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[The_Harlz]

Originally posted by xoopx@May 16 2005, 10:02 PM
eh im sure i posted on this thread

Yeah, shouldn't that be "HP" not "Compaq"??

DIY (i.e. "homemade") PCs will ALWAYS be best for games

If I had to pick a brand: ANYTHING but DELL!!
(ok, so I worked for a reseller for years now, Dell was always the competition so I have deep-seated anti-feelings for Dell. *sigh* now I've got that off my chest...)

[Kon-Tiki]

I'd go for best price-quality of the specific comps, not of the brand in general. When it comes down to specific hardware parts, it's a bit different, as each company has its big advantages and disadvantages that have to be concidered in assembling one, basing the choice on budget and priorities. Best thing I can suggest for getting a new comp, is getting all parts yourself and assemble them (or let somebody you know and that can do a proper job at it assemble it)

[omg]

definatly home made, its gotta be, is a lot more fun than jus buying one, cheaper, and u dont void the warranty by opining up the case to add a new card k: which sux, my wife bought a dell and if she wants to change the graphix she gotta send it in otherwise she loses warranty, definatly a biter that.

[BeefontheBone]

Never buy HP PCs, they use only specific components so you can't upgrade them at home.

You're best off building your own if you have some idea about PCs, though buying a copy of windows is expensive (although you could use Linux instead...) but if you want a gaming PC Alienware are pretty good (but not cheap).

[efthimios]

Originally posted by BeefontheBone@May 17 2005, 08:06 AM
Never buy HP PCs, they use only specific components so you can't upgrade them at home.

You're best off building your own if you have some idea about PCs, though buying a copy of windows is expensive (although you could use Linux instead...) but if you want a gaming PC Alienware are pretty good (but not cheap).

That was what I used to think but after looking at the most big sites (Dell, IBM etc) I found out that Alienware has the best prices for the configurations they have. You can't find a 400 GBP laptop from them but for the high range they not only have the best hardware but also the best price. (that is for laptops that I had a look last week).

[Mr.Modem]

Homemade is best, you can choose exactly the parts you want. If you've never built one before you there is plenty of information on how to start on the net. For example - http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/How_To_Build_A_Computer

[Danny252]

Parts also come with manuals for parts, so once you know the vocab (or just where plug A goes) you should be fine! Too bad I cant build a PC for my ICT lessons.. we're back in ancient pixelart.