Monday, June 11, 2012

When Should You Look Into Building Your Own PC

By Kelly Ponds


Everyone knows that building your own computer is ideal in certain situations compared to going to the store and picking up a factory brand. I don't even have to convince you of that; it's just a fact. However, do you really need all of that processing power for what you do on the computer? In some cases yes, and in others; no.

Anyone that's building their own computer probably needs it to be faster than computers that you would buy at retail stores or are factory made. These people are producing media and using software that would kill normal computers. If you aren't either producing media or playing resource-intensive computer games; you should save yourself the time and money.

If you find that your computer is running slow because of the types of programs you are using require more resources, you may want to invest in a faster computer. You know the saying, time is money! Building your own computer will save you time from having to load and wait for your programs to crash. Also, you won't lose as much of your work.

If you have more money than time and technical know-how, a great option is to find a custom PC building service to build a custom PC for you. Because these services need to make a profit, you'll be paying for parts and labor as opposed to just paying for parts if you build it yourself. Also, you may want to take into consideration that many of these services still install trail software on your computer that you'll have to uninstall manually.

The average computer-buyer may go through 4 to 5 computers in their lifetime, sometimes more. They would have actually saved a lot of money by building their own and upgrading the parts when the time came for it. So yes, you'll be paying more short-term, but in the long run you may be saving a lot of money.

While there is no question that making your own computer is ideal, you should only purchase a computer that is right for you. If you don't need the power that comes with making a computer yourself, then get a factory built computer. If you're sick of your computer running slowly, then you may want to consider building your own.




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