Buying custom PC vs paying a company to do it for you

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Hello guys and ladies, I have chosen a list of parts that well total up to $2205 for the parts and for me to build it. From the company, Ironsidecomputers.com, i had the manager price quote my custom part list, here Build. The manager told me that for the company to build it, it would cost $2646. But I have another list if i want to build it, here, which is $75+$400 (building+testing+all that) cheaper. I have read guides on how to build it your self for some good time and they say it is not hard if you take it slow and read guides. I just don't know, pay hundreds extra and have them professionally build it with custom tubing color and wiring, or waiting for all the parts to come(especially that damn 780 SC ACX which restocked on amazon.com for $799. $799!!!! The regular price was $649.99, damn supply and demand B.S. I have until the end of school, June 18 or by the end of june, to make a choice.
I really want to build it myself but I'm afraid of DoA parts, waiting to ship them back and waiting to get it back, the computer not turning on after i spend days building it, and problems with the computer in general(wiring and all that crap).
If you were a noob at building, but build a nice homebrew rig that has been running for months/years and became a building fanatic pro, please comment and tell me how hard/was it worth it.
I love this community for its honest and great helpers and how i got fast responses.

A future P.C gamer
 
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firo40

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Its definatly worth it to build it yourself, not only does it save you money and teach you more about computers then you knew before, it also makes it possible to trouble shoot if things go wrong instead of paying someone to do it for you.
 
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It comes down to how well of a tech you are if there is a problem. being a pc tech I have spare parts and post it cards and volt meter. If needed I can get an o-scope to do signal tracing. These things a local shop will have on hand to swap out to test dead pc. Good pc shops have ram testers and power supply testers. with a shop built pc look at there bbb record and there warranty and support. Every user at some point may need a helping hand installing software or a printer.
 
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@firo, well they have 3 year parts and labor meaning if there is a problem you send it back and life time technical support. But for me, I also have you guys :) Also, I am mainly concerned about the wiring with the GPU CPU mobo PSU and all that. Is it very confusing to connect them all to the mobo? Because when I see rigs they're are like huge bundles of wiring everywhere. And I heard that messy wiring=bad air flow=higher temps
 
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So there was this kid in school, I remember a few months back from people that he was building a Computer, and today i was asking him about the computer he build and how hard, he was like it's a puzzle, you gotta plan out where the cables go, and kind of match it. I think I will go building it but I kinda need some more reassuring.
 
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Most cables in a pc are keyed. They only go in one place on motherboards. Good mb vendors have labels on every part of there pc and good mb guilds with photos of where ever part goes. Vendor like asus give out mb header adaptores to keep the power switch and led wired right. The hard part on a pc build is the dry fit and first post (bread boarding) powering the mb on a flat table to make sure it posts before you install it into your case. The only issue I fine most times in building pc parts is shipping damage. Ups driver using your hard drive as a door stop...powering it on and it takes off like a belt sander..or lifting up the CPU cover on the mb and seeing a whole bunch of smashed pins.
 
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Oh....I havnt thought about that shipping part....oh my sabertooth z77 I think Asus will have a good guide and instructions because of their name and popularity amongst gamers and builders. So basically that typical huge bunch of wires that I see in rigs go directly to 1 place on the mobo? How will I place the wires so that I maintain the best air flow possible? Also, If you know a lot about water cooling, I need to ask you a question about it. The swiftech H220 will be placed on the CPU. The h220 has only a 240 rad, tubing, and the CPU block right? Do I have to purchase the reservoir and pump seperately or is it included some where in the cooler?
 
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http://www.overclock.net/t/1246595/official-asus-sabertooth-z77-owners-thread-club/310

Here an image on an another forum with 590 pages of info on your mb and builds. As you can see in the photo the right case let's you sneak the wires behind the mb tray. On that photo the eight pin atx power cable is blocked out by the large rad. On the side of the mb you can see the 24 pin atx cable and the pci video cables for the two sli video cards. The only other cables would be the Sata power and data cables for the cd rom and hard drives that are in the hd tray. The only real clump of cables are the power on..reset..power led hard drive led that go on the mb front panel header.
 
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Hi, I changed to choosing the XSPC RS 240mm because it seems that I like it more. I saw many people's rig and saw green wiring. I then choose some mod smart or right wiring. Is that good compared to bitfenix? What are those 8pin and 4 pin and those wiring stuff
 
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