Why would I want to build my own PC and spend more?

I built a nice PC on CyberpowerPC.com with the grand total coming to $2,200 which includes shipping.

I chose the best rated items available by using Newegg.com as my guide. Every component was rated 5 eggs.

The total for the same components from Newegg came to just under $2,400 and I left out the cost of some minor items like keyboard, mouse, media reader, etc. that are included from Cyberpower.

I'm honeslty confused as to why so many people on here always say "build your own". It just doesn't make sense other than the sense of accomplishment you get by putting your own rig together.

you dont have to buy all 5 star components, you need to research and get the most from your money.....is this an I7 920 system ?dmb34

i7-960

Buying the same parts at a lower cost does not mean that with the same amount of money you couldn't have gotten a better rig. If you only understand those pieces of hardware merely by other people's rating, rather than personal research on their benchmarks, it's extremely easy to spend more than you should. For example, you could have gotten an i7-920 instead of a 960 and easily clock it to very similar performance.GhoX

Remember, not everybody is interested in fiddling around with their PC to increase the performance.

I think when people talk about how building is cheaper they mean that they can get equal performance from a cheaper build when compared to a more expensive prebuilt because they find bargains or use parts that are less expensive but offer similar quality to the prebuilt. They find cheaper parts that arent offered by the prebuilt site, but these parts still offer the same performance

I think when people talk about how building is cheaper they mean that they can get equal performance from a cheaper build when compared to a more expensive prebuilt because they find bargains or use parts that are less expensive but offer similar quality to the prebuilt. They find cheaper parts that arent offered by the prebuilt site, but these parts still offer the same performance

lostrib

That makes sense.

[QUOTE="GhoX"]Buying the same parts at a lower cost does not mean that with the same amount of money you couldn't have gotten a better rig. If you only understand those pieces of hardware merely by other people's rating, rather than personal research on their benchmarks, it's extremely easy to spend more than you should. For example, you could have gotten an i7-920 instead of a 960 and easily clock it to very similar performance.jmz768

Remember, not everybody is interested in fiddling around with their PC to increase the performance.

If you spend any more than $1200-1300 on a gaming desktop, you're doing something wrong.

Also, why would you waste your money on an i7-960? You do realize the CPU has very little to do with gaming performance? That money would be much better spent on a better video card.

If you spend any more than $1200-1300 on a gaming desktop, you're doing something wrong.

Also, why would you waste your money on an i7-960? You do realize the CPU has very little to do with gaming performance? That money would be much better spent on a better video card.

AKS01

I use my PC for more than gaming. Also, the video card is a ATI Radeon HD 5870 so I think I'll be ok.

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If you spend any more than $1200-1300 on a gaming desktop, you're doing something wrong.

Also, why would you waste your money on an i7-960? You do realize the CPU has very little to do with gaming performance? That money would be much better spent on a better video card.

jmz768

I use my PC for more than gaming. Also, the video card is a ATI Radeon HD 5870 so I think I'll be ok.

EDIT: Oh yeah, I don't think you have yet to list your full spec here.

It's not about the specs it's about the performance. Alienware for example, their PCs have decent specs (not including the gpu). And the cases are very nicely done with water cooling and all the rest of it. The problem is though you build your own PC. You mix and match, pick a nice beefy GPU and a cpu that won't bottleneck your system. You pick ram that will be sufficient, no need for any of that fancy 1600 ddr3 mhz power turbo ram stuff that burns a hole in your wallet. You pick the best HDD and dvd for the price. and you end up with a lot more "gaming" performance for your money. That is why custom builds are better.

You said your pc pre-built was 2200$. What are the specs. If there's no 5970 in there or at crossfire 5870 then imo you're not winning.