Buying a new rig is expensive and unnecessary. With all the parts and equipment floating around, assembling your own PC is the cheaper option. It’s also rewarding and nowhere near as challenging as you would imagine! If you know what you’re doing, putting together your own computer can save up to $300 or more. Building your own PC not only gives you complete familiarity with your computer and how it works, it also guarantees that you get exactly what you want, how you want and when you want it.
Coupons, discounts, special offers
First, look for coupons, discounts, sales or anything, which might save you a buck or two. Websites and all sorts of papers are constantly running deals on different parts. You could also ask friends and family and there is always Craigslist (you know why I left it for last…). With technology and hardware requirements advancing so rapidly, it’s easy to come across people with new parts, from which they are willing to part for a steal. Engage in comparison shopping, and use different websites to compare parts and prices.
Go for the latest technology
Although getting used parts is easy and cheap, sometimes getting the latest technology worth the investment. Having newer parts will enable you to run the latest games on the highest settings and demanding applications. Reusing your own old parts can also be a good idea depending on which part we are talking about and how old is it. Reusing interface items like mouse and keyboard and even your hard drive as a secondary hard drive are all right. Just use common sense and don’t reuse any of the vital parts such as CPU(s) or Graphic card(s).
The fixit guy is you
You built it therefore you know it better than anybody. Being able to repair your own PC is also an enormous plus. Although sometimes having a warranty by a company can be a good advantage, if you built your PC yourself, chances are you can fix it yourself too and no to mention you still have a warranty on all the parts. If you built your own, it’s easy to know where problems could originate, and how to go about fixing them. This alone can lead to significant savings.
Customize, customize, customize…
Building your own PC allows you to think outside the box. Sometimes manufacturers tack on large fees for very small additions and on the latest new trendy cosmetic additions. If you build your own, you can do whatever you want, whenever you want and however you want it and you don’t have to pay unnecessary fees for something you never even wanted to begin with. If you assemble your own PC, you can guarantee you get all the parts you need, and at the price you are looking for.
With some time allocated, and know-how you can assemble your dream computer cheaper than the manufacturer. It’s simple to update or even to further customize it later on. With pre-built PC’s, once it goes out of date, you pretty much have to start to customize it anyway or buy a completely new one. Of course if you are made out of money, that’s not going to be a problem. Without a doubt, assembling your own PC “It’s only logical” – Spock
Author Bio: Simon hails from Europe as a Blog owner and regular contributor for various financial Blogs, among others the financial Blog of the UK based same day payday loans provider Poundaccess. He also likes to write in various other topics and fields and prides himself in being a versatile professional writer.
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