Do you build your own computers?

[imawebmonkey]

My current system....

Chieftec Full Tower with an Ultra 400W PS
Soyo SY-P4VGM Motherboard (VIA ProSavageDDR P4M266A chipset)
System Memory Kingston 512 MB (PC2100 DDR SDRAM)

Display
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti 200
Monitor HP Pavilion M50

Multimedia
MPU-401 Compatible MIDI Device
Standard Game Port
VIA AC'97 Enhanced Audio Controller (WDM)

Storage
Floppy Drive Sony Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive Western Digital (120 GB)
Optical Drive NEC Multi-Format(DVD Burner)
Optical Drive Memorex CD-R/RW (52x/32x/52x)

Input
Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse Logitech USB Optical Wheel Mouse

Network
VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter

Peripherals
Epson Stylus CX6400 All In One Printer, Scanner, Copier
Logitech Quickcam Express

 

[pgp_protector]

My current system....

Chieftec Full Tower with an Ultra 400W PS
Soyo SY-P4VGM Motherboard (VIA ProSavageDDR P4M266A chipset)
System Memory Kingston 512 MB (PC2100 DDR SDRAM)

Display
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti 200
Monitor HP Pavilion M50

Multimedia
MPU-401 Compatible MIDI Device
Standard Game Port
VIA AC'97 Enhanced Audio Controller (WDM)

Storage
Floppy Drive Sony Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive Western Digital (120 GB)
Optical Drive NEC Multi-Format(DVD Burner)
Optical Drive Memorex CD-R/RW (52x/32x/52x)

Input
Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse Logitech USB Optical Wheel Mouse

Network
VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter

Peripherals
Epson Stylus CX6400 All In One Printer, Scanner, Copier
Logitech Quickcam Express

No CPU ???

 

[imawebmonkey]

No CPU ???

No wonder my system is giving me fits while I'm trying to rip these CDs. LOL!

CPU - 2 GHz Celeron

 

[Playerslight77]

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[imawebmonkey]

Everytime my computer does it I just say a little prayer for Bill Gates soul

 

[PolymerTim]

Everytime my computer does it I just say a little prayer for Bill Gates soul

Actually, he give alot more than I do to charities, so I can't really say anything bad about him...

Interesting, but I think I read somewhere that percentagewise, Bill Gates gives a lot less to charity than previous tycoons like Rockefeller. When they compared some of the richest men in US History in terms of their percentage of networth donated to charity, Bill Gates actually came up pretty low in the charts. But at least he does give some. If we all gave some, the world would be a better place.

 

[PolymerTim]

I've never owned a store bought computer. I've never been happy with their stats either. Although nowadays they seem to be getting better. But I agree that I would never buy one of those bargain computers. People don't know what they're getting. A lot of times they seem fine at first, but then you find out you can't upgrade anything later. And a lot of first time computer owners get them because they think they don't need a more powerful computer. But a lot of them end of getting hooked on computers and then they're disappointed.

My current computer is basically:
CPU: Athlon XP 2500+ (Barton core)
Video: Nvidia GeForce2 MX400
Hard Drive: 80GB + 40GB
CD-RW and CD-ROM (no DVD yet)
Mainboard: Epox 8RDA+ (nForce2)
Memory: 512MB Crucial Low Latency


The only problem with building your own computer these days is that the software is so expensive.

 

[the Colonel]

The only problem with building your own computer these days is that the software is so expensive.

Excellent point. . . unless you're lucky enough to have had your first computer come with a bunch of software that you can use on each successive machine, like me.

 

[FranklinNoble]

I generally build my own. It's easy enough to do, and easier to upgrade over time. Although I really have no problem with pre-built machines. In some cases, having a nice, healthy warranty on the system can be a lot easier to deal with than troubleshooting your own components when something goes bad...