14-08-2003 15:32									#1
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Did you build it yourself, or was it pre-built when your bought it?



The one I've got now was build by me... I bought the parts seperatly and put it together

	14-08-2003 15:53									#2
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	14-08-2003 22:09									#3
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built

	14-08-2003 22:12									#4
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My first three I built but my current one I bought from Dell last January. I just got tired of not having a warrentee when things broke.

	14-08-2003 22:15									#5
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Other than laptops, I've built every computer I've owned for the last 12 years, plus a ton for other people.

Although my new >1 Terabyte fibre channel JBODs were preassembled.

	14-08-2003 22:19									#6
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I think the banana built it for me because I've done so many tests and alterations and tries since I've bought it that I don't even know what I have done. It works though, very well.

	14-08-2003 22:25									#7
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Got my computer from Dell 2 years ago.

	14-08-2003 22:33									#8
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A Dell from late 2000.

I suppose I'd know how to build them, but I'm always jumpy around a small chip that costs several hundred dollars...

And besides that, I'm lazy, and it's nice knowing you have a warranty.

	14-08-2003 23:07									#9
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Well, my two personal comps (one at mom's, one at dad's) I built myself, one of which I ****ed up royally. The family computers have either been pre-built or custom built by others.

	15-08-2003 00:23									#10
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i built my own one.. I don't see why I would buy a prebuilt one => They usually suck big time; if I want a powerful but reasonably cheap computer I never buy a prebuilt one.

Of course if all you do is surf the internet and use MSWord then the best thing is to buy the crappiest, cheapest piece of junk you can find

	15-08-2003 00:29									#11
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Built my own. One of my best friends is computer whiz, so he's my PC builder/tech support dude. All parts at cost, and we have a good time constructing the monstrosities.

	15-08-2003 01:16									#12
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Aside from my first PC (486DX2-66) which was prebuild (from ESCOM) and the very first change of Processor and Mainborad (upgrade to Pentium 133) which made a colleague of mine,
I did everything by myself.

Every later Mainboard/Processorchange or change of any Cards of HDDs and also a lot of Troubleshooting and Repairs.

	15-08-2003 01:27									#13
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I have consistantly upgraded my PC from it's original 286 (which I bought secondhand).

There is now nothing left of the original machine, the oldest part is the floppy drive which dates back to 1994.

My last major upgrade was 18 months ago so i'm looking at another MB/Processor change in around 6 months time, but i'll need another hard disk before that.

	15-08-2003 02:00									#14
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quote: Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat Other than laptops, I've built every computer I've owned for the last 12 years, plus a ton for other people. Although my new >1 Terabyte fibre channel JBODs were preassembled.

If I call you a nerd, you won't banish me, will you?

	15-08-2003 02:08									#15
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I managed to blag a P266 from someone who works at my mum's office, then spent a bit of cash upgrading it (more RAM, bigger HD, graphics card, sound card, etc.), until it became more or less a new machine. The only original parts are the motherboard and the CPU.

Of course, this means it still has an annoying tendency to reset itself due to some fault with the mobo.