Low Budget Build

[NoddyPirate]

This is certainly true. I come from the stance that anyone ordering a custom PC is either not interested in or not willing to do internal surgery on the PC, not talking about easy things like RAM, but when you’re talking platform changes like PSU that involves taking the motherboard out etc etc, then that’s the assumption I’d make.

Anyone who knew how to build would build their own, they’re not restricted to parts and manufacturers selections and can specify exactly what they want.

That is almost certianly true for the majority I think good sir.

But I would happily build from scratch and had intended to - but I didn't for two reasons:

1) Finding all the parts I needed was a turning into a major headache. Particularly as figuring out what would actually work with what was a minefield for me at the time. I know more now of course.....

2) I preferred to have the proper cover and warranty of a professionally built system. If something didn't work I have the whole assembly covered. If I built it myself and a GPU fails, I could have some vendor declare it was the way I installed it or the parts I paired it with and refuse to replace it. With PCS they have your back.

So folk who are capable or know how might still be pushed in our direction me thinks.....

Now @SpyderTracks - stop talking to me and get back on topic! Jeez! Where are the Mods when you need them???

 

[WombatCombat123]

This is certainly true. I come from the stance that anyone ordering a custom PC is either not interested in or not willing to do internal surgery on the PC, not talking about easy things like RAM, but when you’re talking platform changes like PSU that involves taking the motherboard out etc etc, then that’s the assumption I’d make.

Anyone who knew how to build would build their own, they’re not restricted to parts and manufacturers selections and can specify exactly what they want.

Yeah that’s true, I’ve only skewed it through the lens that some people at the minute did go with a prebuilt because lots of buzz surrounded them for awhile saying they were the way to go to secure parts right now.

 

[WombatCombat123]

That is almost certianly true for the majority I think good sir.

But I would happily build from scratch and had intended to - but I didn't for two reasons:

1) Finding all the parts I needed was a turning into a major headache. Particularly as figuring out what would actually work with what was a minefield for me at the time. I know more now of course.....

2) I preferred to have the proper cover and warranty of a professionally built system. If something didn't work I have the whole assembly covered. If I built it myself and a GPU fails, I could have some vendor declare it was the way I installed it or the parts I paired it with and refuse to replace it. With PCS they have your back.

So folk who are capable or know how might still be pushed in our direction me thinks.....

Now @SpyderTracks - stop talking to me and get back on topic! Jeez! Where are the Mods when you need them???

100% the same with you on that, full intended to build myself a system and saw that securing, specifically my GPU, was going to just drive me up the wall 😂