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Old 10-04-2012, 11:47   #13
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Re: How good are Advent Computers

Build your own can be enlightening. If you buy a motherboard / CPU / Cooler / Ram bundle from the likes of scan it will have been preassembled and tested which removes a lot of the doubt's you might have. All you have to do is drop (well be a bit more careful than that) the bundle into the case. By using a bundle you know all the components will be happy with each other. It still leaves you plenty of choice with your case, PSU, drive(s) (HDD/ SSD/ Optical), and GPU. Don't forget to budget for you OS too.

Prebuilt PCs can be OK, but often aren't very inspiring in terms of components and thus efficiency. There is a risk some components are customised so aren't easily replaced for upgrades. For basic workhorses, such as offices they are great, but if you might want to tweak things in the future it might be limiting. You should be able to google for some comparative reviews on specific pre-built computers. The biggest issue perhaps is they are pre-built and so the pricing may have been set a few months before they reached the shop shelves, which means you can get better value by self building from current component prices. Of course you should also reflect the costs of your labour.
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