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Originally Posted by scrapser
You will pay more for your first rig than if you bought a complete system but here's the difference....
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actually this is missleading because you have to compare apples to apples here so to look at the savings you must price what building your own prebuilt package computer would cost using the exact same parts and in most situations you can do it for 50-75% of the cost of those prebuilt systems.
the real benefit you get is for the SAME money you "were" going to spend on that basic low end budget prebuilt computer you can build a mid to high end system. and for less than half the money you would have to spend on a high end prebuilt computer you can build the exact same high end system yourself.
one of my key features is i know everything i used was high quality reliable components with a history of good reliable service but prebuilts use lots of "basic" quality stuff because they know that in most cases it will usually make it through the warranty and if it doesnt they replace the part for little cost but you are the one with all you files lost and all the headaches and wasted time. that doesnt mean they are using bad parts that are sure to go out one day but its a quality and peace of mind thing that i dont want to take any chances with.