I don't think it is worth it to build your own in most cases. The main reason for doing so would be for the experience. When you buy a pre-built machine, you have a warranty, and you know the builder has validated that all the parts actually do work together. While this is less of an issue nowadays, it is still something to consider.
A couple years ago, I also thought about building my own. However, I looked at a decent machine from Dell that was on sale, priced out what it would it would cost for me to buy equivalent parts myself, and it was more expensive to build it myself. So, I went with the Dell.
BTW - if you want, I get a decent discount for Lenovo (formerly IBM) computers that friends are allowed to use. Lenovo is better for laptops though. If you want the login info to check out the prices, let me know.
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Date: 2007-10-18 02:32 pm (UTC)A couple years ago, I also thought about building my own. However, I looked at a decent machine from Dell that was on sale, priced out what it would it would cost for me to buy equivalent parts myself, and it was more expensive to build it myself. So, I went with the Dell.
BTW - if you want, I get a decent discount for Lenovo (formerly IBM) computers that friends are allowed to use. Lenovo is better for laptops though. If you want the login info to check out the prices, let me know.