Is it cheaper to Buy a New Gaming Computer from a manufacturer or Build One?

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Jessie

Is it cheaper to build a computer or buy one from the manufacturer? I was thinking of buying a good gaming computer around $1,000 U.S Dollars.

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Get specs from the pc you want to buy, go to newegg.com and add up the price of all its parts, to get a comparison. I'd guess it's pretty close either way. I like to build, then you get exactly what you want, and you can likely get better warranties on some of the vital parts too. Like evga, gives lifetime warranty on their graphics cards. Don't assume the maker has chosen the best parts for you, they'll cut corners in ways you may regret later.

What type of gaming computer should i get?

Myles

Im looking for a new gaming computer for Christmas. The games i would mostly play on it is total war games and such. I also do not have much money so im trying to keep it under a $1,000 and also i dont want to put it together myself because i wont have much time for that. Thanks

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I really hate it when people say that they can't build their own gaming PC because they don't have time. Come on, you have time to play games but you can't spare some time to build a PC? It will take you less than 2 hours to build a PC + another 2 hours to install the programs. Really, exert a little effort since you'll be using a PC for a long time. If you get a pre-built, you'll get a PC that has much weaker gaming capability.

This would be able to play any game on max-ultra.
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=15492511
Add a Windows 7 64-Bit OEM + an opticall drive and you can get it for $980

If you get a prebuilt for around the same price, you'll get something like this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229221
It has a weaker processor, slower graphics card, slower hard drive, generic PSU, and smaller RAM. Your call, Captain Price.

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How hard is it to build a gaming pc?

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Q. I want to build my own gaming computer, I plan on saving up around $1,000-$1,500 for it. I have a good knowledge of computers, but I'm not a wiz with them, even though I love them and want to know more about how they work. How hard would it be for me to build a gaming pc from the ground-up with almost no hardware experience?

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I'm 13 and I did it.

You don't need to know too much about hardware to build one, just go on Tomshardware.com forums and on New Build, ask them to choose the parts for you.

If you want to learn about hardware, then I still recommend going on that site. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/288241-31-read-posting-buyer-guides-troubleshooting

The hard part is choosing the parts and learning about what does what. The building part itself isn't that hard, so long as you have time and have a guide on the internet.

How much would it cost to build a computer capable of running Skyrim?

Nikadamy

I was considering building my own gaming computer (I have little idea how, but I'll learn), but I was wondering how much it would cost to get one that could run top-notch games like Skyrim. Any idea what the price range would be? I probably won't be willing to spend $1,000 on a computer. Or perhaps some of you believe it would be better to buy one already made? Whatever advice you can give is welcome.

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A 600$ computer would suffice, but an 800$ computer with the right specs would be able to max it out.

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