How much money is saved building your own rig?

Arclight · 12-15-09, 05:27 PM

Well, like you say "every time I would build my own that wasn't a factor because XP was around for such a long time". As long as you stick with the OS that you have, you only pay for it once. With of-the-shelf systems, you pay for the OS with every buy.

I guess after 2 or 3 home-builds using your non-OEM copy you've recovered the additional cost (if any), depending on what edition you have.

I must admit I'm not looking forward to buying Win7 though; that RC is gonna expire 1st of March.

12-15-09, 05:27 PM	#8
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Well, like you say "every time I would build my own that wasn't a factor because XP was around for such a long time". As long as you stick with the OS that you have, you only pay for it once. With of-the-shelf systems, you pay for the OS with every buy. I guess after 2 or 3 home-builds using your non-OEM copy you've recovered the additional cost (if any), depending on what edition you have. I must admit I'm not looking forward to buying Win7 though; that RC is gonna expire 1st of March. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.