- Jan 11, 2014
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So, really there's three questions I've got. One, how much would my rig be worth if I had never used it (so built it and then decided to sell it)
It's got 16GB DDR3 1600MHz memory
Gigabyte GA H87 HD3 mobo
16x Blu Ray Drive with Cyberlink Media Suite 10 (includes PowerDVD 10 to play Blu Rays)
4TB storage space (1 x 2TB 7200rpm WD Black and 1 x 2TB 5400rpm WD Green which can be used for storage or backup)
802.11n 2.4GHz WiFi
Intel i5 Haswell @3.2GHz (4570)
Asus Nvidia GeForce 760 OC 2GB
Windows 8.1 64 bit
Microsoft Office Home and Student 2010
6 case fans + 1 spare (2 Blue LED aerocool shark fans 120mm + 2 Blue LED stock fans 120 mm + 2 stock 80 mm fans + 1 spare stock 120 mm fan)
Corsair 600W CXM PSU
Zalman Z11 Plus case
LG K360 wireless keyboard
USB Bluetooth adapter (optional)
How much would that have been to sell had it never been used?
And second question, I was comparing my build with pre built systems to see how much I saved. I think comparing with Alienware I save about £400 - £500 and I get MS Office, and in other places the savings is minimal. Before adding some upgrades (the second HDD being one) the savings were quite large wherever I went.
I would have been happy with pre-built, but I'd be far happier with custom build (the moment when your first build turns on is just indescribable and I'm still amazed 4 weeks after my build went live that I put it together). Having pretty much sorted my reliability issues, it just works and I can't see how I could have asked for anything better (even though I lost out a bit on clock speed and overclockability).
So, which is worth it to you, pre built or build you own?
Three, why did you build your own or why did you go pre built?
EDIT: Sorry if I'm not making any sense, I'm really tired and can't think straight D:
It's got 16GB DDR3 1600MHz memory
Gigabyte GA H87 HD3 mobo
16x Blu Ray Drive with Cyberlink Media Suite 10 (includes PowerDVD 10 to play Blu Rays)
4TB storage space (1 x 2TB 7200rpm WD Black and 1 x 2TB 5400rpm WD Green which can be used for storage or backup)
802.11n 2.4GHz WiFi
Intel i5 Haswell @3.2GHz (4570)
Asus Nvidia GeForce 760 OC 2GB
Windows 8.1 64 bit
Microsoft Office Home and Student 2010
6 case fans + 1 spare (2 Blue LED aerocool shark fans 120mm + 2 Blue LED stock fans 120 mm + 2 stock 80 mm fans + 1 spare stock 120 mm fan)
Corsair 600W CXM PSU
Zalman Z11 Plus case
LG K360 wireless keyboard
USB Bluetooth adapter (optional)
How much would that have been to sell had it never been used?
And second question, I was comparing my build with pre built systems to see how much I saved. I think comparing with Alienware I save about £400 - £500 and I get MS Office, and in other places the savings is minimal. Before adding some upgrades (the second HDD being one) the savings were quite large wherever I went.
I would have been happy with pre-built, but I'd be far happier with custom build (the moment when your first build turns on is just indescribable and I'm still amazed 4 weeks after my build went live that I put it together). Having pretty much sorted my reliability issues, it just works and I can't see how I could have asked for anything better (even though I lost out a bit on clock speed and overclockability).
So, which is worth it to you, pre built or build you own?
Three, why did you build your own or why did you go pre built?
EDIT: Sorry if I'm not making any sense, I'm really tired and can't think straight D:
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