Should I build my own PC or buy a factory made one?

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Chang405

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Background: I don't play graphic intensive games. Things I have played most often in the past 10 years are: WoW and Paradox Interactive strategy games (HoI, Cursader Kings2 etc.)
I own a Dell Dimension E520 that is 7 years old and still running steadily. But I think its time for some kind of upgrade. I can buy a Dell refurbished PC that has
Processor: Intel Core 3rd Generation i5-3330s Processor (2.70 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.20 GHz)
Windows 8
1TB Hard Drive, 3.5 Inch, 7200rpm, SATA
8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600Mhz
16X DVD +/- RW Drive
1GB AMD RADEON HD 7470

for $490 after discounts, or build one listed below for $620ish

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Sf82

If you were me, what would you do? Thanks!
 
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John Bong

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i would build it as you will get much better quality by picking the components you want. Dell, HP, etc use lower quality parts to offer lower prices. that and they load up the PC with bloatware.
 
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BlankInsanity

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buying pre-built computers always limit your flexibility. Companies like dell will use the cheapest possible equipment to create their computers. They use just the bare minimum requirements to suit the computer needs, cabling is beyond terrible and sometimes there is literally no form of cooling. My dell xps 8300 only has a 90mm exhaust fans and no intake. Building your own computer changes that completly, the flexibility is determined by you and you can always change around parts. Anyone telling you to get a pre-built computer needs a bit of re-thinking.
 
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gopher1369

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Problem with the Dell is that the graphics card isn't any good, so you'd have to replace that. Which would also require a more powerful PSU so that's another added cost.

The Partpicker PC is cheaper once you take that into account.

 
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Wolfgaur

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Sometimes buying a complete system is good because the machine is guaranteed to work well once you get it. Plus you can get really neat cases you otherwise couldn't get like cratecomputers.com where you get a sweet case that is completely upgrade able, no laptop or proprietary parts!
 
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BlankInsanity

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You know your build is guaranteed to work when you know what your doing. There are hundreds of different types of cases out there to buy aswell.
 
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