ah yes the age-old question of whether to build your own pc or buy a pre-built
we'll be answering it once and for all
and here it is some of my regular viewers actually
might not really like this but well anyway i really feel the answer is
do whatever you want there's no absolute right way to buy a pc
let's start by taking an objective look at some of the advantages to pre-built
tier 1 pcs you know the ones that guys like hp or acer make number one is
discounted Windows licenses for big system builders mean that particularly
at the low end pricing is just plain better than what you can achieve
building it for yourself number two is that some people just want a warranty
yes i know your CPU comes with a warranty and your memory comes with a
warranty but lots of people don't want to deal with that you might as well tell
them that their new car has individual warranties on the muffler and shocks and
engine and remote entry system and if they want anything fixed they'll have to
diagnose it pull that part out ship it to the individual manufacturer and then
reinstall it once the new one arrives they'll be all like what are you high
i'll just take my mac to the apple store and they'll fix it for me
number three is closely related to number one support not everyone has a
tech savvy niece or nephew to help them diagnose issues they just want it to
plain work out of the box and if it doesn't they want to call someone to
help them the next option is getting a rig from a
custom or boutique system builder the advantages here are pretty simple number
one is customizability many boutique builders offer extensive options for the
different components that you can have them install and if you're willing to do
a little bit of learning about the parts you can get something that's just right
for you even if you don't want to deal with the hassle of actually assembling
it number two ties in pretty closely to the last one and it's quality if you're
buying a mid-range to high-end custom system
from a reputable builder they are using better components than any tier one
commodity system your pc will likely run cooler be quieter and last longer number
three is time i know i know i've heard
it over and over what what time it doesn't take that long to build a pc and
you know what those people are are right actually but this is my response you
know what does take a long time troubleshooting a pc this is especially
true if you don't have a garage full of spare parts to use for diagnosing an
issue lots of people don't have a bucket of graphics cards on hand and they just
don't want to deal with that crap speaking of buckets of graphics cards
the reason that many of us have such things is related to benefit number one
of picking everything for yourself and building your own pc you can save a few
bucks and you can have fun doing it it's great i've been a pc tinkerer and
hobbyist for the better part of my life now i even made a career out of it and i
do all kinds of stuff that i know isn't that practical because i just plain love
it water cooling is a great example it just doesn't make much sense from a
performance standpoint anymore but i take pride in knowing that my system is
faster runs quieter and looks better than what anyone who isn't willing to
put in the time and effort can buy benefit number two of diy is infinite
customizability and upgradeability because you've been through the gauntlet
of actually building it in the first place you never have to be afraid of the
guts again and upgrading is easy just
set aside some cash and some space in a closet for a graphics card bucket and
then you're all good benefit number three is community the pc enthusiast
community is a great one to be a part of over at linustechtips.com we talk shop
about pcs all day and we love it being part of it is amazing there are risks
associated with building it yourself and you'll have no one else to point to if
you break something but at least you'll have other folks who
have been there before to help you through it and for me personally the
benefits outweigh the risks if you want to get over the fear of opening up your
pc case and building a pc for the first time you can check out our build guides
on Linus tech tips it's my other youtube channel this last one is one that i'm
not a hundred percent sure how to classify some pc parts retailers also
happen to offer assembly service you might not get the same degree of tlc
that you do from a boutique builder that's marking up the system by several
hundred dollars just to put it together for you and test it and do all that stuff but you're also saving a ton of
money my old employer ncix for example allows you to pick anything you want on
their site pay the same price as someone buying individual parts would then pay
only 50 bucks to assemble your system for you that includes any
troubleshooting involved in getting it working right installing an os for you
and a one year return to deeper warranty on the parts and labor on top of that
you also still get the individual warranties on the components it really
is a great service and it's a great way to get a truly custom grade pc without
getting your hands dirty and without spending a bunch of money that last
option actually sounded pretty awesome didn't it they should probably be paying
me to make this video because i make them sound like the obvious choice here well they're not and it's not
necessarily the obvious choice personally i'm a diy guy they're just my
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