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RenCutypoison on 17 June 2013
KingKazuma34 said:
RenCutypoison said:
KingKazuma34 said:
If you really want value for money, I suggest building your own pc. It may sound hard but it is really simple, and there are tons of tutorials on youtube. It will be much cheaper than buying one of those computers, and you will also have a much better pc.


Tutorial : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I66i4SVByEA

I was not expecting this when I clicked that link 0__0


The most shared video from IT students



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ViktorBKK on 17 June 2013

A few months ago, I built a very similar system for a friend (i5, 8GB RAM, HD7870) for less than 800 Euros. Prices are terrible here btw. If you are in USA/Canada, you can get it for a lot less.

Regarding the SSD, yes it can make your system feel snappier, but it ain't gonna give you those extra 10 frames per second to make Metro 2033 playable. If your #1 priority is gaming, then spend as much as you possibly can on your graphics card. Everything else comes second.



Captain_Tom on 17 June 2013
LemonSlice said:

That Alienware X51 is so sexy. I wouldn't mind one myself. For 1000$ Canadian, while maybe a bit overpriced compared to a self-built PC, you get a pretty good machine for the buck considering how small it is. Go with it.


You can build small PC's too.



LemonSlice on 17 June 2013
Miguel_Zorro said:
LemonSlice said:

That Alienware X51 is so sexy. I wouldn't mind one myself. For 1000$ Canadian, while maybe a bit overpriced compared to a self-built PC, you get a pretty good machine for the buck considering how small it is. Go with it.


I should also mention that I know someone who works at Dell, and have access to a 15% discount code.

Absolutely then. That thing is about the size of the original 360 and packs a wallop. Comes with a killer Haswell processor. You won't get much cheaper if you build it yourself.



Captain_Tom on 17 June 2013
CGI-Quality said:
Miguel_Zorro said:

To be honest, I just don't want to build my own PC. I have the basic knowledge to do most of it (slowly), but my time is limited and it's not something I'd like to spend that limited time on. I have more money than time and I'd rather pay someone else to do it. I also want a warranty and want to avoid hassle.

I'll do light gaming on this - probably things like Starcraft, but it will be mostly used for Office, pictures, programming, and so on..

So I guess on that note, any advice on the right components to buy that will allow for some gaming but without the requirement to play the most advanced games on the highest settings.  I'll likely go the route that some of you have suggested and get somebody like Canada Computers to build one for me.  http://www.canadacomputers.com/#

In such a case, you'd probably be better off having it pre-built. No matter what, I'd personally never have one pre-built, and would avoid Dells as well, but I don't see a need for you to go custy with the lighter work that your planning to use it for.


I second the DON'T GET A DELL!!!   HP is ok with good customer service, but their products are only 50% more reliable really.  I would reccomend getting IBuyPower.   

 

Oh and again it takes like 1 hour to figure out what parts you want, and another hour to put it all together...  You don't have 2 free hours?



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Pemalite on 18 June 2013

Don't get a Dell. Even with a 15% discount.
The Discounts aren't even important, Dell gives away discount codes all the time. :P

You really think I paid full price for my Monitors?


Get a smaller boutique to build you one and *stress* the fact you don't want cheap no-name hardware.




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ListerOfSmeg on 18 June 2013

Whatever you would pay someone or some company to build it, you can apply that money to better specs if you build it yourself. Why pay 600 more when you can do the work in a few hours and put that 600.00 towards a better CPU, GPU, RAM, what have you.
You could also look into a kit which comes with everything you need inside so you don't have to do a lot of shopping around.
You will get a warranty on any part you buy, and you can get just as much hassle if not more going through someone as you would just doing it yourself.