Hi Everyone,
I'm trying to decide between buying a prebuilt system or putting together my own build (first time). I've looked around the forums and the general consensus seems to be that building a system should land one with better components for a cheaper price. I was looking at this [http://www.dell.com/ca/p/xps-8500/pd?oc=dxps8500_f_4e&model_id=xps-8500#] XPS 8500 from Dell for $980 (+tax) and trying to price a comparable DIY system through Newegg or NCIX, but for some reason I end up with roughly the same price, maybe even more.
Is this just a good deal from Dell, or am I doing something wrong? I'm new to this whole thing so off the bat pardon my ignorance.
I'll outline my needs below:
Approximate Purchase Date: ASAP
Budget Range: $1000 *before rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Video editing, some gaming, everyday web browsing etc.
Parts Not Required: SSD - picked up a 120GB OCZ Agility 3 on sale for $75 (have 2 weeks to return if you guys recommend something different)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Anyplace that ships in/to Canada
Country: Canada
Parts Preferences: Not sure...
Overclocking: Never tried -- is this necessary/desirable/safe?
SLI or Crossfire: Not sure...
Monitor Resolution: Not sure...
I'm really just trying to put together a decent system for day-to-day tasks that would be fairly future proofed. I'm not a power-user (by a long shot), but might need to do some video editing in the future so figured I might as well account for that.
Thanks in advance for your time and help
Cheers!
I'm trying to decide between buying a prebuilt system or putting together my own build (first time). I've looked around the forums and the general consensus seems to be that building a system should land one with better components for a cheaper price. I was looking at this [http://www.dell.com/ca/p/xps-8500/pd?oc=dxps8500_f_4e&model_id=xps-8500#] XPS 8500 from Dell for $980 (+tax) and trying to price a comparable DIY system through Newegg or NCIX, but for some reason I end up with roughly the same price, maybe even more.
Is this just a good deal from Dell, or am I doing something wrong? I'm new to this whole thing so off the bat pardon my ignorance.
I'll outline my needs below:
Approximate Purchase Date: ASAP
Budget Range: $1000 *before rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Video editing, some gaming, everyday web browsing etc.
Parts Not Required: SSD - picked up a 120GB OCZ Agility 3 on sale for $75 (have 2 weeks to return if you guys recommend something different)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Anyplace that ships in/to Canada
Country: Canada
Parts Preferences: Not sure...
Overclocking: Never tried -- is this necessary/desirable/safe?
SLI or Crossfire: Not sure...
Monitor Resolution: Not sure...
I'm really just trying to put together a decent system for day-to-day tasks that would be fairly future proofed. I'm not a power-user (by a long shot), but might need to do some video editing in the future so figured I might as well account for that.
Thanks in advance for your time and help
Cheers!