Desktop PC

uae

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Question for you lot. If i want to get a desktop PC, am i best off telling somebody who is ITK with PCs what i want it for and asking him to build it for me? Or, best off buying one ready to sell in the shops?

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I always make list of hardware that I want for my desktop and go to my shop to build it. It is more economic and reliable.
 
If your ITK wants paying just buy it from the shops.

Price wise I don't think it matters in this day and age plus you get an all round warranty and support most of the time from a store. The thing with buying specific parts is you can personalise it exactly how you want, whether that be parts specific or its purpose - play the latest games or just browse the net...
 
The ITK would charge to put it all together, and for the parts obviously.
 
The putting together cost wouldn't be that much though, so it can be ignored really.
 
If you want a fast future-proof computer get him to do it.

If you want your average metal box just buy from a shop.

The first option also takes less effort which I think seals that decision.
 
If you're a gamer, or if you just want a cheaper computer, build it yourself. I usually order from an online store, komplett.no (they sell to other European countries too), and build it myself.
 
Always get a custom-built PC, even if you cant be bothered then at least go on those sites and semi-build it yourself. Just dont go out and buy it from a retailer like PC world which will give you a seemingly powerful PC for a cheap price, with the catch being a gimped graphics card or what have you.
 
I would build it myself online, but I know feck all about computer specs really. Guess i'll explain to someone what i want it for and have him build it for me.
 
uae said:
I would build it myself online, but I know feck all about computer specs really. Guess i'll explain to someone what i want it for and have him build it for me.
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It's basically put a card in a slot, it's hard to go wrong tbh.
 
Slevin said:
It's basically put a card in a slot, it's hard to go wrong tbh.
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Yeah, it's pretty easy. Well, the kind of computer building I do isn't fill in a template. It's basically that, just without the template. I just know what sort of pieces I need, and what I want to pay. It's not very complicated even then. If you can find a site where you genuinely just fill in a form or something, it's even easier.

Just hear with a friend whose good with computers, tell him roughly what you want (gaming, etc), and how much you want to spend on it.
 
What does it mean when it's overclocked? Seen it written on a few websites...
 
It's simply unlocking the full potential of the parts you bought. Most of them are run at a "safe" level either to reduce the temperature it gives off, the power it uses or simply because of commercial reasons.
 
Overclocking is increasing the normal power input of certain parts of the computer (CPU, graphics card etc.) It can increase performance quite a bit, but reduces the lifespan of the part being overclocked, as well as requiring much more than stock cooling systems.

If you're not very confident with computers, I'd advise against overclocking for the time being, unless you have a very tech-savvy friend.
 
JezChan said:
Overclocking is increasing the normal power input of certain parts of the computer (CPU, graphics card etc.) It can increase performance quite a bit, but reduces the lifespan of the part being overclocked, as well as requiring much more than stock cooling systems.

If you're not very confident with computers, I'd advise against overclocking for the time being, unless you have a very tech-savvy friend.
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Overclocking is a very simple thing actually.

The lifespan of the part will definitely until when the guy needs a new computer again. Besides many parts have overclock warranty, and overclocking it doesnt break the warranty.

Customized cooling parts and customizing your computer gives you a better bang for buck than a customed stock computer or simply a default one.
 
JezChan said:
The point I want to get across is that overclocking's a bit risky if you don't know what you're doing.
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Not really there are some very good Processors out there at the moment that overclock without much effort.As for the computer build it yourself.Shop ones usually leave no room for expansion later on.
 
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