRIVE 500GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cacheâ„¢ edit
OPTICAL 16x DVD+/-RW Drive
VIDEO CARD ATI Radeon HD 3450 256MB supporting HDMI edit
SOUND Sound Blaster Audigy Channel Audio
KEYBOARD & MOUSE Dell Consumer Multimedia Keyboard and Laser Mouse
$545. Comes with a nice sleek slim design case that will look good next to my flat screen.
I could understand years back when custom home built computers are better and might even be cheaper than those you buy at CompUSA or such. The prebuilds just have crap onboard sound, vid card, cheap mb, etc...
But nowadays processors, vid cards, and etc. are ridiculously powerful and cheap too. Add the discounts that Dell or Costco is giving and I can't build one that's cheaper AND better.
I need a HTPC so here's what I put together from Dell's site:
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Quad processor Q8200 (4MB L2, 2.33GHz, 1333FSB)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1, 64-Bit
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft Works 9.0
WARRANTY & SERVICE 1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis
MONITOR No Monitor
MEMORY 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz- 4DIMMs
HARD DRIVE 500GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cacheâ„¢ edit
OPTICAL 16x DVD+/-RW Drive
VIDEO CARD ATI Radeon HD 3450 256MB supporting HDMI edit
SOUND Sound Blaster Audigy Channel Audio
KEYBOARD & MOUSE Dell Consumer Multimedia Keyboard and Laser Mouse
$545. Comes with a nice sleek slim design case that will look good next to my flat screen.