Is it possible to build your own computer and save money

richlevy · 03-17-2007, 01:56 PM

I have decided to start acquiring the parts to build my next computer. So far, I've picked up a Coolmax V-500 power supply and a mid-tower case, both free after rebate.

Assuming I don't want to strip my Compaq of the after market items, I will need to buy

motherboard
CPU
1GB memory
cooling fans
graphics card
hard drive (may use existing spare)
sound card
operating system software
monitor

I've already bought a USB mouse and keyboard (also free after rebates) for a notebook.

What I am trying to build is a multipurpose/low end gaming computer. The question is whether I can save significantly over the bundles on sale that include monitors and software. Even buying components on sale with rebates, am I fighting against an economy of scale that doesn't make it worth the effort from a financial sense?

03-17-2007, 01:56 PM	#1
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	Is it possible to build your own computer and save money I have decided to start acquiring the parts to build my next computer. So far, I've picked up a Coolmax V-500 power supply and a mid-tower case, both free after rebate. Assuming I don't want to strip my Compaq of the after market items, I will need to buy motherboard CPU 1GB memory cooling fans graphics card hard drive (may use existing spare) sound card operating system software monitor I've already bought a USB mouse and keyboard (also free after rebates) for a notebook. What I am trying to build is a multipurpose/low end gaming computer. The question is whether I can save significantly over the bundles on sale that include monitors and software. Even buying components on sale with rebates, am I fighting against an economy of scale that doesn't make it worth the effort from a financial sense? __________________ 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

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