I would say that DIY only saves you money at the high end. At the low end, it's cheaper to buy off-the-shelf. But, that said, since you're not headed for a low end, DIY can save you a bucket if you have a fair grasp of what you're doing.
--Ben Michael T. Tangorre wrote: >>From: Robert Munn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Forget Dell, go with an AMD 64 bit machine. Don't build your >>own, there are plenty of system makers out there who will >>build you a system to spec. I go with a local verndor in San >>Diego called Chips and Memory because they use the best >>components and they are near my house, but there are plenty >>of national vendors- HP comes to mind- selling AMD 64 >>systems. If you want the ultimate desktop, Alienware has an >>AMD 64 system with dual GPUs in SLI mode starting at around $2200. > > > Building your own will ALWAYS save you money, usually quite a bit. If you > have the desire to learn how to assemble the parts and learn how they work, > etc, you can save yourself a lot of money... money better spent on a nice > LCD or higher end components. > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:156110 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
