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[Celticsfan]

I've been building my own going on 19 years now.

So you have been building computers since you were 5 years old? wow

 

[chaslinux]

Definitely build your own.

I've done both; bought pre-built systems when I was younger, but I build them now.

Chris' advice is pretty sound. I started building systems with an XT (what a nightmare that was... learned the hard way about "parking" MFM and RLL hard drives). Building you own can be more expensive if you're buying premium components, but then you get a better system for the price. His advice about making sure components work with one another is important to pay attention to (not just making sure you're using a PCI express card if you have PCI express, but using RAM recommended by the manufacturer).

Cheers!

 

[J03]

So you have been building computers since you were 5 years old? wow

How do you work that out? haha. He's 46 - He's been building since he was 27.

 

[Computear]

How do you work that out? haha. He's 46 - He's been building since he was 27.

You're not using one of Microsoft's calculators.

I just plugged it into mine, 46 - 19 = 5.