Do they mean buy the parts and literally build it themselves or do they mean go on a website where they select all the parts but the company builds it as they like instead of buying a pre built one ? I was told building your own is better and cheaper and as i am due a new pc i am looking into building my own but im not sure i want to build it myself
usually the first, but for lazy people like me we prefer the latter since the cost isn't that high and you don't have to piss about while still getting a good customized PC.
I usually build my own from scratch, putting it together is no more difficult than building Lego! and it does save a fortune especially if you update regularly and want to use previous parts from you last pc, I usually keep my PSU, possibly ram and occasionally a graphics card Even my case has just had a few transplants rather than getting a whole new rig every time. dont be afraid to build your self there are plenty of good guide/tutorial vids on line to follow if its your first time.
yes but to be honest, you have to know much about the architecture to get a real increased efficiency. I think, in the past this was much easier than now a days. An example: 10 years ago there were different cpus. Some were able to use DDR 1600 and some could only use DDR1333. If you know your own needs you could decide to buy DRR1333 because you know your cpu couldn't use the higher speed or you could buy DDR1600 because you want to upgrade your cpu later (okay maybe you want to upgrade your ram also but in this example) I don't know if you still have the choise. 10 or 20 years ago you could buy a mainboard and replace the cpu 5 month later. I haven't seen a mainboard today which was realy able to use a 6 month later cpu without less effiency. Well for me its the same. In the past I have bought all parts myself from different shops and put them together. But there is no real difference if a company puts the parts together. "building your own" is better and cheaper if you know what you do If you know what you need you can select the cpu you need, you can select the grafic card you need and so one. Nowadays... well in the past you had to look the sound and lan card don't use the same IRQ but nowadays... sound ? onboard. lan? onboard and so one. Nowadays its more about building a computer which fits YOUR needs. If you want to play only WoW there is no need for a sli card ^^ If you want to play modern game xy you need a better card than the integrated amd card ;-) If you don't know what you need ... you don't have much from building your own computer.
Pretty much this. If you have a local dealer who can assemble pcs for you, check the prices. A DIY pc will usually save $400, depending on markup, I.e. how much the retailer adds to the distributor price, and assembly. Usually markup is 8-16%, assembly is $350. Good stores can sell a gtx670 pc (2012 model nvidia) for $1200 or $800, or $600 depending on what you think is best. Use the MMO champion list http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/986175-Marest-s-Sample-Builds The 970 gaming system is fair, their specs are reasonable. I like the corsair cases, so that would be my starter point. mine, well, it's close to the 1700, but with SSD,16gb, 14tb, watercooled i7 and 7970, and 26" LCD panel
