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Originally Posted by Pedro68
Well when you have been building PCs for 15 years and not just for yourself but for friends and family who all think that because you're a friend/family that it entitles them to FREE technical support FOR LIFE, you may reconsider, but until such time ... go for it  LOL
Nowadays, I recommend pre-built's to friends and family simply so that IF/WHEN it breaks down or just goes slow I can just say "where did you buy it from? ask them!" 
Its not that I don't try and be helpful (whenever I can), but sometimes it comes to a point where you just have to say "look, if it's that bad, take it back to where you bought it from and tell them". |
Yea i dont plan on getting into that trap! I just build my own and the one for the imediate family.
I also dont rate pre builds because of the hardware they use. A typical pre built that compainies like Dell sell are usually kitted out with good numbers, by that i mean good CPU with a nice amount of RAM and HDD space, but then to keep cost down they put in a £20 special Graphics card (arguably the most important part of a computer) and Motherboard. These are really two items you shouldnt skimp on unless all you want to do with the computer is go on the internet...
Best thing i know of recently is companies selling Vista on compters with 1GB RAM or less, it takes more than 1 GB of RAM to run Vista properly, never mind programs.
. Madness.