Advice needed from serious gamers for new PC

neutral666 · 06-08-2008, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by JlCollins005

what do u expect its coming from a 13 yr old who has little knowledge of computers.. yea dell does own both and personally at the price of those u could build one of the same specs for much cheaper and save yourself some money.. its not that hard if you take your time and come here for guidance

uhh dont know where you got that from Im not 13 im 18.

Everyone seems to be saying I should build it. I was wondering how much would I actually save building it myself? I live in Switzerland so im sure its not as easy to get parts as in the states. Also im pretty sure stuff here might be a little more expensive. I checked out orders for the same pc on the alienware american and swiss site and there was a difference of roughly 200$ for the same computer on the swiss site.

Should I really go to the trouble of building it myself? I really dont know more than stuff about ram and graphics cards. And I dont know what i should be aiming for since ive never been able to test it out different parts. I also dont know anything about compatability and I dont want to find myself in a big mess later.

So what dyou guys think? Should I still build myself?

Kilauea · 06-08-2008, 09:53 PM

Compatibility between parts would be the least of my concern if I were you. People here can be trusted to help you with that task its almost scary. The harder part would be to find a reliable place with good prices to buy the parts from that can either deliver to your house or that you can pick up.

Once that is done, people here can help you and you can read some info about making a computer and then you're in business.

neutral666 · 06-08-2008, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Kilauea

Compatibility between parts would be the least of my concern if I were you. People here can be trusted to help you with that task its almost scary. The harder part would be to find a reliable place with good prices to buy the parts from that can either deliver to your house or that you can pick up.

Once that is done, people here can help you and you can read some info about making a computer and then you're in business.

Ive been reading through threads on here for about an hour and it looks like my best pick is to build.

I might have found where to get my items in switzerland. Im guessing they are reasonably priced but i guess ill check that with people on here once i get going. If not i guess i can order from amazon or something.

So where dyou think i should start? should I read up on some stuff or work with someone or whats the first stuff i need to look into?

just a noob · 06-08-2008, 10:47 PM

dell and alienware are like Ford and Ferrari, ones more of a car, ones more of a lifestyle, so basically you'll get more from getting the dell, it goes more like this in terms of price build your own<dell<alienware, and dell owns alienware, just like hp owns voodoo

computeruler · 06-08-2008, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by neutral666

uhh dont know where you got that from Im not 13 im 18.

Everyone seems to be saying I should build it. I was wondering how much would I actually save building it myself? I live in Switzerland so im sure its not as easy to get parts as in the states. Also im pretty sure stuff here might be a little more expensive. I checked out orders for the same pc on the alienware american and swiss site and there was a difference of roughly 200$ for the same computer on the swiss site.

Should I really go to the trouble of building it myself? I really dont know more than stuff about ram and graphics cards. And I dont know what i should be aiming for since ive never been able to test it out different parts. I also dont know anything about compatability and I dont want to find myself in a big mess later.

So what dyou guys think? Should I still build myself?

they were talking about me but i reported them for being rude

neutral666 · 06-09-2008, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by just a noob

dell and alienware are like Ford and Ferrari, ones more of a car, ones more of a lifestyle, so basically you'll get more from getting the dell, it goes more like this in terms of price build your own<dell<alienware, and dell owns alienware, just like hp owns voodoo

I heard dell just owns the rights and name of alienware but that its still run by its originals and not much has changed.

hackapelite · 06-09-2008, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by computeruler

they were talking about me but i reported them for being rude

Haha

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I'll say what most other people have said: build your own! It's not that hard after all, it's like playing around with legos. But if you really feel like buying a pre-built, the Dell seems good, maybe a little pricey. Even though I have no personal experience with dells, I don't quite understand why they get so much flak. If anyone tells you something like "dell sucks/blows", you'd probably better off lot listening to them - unless they come up with a good explanation for their opinion.

just a noob · 06-09-2008, 12:38 AM

try typing "alienware" in on wikipedia, i think it discusses the whole deal

JlCollins005 · 06-09-2008, 06:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neutral666

uhh dont know where you got that from Im not 13 im 18.

Everyone seems to be saying I should build it. I was wondering how much would I actually save building it myself? I live in Switzerland so im sure its not as easy to get parts as in the states. Also im pretty sure stuff here might be a little more expensive. I checked out orders for the same pc on the alienware american and swiss site and there was a difference of roughly 200$ for the same computer on the swiss site.

Should I really go to the trouble of building it myself? I really dont know more than stuff about ram and graphics cards. And I dont know what i should be aiming for since ive never been able to test it out different parts. I also dont know anything about compatability and I dont want to find myself in a big mess later.

So what dyou guys think? Should I still build myself?

how many times does this have to to be emphasized read people post before u make ur self look like and ass that was about computeruler, and its not being rude u have posted multiple useless post how is simply pointing it out rude

computeruler · 06-09-2008, 08:28 PM

^ saying that i have no computer skills is

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Kilauea Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Canada Age: 24 Posts: 414	Compatibility between parts would be the least of my concern if I were you. People here can be trusted to help you with that task its almost scary. The harder part would be to find a reliable place with good prices to buy the parts from that can either deliver to your house or that you can pick up. Once that is done, people here can help you and you can read some info about making a computer and then you're in business. __________________ 5½ years old rig ? P4 1.7Ghz MSI MS-6547E 768mb RAM ATI Radeon 7200 40Gb Seagate HDD w/ Xp 7Gb Maxtor HDD w/ Linux TigerPlus 300 Watt PSU (never heard of such company) Broken LG CD-rom drive that seems to work sometimes

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just a noob Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: cardboard mansion Posts: 1,386	dell and alienware are like Ford and Ferrari, ones more of a car, ones more of a lifestyle, so basically you'll get more from getting the dell, it goes more like this in terms of price build your own<dell<alienware, and dell owns alienware, just like hp owns voodoo __________________ free crysis killer I got 300mhz celeron@450mhz 32mb of ram windows 98 ati rage 8mb card baby :P

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just a noob Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: cardboard mansion Posts: 1,386	try typing "alienware" in on wikipedia, i think it discusses the whole deal __________________ free crysis killer I got 300mhz celeron@450mhz 32mb of ram windows 98 ati rage 8mb card baby :P

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computeruler Gold Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Age: 30 Posts: 409	^ saying that i have no computer skills is