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Luddite
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States2315 Posts
July 29 2010 07:59 GMT
#21
On July 29 2010 16:38 RageOverdose wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 29 2010 16:32 Luddite wrote:
On July 29 2010 05:54 deconduo wrote:
If you build it yourself you'll save $100-200 for probably less than 2 hours work.

Here's an example build that I just put together for you based on the 2nd option. I added a 5770 which is a much better card, and the PSU/RAM/Mobo are probably of much better quality as well.

HDD - $55
RAM - $100
Case + DVD drive - $58
PSU + Windows - $140
CPU + Mobo + GPU - $414

Total comes to $766 after rebates. The better graphics card alone is worth $170. It might seem like a daunting task, but its really not that difficult. There are plenty of guides to help you along the way, like this.

Do check out http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=137554 as well.

(Side note, that build is just an example, it probably needs some tweaking. I was just showing what you could get for a similar price)

lol
You'll save 100-200 dollars easy! Just look at this build which... costs 100$ more...


Buy the prebuilt he based it off, and then buy the same video card. It will cost you $800+.

in that case you're saving $40, but also giving up the warranty, plus the hassle of building it yourself.
Can't believe I'm still here playing this same game
deconduo
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Ireland4122 Posts
July 29 2010 10:39 GMT
#22
On July 29 2010 16:59 Luddite wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 29 2010 16:38 RageOverdose wrote:
On July 29 2010 16:32 Luddite wrote:
On July 29 2010 05:54 deconduo wrote:
If you build it yourself you'll save $100-200 for probably less than 2 hours work.

Here's an example build that I just put together for you based on the 2nd option. I added a 5770 which is a much better card, and the PSU/RAM/Mobo are probably of much better quality as well.

HDD - $55
RAM - $100
Case + DVD drive - $58
PSU + Windows - $140
CPU + Mobo + GPU - $414

Total comes to $766 after rebates. The better graphics card alone is worth $170. It might seem like a daunting task, but its really not that difficult. There are plenty of guides to help you along the way, like this.

Do check out http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=137554 as well.

(Side note, that build is just an example, it probably needs some tweaking. I was just showing what you could get for a similar price)

lol
You'll save 100-200 dollars easy! Just look at this build which... costs 100$ more...


Buy the prebuilt he based it off, and then buy the same video card. It will cost you $800+.

in that case you're saving $40, but also giving up the warranty, plus the hassle of building it yourself.


Warranty on the pre-built: 1 year limited.

Warranty if you build it yourself:

-Hdd 3 years
-RAM Lifetime
-Case 1 year
-DVD 1 year
-PSU 3 years
-CPU 3 years
-Mobo 3 years
-GPU 2 years

Price: $720 vs $766 after shipping. However the graphics card alone is worth $120 more (50 vs 170) He said he was planning on buying the prebuilt and then upgrading the graphics himself, which would be 720 + 170 = 890. So if he built it himself he would save $124 like I said. And he would have much better quality PSU, RAM + mobo. If I lived near him I would quite happily put it together for him for 50 bucks, and I'm sure he can find someone to do it for that if he doesn't want the hassle of building it. However it a great experience to build your own and I would definitely recommend it.
Bobdowle
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States53 Posts
August 01 2010 02:12 GMT
#23
maybe http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229181
seems to have a nicer video card for only 20$ more.
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