What about websites that build the pc for you? Would this be good or build the pc myself? What doy ou think?

fezz4734

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Alright so the websites I see are places you start with default and add the stuff you want to it. Here is one of them and the other as well:
http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/Intel-B85-Core-i5-Configurator/E/5428335

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Gamer_Scorpius_8000

Then this is my pc build:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gx2xxr

The CPU I will change to an i5 when I get the money for it, it's short term. So what do you guys think about buying off the other websites that build the pc for you? This will be my first custom pc and I just think it's a huge headache to build it and make everything go together and hope I don't break anything. There is also the fear something doesn't work and try to find it out of the multiple ordered parts and then have to return it for another although I've gone through multiple reviews on parts and stuff. Updating the BIOS seems simple enough with a USB though. What do you guys recommend or try and build it? Any advice is greatly appreciated!
 
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You're paying more for a lot less with the build it for you sites, only if you're a complete screw up at everything in life should you buy a pre-built.

Building your own is VERY easy, it's like, advanced playing with Legos.

You custom build is much better, and that Pentium will perform well in most gaming applications.

There's tons of youtube videos you can watch to see how it's done and get comfortable with doing it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bUghCx9iso
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1Q8ksRI1Eo
Just a couple, look up more if you want.
 

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Yea I think I do have a decent set up. How safe would building a pc be? Like the chances of getting a bad item and stuff like that, I guess that's something that worries me even more, where if I buy it built, the warranty would mainly be on the whole system. I think I'm over thinking some things
 


Well if you buy it and something is bad you contact the retailer and ask for a replacement.

It happens to everyone, even from reliable manufacturers.

The difference is how well the good ones handle the replacement.

If you bought a prebuilt, it would be more unlikely that it wouldn't work, because they would test it before sending it to you, but it's also more likely for a prebuilt system to be damaged during transportation to your residence then it is for an individual part.
 
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My phone wouldn't let me quote James Mason there but he's right, when my friends ask about building computers I always describe it as Lego for adults. And there are so many YouTube videos that you can find one with almost the exact build you end up getting.