I'm looking for a "build yourself" computer place online b/c I"m too lazy to gather the parts elsewhere. The main kicker is that I need an Intel board (not Intel compatible). I never keep up w/ other hardware makers, so never know if they're shit or not. Someone that carries namebrand RAM would be nice too.
Alienware is where I bought my computer, and you can customize it yourself. I believe you can at Dell as well.
yes, you can customize your pc at dell' website. But i think gaijin want somewhere to buy parts, if i'm not mistaken, right? don't know where to look though :(
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First I need to know, what do you want to do with the computer? How much money have you got? Why would you even consider an Intel motherboard?Originally Posted by GaijinPunch
newegg.com is where i order all my parts to build computers. Its better then having someplace else build it.
Hewlet Packard is who made my pc (I needed it fast and cheap at the time, so I couldn't take the time build my own, or get it from someone like alienware). They do make good pc's, just don't buy the os from them as well, or they clog it full of useless apps.
The computer will be an emulation machine. I buy Intel boards b/c I've had way better luck with them than the seemingly endless supply of shit boards that most shops like to use. Gigabyte, etc. Use and cost are irrelevant at this point... a decent shop should have a wide selection.
I don't mind building it, but am pretty lazy these days.
Last edited by GaijinPunch; 08-08-2005 at 03:32 PM.
Mmm.. It's not so much about who makes the motherboard, some Intel mobos have as much problemas as Gigabyte's. The best you can do is ask what motherboard they are going to use and try to find reviews or forum coments. If you can't find anything made by Intel try Asus, Epox or even MSI.
I've had good luck w/ Intel boards.... bad luck w/ the others, that's all. The other motherboards are listed... I just can't be fucked to go reading a bunch of reviews. I'd have to read like... 5 or 6 of each board before I felt I had done my research, and I don't have that kind of patience frankly. I know it's a virtue, but oh, well. :)Mmm.. It's not so much about who makes the motherboard, some Intel mobos have as much problemas as Gigabyte's. The best you can do is ask what motherboard they are going to use and try to find reviews or forum coments. If you can't find anything made by Intel try Asus, Epox or even MSI.
Thats why ive gone AMD :)
I just got a new HP laptop and the trick is to run the OS Recovery CD but not use the Application Recovery CD. ;)
I think MSI is the default board it comes with. The thing is, I think that's the brand I bought a long ass time ago when I built a machine, and it was an absolutely nightmare. I don't keep up w/ PC hardware really b/c I only buy stuff like once every year at most. A friend laughed at the brand I bought. :/
Well... MSI is.... never liked em much, however, perhaps their Nforce boards are fine, not Asus quality, but usable.
www.newegg.com Newegg is my favorite, because of the freaking fast shipping
http://www.mwave.com/mwave/index.hmx? Mwave has good prices on some stuff, but usually there shipping is a little high if your just ordering a few things at once,
http://www.directron.com/ is good too, but I forgot what other sites there are, and I'm sure you're gunna want to order from Newegg anyway. :p www.pricewatch.com is good for pricechecking sometimes too.
I'm lazy, so am looking for a place that will send it assembled. I already hav a enough screws and shit lying around the house. Anymore and I'll be divorced.
*Will build computers for dev hardware* :smt045
I have to throw my vote towards Asus also. I have built more computers from scratch than I can count and I have never been disappointed with an Asus board. I used to use Tyan boards exclusively when I was building multiprocessor systems, but their quality has dropped ridiculously over the past couple of years. I switched over to using Asus boards and have to say that generally speaking, their performance has been equal to, or better than any other boards that I have run.
If [a reasonable amount of] money and time isn't a major concern, you might be better off paying someone to build the computer for you. It might cost the same or a little more than a website (after all, companies buy parts in bulk), but you are pretty much guaranteed to get the configuration that you want. As long as you deal with someone who will give you a quote if you give them a configuration, you should be set.
I have been using MSI board for quite some time, I used to build a lot of machine for friends and neighbours, I always used MSI mainboard they have a very good reputation in France especially and in UK also, I never had any problems with them very reliable all the machine I built around these boards are still working so I heard. But it's true that 5-7 years ago MSI sucked big time, the quality of the PCBs was crap, I even manage to make a hole while installing a ram module :smt043 one time.
Don't get near Abit though, too many dead on arrival boards. Asus is great too but a bit pricey I think. I have no experience with Gigabyte.
The best you can these days is Athlon 64 MSI/Asus board in my humble opinion. I have been an AMD supporter for years, Intel is not good value for money again in my humble opinion.
Good luck
Sabre
Lol, I have a Biostar Athlon board and it's ran faster and more stable then my friends Asus boards....it was 20 bucks too....
Yeah, but don't get close to any motherboard based on the VIA chip, most of them are pure crap. Buy anything with the Nforce chip and you should be fine.
Very true, most of the time VIA is totally homosexual.
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