Tribute to custom built computers

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ahthurungnone

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Just to give everyone a testament of how much faster custom built computers are over store bought. Notice the following...

My 1st Custom Build:

Motherboard: MSI K9N6PGM2-V GeForce 6100 Socket AM2
CPU: AMD Athalon 64X2 3.0 Ghz
Memory: 4GB 800Mhz DDR2
GPU: MSI N94GT-MD512 GeForce 9400 GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 (overclocked 10%)
OS: Win7 64-bit
Total Cost: $600
Windows Experience Rating: 5.2

My Friend's Store Build:
Mfg: Gateway
CPU: AMD Phenom Quadcore
Memory: 8GB DDR3
GPU: On-board NVIDIA 9100
OS: Win7 64-bit
Total Cost: $900
Windows Experience Rating: 4.9
 
Yea, custom builds are the best.

But, his cpu and memory trample yours, that would up your price a bit. He spent a little more but has less of a hassle. All he needs is to replace the gpu and he is good. His whole build is under warrenty too, I bet.
 
His motherboard also will be better than yours i bet and also with am3 support since his memory is ddr3 but I agree you could build a better Custom build in the same budget as his
 
Original Equipment Manufacturers are not known for using high quality motherboards. Likely the MSI motherboard in his custom build is better quality.
 
Bodaggit23 said:
Windows Experience ratings mean little.

A single slower component kills the whole score...
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Well, isn't that what a bottleneck does? Of course, I agree, the Windows Exp Ratings are terribly written, but it does give you a general idea on what to upgrade.
 
Obviously, this was my first custom build which is why I started cheap (real cheap). Hardware was only $400 total. But the point is that a well-thought out custom build will outperform a store bought computer at much less cost.

Yes, my friend could upgrade his GPU to destroy my custom build but, but he has to spend even more money in addition to the $200 he already has invested just to "beat" my cheap custom build.

Since my build has a 1TB eSATA drive I can easily later upgrade the mobo and processor and again massacre the store brand.

Plus, I get bragging rights since I did it myself (and learned much during the process). This sense of accomplishment is worth more than bragging about one's processor.
 
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