Wednesday 18 April 2007

To buy or build a new computer? That is the question.

Building your own computer is becoming an outdated past time, because computer systems are so cheap now. Unless you are after the ultimate custom made dream machine, you should probably buy a ready made system. I know you cannot believe it but it is true.!!!

Building a computer
If you had to weigh up the money side of things, when building a computer it can really add up quick. Assuming you will use your old monitor, keyboard and mouse, here is a list of the bare minimum components you will need.

  • A computer case with power supply.
  • Motherboard with onboard video, sound and network.
  • Processor
  • Some Ram
  • A Hard drive
  • Cd drive
  • Power cords, IDE cables
  • Speakers
  • Maybe an extra case fan
  • An operating system disc

Reasons why you should build your own computer:

  • For the experience and great satisfaction involved in using your own machine.
  • Knowing everything about your machine because you chose its components.
  • Having a computer custom made for your particular using habits. Maybe for video editing or recording live music.


Reasons you should not build your own computer:

  • If you are inexperienced you need to do extensive research which takes time.
  • It turns out to be very expensive, especially if you ruin a component when installing it.
  • You could choose the wrong components that do not work together smoothly.
  • Something could go wrong and there is no backup support.

Read more at http://www.tips4pc.com/

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