Differences?

rhinoman08 · 02-20-2005, 04:44 PM

What is the difference between a Barebone Kit and a custom pc?

Blue · 02-20-2005, 04:51 PM

A barebone kit comes with a motherboard usualy, powersupply, cpu (depending on the kit).

The thing is that your choices are more limited. When building a full custom pc you have Many more choices in Cases and Mobos, psu's, cpu's instead of what comes with that company's kit's.

Blue · 02-20-2005, 04:59 PM

Maybe it would have been a better example to say.

If a company sells 4 different barebone kits then you have 4 choices for you case, motherboard, PSU, Cpu (if available) rather then hundreds of choices otherwise. Of course you can look at other company's kits for more choices but your still limited to what they have to offer on the few companents that I've mentioned.

Anyhow with that said Barebone kits are great! and for most people they are totaly satisfied with the choices they have but for people like me I'd rather just pick each part individualy starting with the cpu, mobo,psu etc.

02-20-2005, 04:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
rhinoman08 Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 52	Differences? What is the difference between a Barebone Kit and a custom pc?

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Blue VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: London Ontario Age: 35 Posts: 3,555	A barebone kit comes with a motherboard usualy, powersupply, cpu (depending on the kit). The thing is that your choices are more limited. When building a full custom pc you have Many more choices in Cases and Mobos, psu's, cpu's instead of what comes with that company's kit's. __________________ FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358

02-20-2005, 04:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
Blue VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: London Ontario Age: 35 Posts: 3,555	Maybe it would have been a better example to say. If a company sells 4 different barebone kits then you have 4 choices for you case, motherboard, PSU, Cpu (if available) rather then hundreds of choices otherwise. Of course you can look at other company's kits for more choices but your still limited to what they have to offer on the few companents that I've mentioned. Anyhow with that said Barebone kits are great! and for most people they are totaly satisfied with the choices they have but for people like me I'd rather just pick each part individualy starting with the cpu, mobo,psu etc. __________________ FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358

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