Buying new PCs and adding video cards to them

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refllect

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I've noticed that a lot of the time, a non-gaming PC from manufacturers like HP or Dell will include an i5 or i7 processor (along with integrated graphics).

The price of the PC is often lower than buying the processor, motherboard, and RAM, case and OEM Windows.

So pretty much all you have to do is switch out the power supply and add a video card to get a gaming PC that is cheaper than what you could get by buying each part seperately.
 
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Keep in mind that OEMs like HP and Dell use the lowest cost components they can find. That great i7 processor could easily be on a crap motherboard, in a case with one 120mm fan and three 3.5" drive bays, and with the worst 1333 RAM money can buy.

It usually isn't worth sacrificing the freedom of picking out your own components for the $150 or whatever you save.
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Keep in mind that OEMs like HP and Dell use the lowest cost components they can find. That great i7 processor could easily be on a crap motherboard, in a case with one 120mm fan and three 3.5" drive bays, and with the worst 1333 RAM money can buy.

It usually isn't worth sacrificing the freedom of picking out your own components for the $150 or whatever you save.
 
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