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Jan 23, 2013
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phillidius
But also the easiest thing to upgrade later too...
You could always upgrade in 6 months or a year. Wait for a killer deal, maybe.
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Just ordered the parts for my first PC build in years.
SandYFan
1/23/13 9:17am
$?
snowbird
1/23/13 9:18am
Right at $1000, give or take taxes and shipping.
SandYFan
1/23/13 9:18am
Really?! that seems really high for a mid-tier machine
murrolems
1/23/13 9:25am
That number doesn't include everything. It's a build from scratch.
SandYFan
1/23/13 9:29am
I know, still really high, does it include a monitor?
murrolems
1/23/13 9:30am
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Buffalo
1/23/13 9:31am
About right if you are buying quality parts...
phillidius
1/23/13 9:33am
I'm hoping to get it right the first time. Like I said, been a while. :)
SandYFan
1/23/13 9:34am
What OS did you choose? Win7? Win8? Other?
phillidius
1/23/13 9:36am
Windows 7. I have zero interest in 8. I've used it plenty and am unenthused.
SandYFan
1/23/13 9:38am
Right there with ya :)
phillidius
1/23/13 9:49am
I'm comparing to a deal like this:
murrolems
1/23/13 9:31am
That deal does kick butt, though it's expired. Also I'd rather not just get a
SandYFan
1/23/13 9:33am
Also it doesn't include an SSD and my video card is substantially better.
SandYFan
1/23/13 9:34am
This^^^SSD HD 1TB gotta be a pretty penny
kalifi
1/23/13 9:37am
I think he got a 1TB hard drive AND a 120GB SSD... right? Also...
phillidius
1/23/13 9:38am
Yes and yes.
SandYFan
1/23/13 9:38am
My bad...quick read...SandYFan, did you get a mechanical keyboard?
kalifi
1/23/13 9:40am
Um no? Just a standard Logitech, I think.
SandYFan
1/23/13 9:42am
If you value the process of putting it together
murrolems
1/23/13 9:38am
I HATE the bloatware that comes with DELL or other pre-builts
kalifi
1/23/13 9:41am
Very easy to do a fresh OS install
murrolems
1/23/13 9:42am
^^This^^
vacougfan
1/23/13 9:44am
Still makes it a wash. There is fun in building.
kalifi
1/23/13 9:46am
I agree.
vacougfan
1/23/13 9:47am
Has something changed?
HuskerFan2
1/23/13 9:50am
Dell has been including a disk to reinstall the OS as a fresh install
vacougfan
1/23/13 9:55am
It's a lot of little things.
HuskerFan2
1/23/13 9:36am
Accurate estimates.
SandYFan
1/23/13 9:39am
Just finished building mine for $500. Started early December, waited on deals
Steve O'Rama
1/23/13 10:02am
Nice build.
SandYFan
1/23/13 10:05am
Thanks. Leaned heavily on Slickdeals. If you're looking for memory upgrades...
Steve O'Rama
1/23/13 10:47am
Fun stuff
Kelbob
1/23/13 9:22am
Hey, it gets warm in my computer building room.
SandYFan
1/23/13 9:23am
Go 16GB RAM if you can
Heinz57
1/23/13 9:43am
I can't think of a reason why I need to. I don't run super-RAM intensive
SandYFan
1/23/13 9:44am
50 more bucks, easiest money spent and better performance
Heinz57
1/23/13 9:50am
But also the easiest thing to upgrade later too...
phillidius
1/23/13 9:52am
50 bucks is cheap for memory and yes you can get later
Heinz57
1/23/13 9:58am
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