PC PC Setups

[Marcus]

was just curious to know what type of gaming rig pc you own, i dont own one at this minute but i am wanting the new alienware area 51 with the venting system, who wants to lend me $2500 if thats what it costs i'm not sure

 

[ScratchCardGlory]

build one yourself my friend did it for around £400 and its powerful enough to run Crysis on High

 

[DepecheMode]

build one yourself my friend did it for around £400 and its powerful enough to run Crysis on High

Agreed.

I built one of my big systems for around $500 thanks to ebay. It's just a matter of knowing what your looking at and what you're doing. You can build yourself one for a lot less, however if you don't have much computing experience in hardware building or even software building then it can be tricky if you don't know what you're doing and I wouldn't advise you build it unless you do know someone with some computing experience that can help you.

 

[Marcus]

Agreed.

I built one of my big systems for around $500 thanks to ebay. It's just a matter of knowing what your looking at and what you're doing. You can build yourself one for a lot less, however if you don't have much computing experience in hardware building or even software building then it can be tricky if you don't know what you're doing and I wouldn't advise you build it unless you do know someone with some computing experience that can help you.

i am great with computers, hardware and software, i think i will build up my own rig eventually, i currently lack the funds as i dont have a job and what little money i do get off the governent i use to pay internet bills, i am also in teh middle of buying furniture for my flat..... i have a lot to do hopefully i should have a job next week and i think i will eventually do this.

I seen a nice Tower on ebay, and i can use youtube to help whenever i get stuck with it

 

[Marquis of Granby]

im not a big gamer and what i do play is not on pc, however, you'd definitely be cheaper to build one yourself since you wont have to foot the price of the flashy alienware cases and whatever other crap makes them so special (i doubt theres very much).

if you don't have much computing experience in hardware building or even software building then it can be tricky if you don't know what you're doing and I wouldn't advise you build it unless you do know someone with some computing experience that can help you.

i dont see what "building" software has to do with it. its not like he'll have to write his own operating system or drivers installing software now is mostly so idiot proof youd have to severely mentally impaired to not be able to do it.

 

[Rasputin]

for $1000 you can create a killer gaming rig, and if you don't want that you can get a Dell with excellent parts for only slightly more. Alienware uses exactly the same parts Dell does but with a huge markup in price. It isn't worth it. Most people are afraid to build a computer because they don't know what they're using and they don't know what they want. Look at everything inside of your machine, study up on what's modern and how much power they have, and you can quickly judge what's required to make a box of your own.