On Wed, Jun 17, 1998 at 11:19:20AM +0100, M.C. Vernon wrote: > Steve, > > > As for me, it is simple. I buy the parts, build my own. I've built my > > own since my first PC was bought, a Hyundai 386sx-16 w/DOS 6.22 on it and > > nothing else. I realized long ago, 9 years now, that the big names also > > equate to proprietary configurations, > Grotesquely off topic,
I am not really sure what this thread is about anyway...soo.... > but is there a useful book/website on how to do > this - I've fiddle around inside my box, but being a student for serious > upgrades I'd rather do it myself and save some cash? I don't know of a good book or anything but...I build my own. Building your own, you can look forward to problems, as you learn what to avoid :). (IE I bought the "cheaper" mothboard and found its IDE chipset was rather broken and didn't workj with linux at all...went back and traded it in for an ASUS, worked fine) In truth, many things wont be cheaper...but they can be. The price difference can be big or tiny.The main advantage of building your own is that YOU get to choose whether to skimp on a part because of budget and which ones to skimp on. In the end you get a system which is exactly the system you wanted...after you factor out the other 10 processors, and all the other stuff you couldn't afford anyway :) In the end it can end up costing about as much as a "normal PC" (but it is usually somewhat less) but will be much better quality. (you get more "bang for the buck" building it yourself) also Beware the Linux compatibility (and as I found out Beware the cheap Taiwanese motherboards...) -Steve -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
