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Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale
^ I disagree.
Pre-fabbed total computer packages are manufactured using the lowest quality components, and usually some knock-off anyway.
Maybe by going to memoryexpress or Computer Rack you end up spending an extra hundred bucks, but you get high-end name-brand components that have individual warranty.
Pre-fab system warranty means the whole tower goes in. On individual parts, its a trip to the store and 5 mins to install.
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I totally disagree with you too
The worst that can happen is some lower end motherboard with cheap capacitors. There's really no difference. Most high-end OEM is rebranded stuff anyway. " A couple hundred bucks " is a lot of money and I've never found it to be worth it. A friend asked me to put together a fast system with dual DVI for doing trading, etc. I priced out a system from individual parts at Memex and it was around $800. I did the same thing at Futureshop with a very good OEM off the shelf Acer system and I threw in two $20 PCI videocards and it cost $350 and it had more ram and a faster processor and an excellent fully featured case with cardreaders and stealthed bays. OEM computers by cheaper manufacturers like ACER use the same taiwanese fabs as the high end companies. That Tigerdirect PC has a Biostar board, rendition ram, Seagate harddrive. It's all excellent stuff. The only thing cheaped out on is the case which doesn't really matter and the PSU. I'm one of those guys who has never bought into the high-priced high-wattage PSU hype. I have had expensive Antec PSUs blow out on me while $30 no-name Chinese PSUs have lasted me for 5-6 years. I run an 8800GT on a 250watt PSU. Just make sure you have decent rails for what you need.
This is for the everyday folk who are looking for a web or e-mail or home business computer. The individual parts don't really matter. Whole tower warranty is better. And also, buying individual parts at Memex usually means you only get OEM part warranty which sometimes 30-90 days by Memory Express without support from the actual manufacturer who usually only warranty retail boxed products...if you piece your computer together by retail parts, it's even more expensive.