[thescourged1]

I prefer to build my own computers, and have been for over 20 years. However, I’m not so sure it’s cheaper than a pre-built anymore. Especially with the insane prices on video cards and RAM we’re seeing.

[TexasGunLover]

I prefer to build my own computers, and have been for over 20 years. However, I’m not so sure it’s cheaper than a pre-built anymore. Especially with the insane prices on video cards and RAM we’re seeing.

Same here... been doing it since 1989, but I have an Origin PC on order right now (Core i9 11th gen/GTX 3090 all 4.0 NVME drives + 64 GB of ram) and there is no way I could source and build it with all Corsair components the same way for the same price.

[farming pharmer]

I prefer to build my own computers, and have been for over 20 years. However, I’m not so sure it’s cheaper than a pre-built anymore. Especially with the insane prices on video cards and RAM we’re seeing.

I've been building mine since 1992 (386SX 16MHz, VGA, 1MB RAM and 2400 baud modem).

While very satisfying building my own, I think the economic advantage of DIY builds is gone.

But...you put into the box what you want.

[Dr. Sivana]

I’m not so sure it’s cheaper than a pre-built anymore.

That's been the case for some time, although the Alienware brand does charge a bit of a premium over stock Dells.

I built my last computer because I wanted a custom box (BeQuiet! full-tower Case/Power Supply with i7 SuperMicro Board, Dual 1TB m2s, 32GB RAM), not to save money. The benchmark program described it as an aircraft carrier.

[Revel]

The pre-built ones suck however. You get what you get, and there is no option to make changes to it. And the cases suck.

[minnesota_bound]

#16 I use a Dell pc for work. Cheap junk that they sold for $900. Do a search on the inside of their pc’s. Bare bones.

Any motherboard you buy will be better. Just get a case and plug in the parts, upgrade for later.