Pre-assembled or Build it yourself?

[footballgamer17]

I am looking to get my first computer, i was woundering i should get it pre built such as cyberpower or make it myself? Since it is my first gaming computer build i would not overly know what i would be doing but i could watch a youtube video or somthing and figure it out! what do u guys think i should do?

 

[tiny voices]

ALWAYS build it. You will get much better parts for much less money.

 

[AMD Radeon]

build it yourself, this is toms tutorial
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/274745-31-step-step-guide-building

 

[DEADLY9996]

It isnt hard, built my own as i was too impatient to wait for my brother. Read the manuals, it's easy todo, to be honest, just take care handling the parts. Depends if you have the mind for it.

 

[getochkn]

If you feel comfortable doing it and think you follow instructions, do it. If not, get pre-built. These forums are filled with hundreds of posts a day of people "trying" to build their own that break pins on the chip or motherboard, snap the fan brackets, can even figure out how to boot from a DVD to install windows, put cards in the wrong slot, don't understand power and power rails and the best plugs to use to power, what etc.

Then there is the 100 threads a day of "this is my first build and I get no power or no video or it beeps at me".

It's not hard, but if you're not comfortable doing it, don't. Everyone who says it better can do it blindfolded and it's not a big deal to them. I just put together two A8 AMD system from parts in box to ready for OS in under 30 minutes for both, but does that mean everyone can and won't force the RAM in backwards and bend pins, no.

I know an oil change is an easy thing to do but for that, I go to my mechanic. I rather not mess around with my car, not my thing.

Moral of the story is, what is easy for one person, can leave another person with a fried PC that they never even got to boot up once.

 

[tiny voices]

If you feel comfortable doing it and think you follow instructions, do it. If not, get pre-built. These forums are filled with hundreds of posts a day of people "trying" to build their own that break pins on the chip or motherboard, snap the fan brackets, can even figure out how to boot from a DVD to install windows, put cards in the wrong slot, don't understand power and power rails and the best plugs to use to power, what etc.

Then there is the 100 threads a day of "this is my first build and I get no power or no video or it beeps at me".

It's not hard, but if you're not comfortable doing it, don't. Everyone who says it better can do it blindfolded and it's not a big deal to them. I just put together two A8 AMD system from parts in box to ready for OS in under 30 minutes for both, but does that mean everyone can and won't force the RAM in backwards and bend pins, no.

I know an oil change is an easy thing to do but for that, I go to my mechanic. I rather not mess around with my car, not my thing.

Moral of the story is, what is easy for one person, can leave another person with a fried PC that they never even got to boot up once.

FWIW, my 55 year old mother changes the oil in her volvo s60R. Then again she also installed the gt30R turbo and the injectors/downpipe/exhaust, but that's besides the point. LOL

 

[footballgamer17]

honestly, while building it would u have to actually try to break something or will it be simple.