The Cellar - View Single Post - Is it even possible to build a desktop cheaper than buying one?

richlevy · 11-30-2008, 12:06 PM

I'm still thinking about everything. My games are all PC, so I would possibly go with XP.

If I just wanted a spare computer, I would buy a cheap motherboard and go with Linux.

If I wanted a mid-range gaming computer, the motherboard would be something like this.

Considering that I can get a budget laptop for $500, is it worth putting that kind of money into a desktop for anything other than gaming?

There are too many choices.

11-30-2008, 12:06 PM	#4
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	I'm still thinking about everything. My games are all PC, so I would possibly go with XP. If I just wanted a spare computer, I would buy a cheap motherboard and go with Linux. If I wanted a mid-range gaming computer, the motherboard would be something like this. Considering that I can get a budget laptop for $500, is it worth putting that kind of money into a desktop for anything other than gaming? There are too many choices. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama