The Overseer Posted November 1, 2018 Posted November 1, 2018 Being a gamer and upgrading every couple of years, I learned how to do it by myself, so I don't have to pay other people to do it for me. There are some tough areas where I don't venture, like liquid cooling (although there are plenty tutorials on YouTube), but I know how to install Windows, how to upgrade my RAM, install a cooler, add new hard-drives, find out the system specs, keep my system clean, etc. What about you? Do you get around your PC or you'd rather pay others to mingle with it?
Alyxx Posted November 1, 2018 Posted November 1, 2018 (edited) All of my PC's have been custom built. Both my mom and dad would make custom built PC's. I don't think I've ever used a branded PC actually. The idea of buying a branded PC instead of building it yourself was always alien to me because of my upbringing. Edited November 1, 2018 by Alyxx
Yarik Posted November 2, 2018 Posted November 2, 2018 I like custom built PCs so I know how to build one. Actually, the only thing which I find hard for me is the custom loop. I never have tried to do one.
Demon_skeith Posted November 2, 2018 Posted November 2, 2018 Not really, but I have enough skill that I could simply look everything up to do it myself. I may do it one day.
o-o Posted November 3, 2018 Posted November 3, 2018 I know what to put in the computer, but i usually buy it in the shop.
Alexander. Posted December 5, 2018 Posted December 5, 2018 Yes, I know how to build a PC however I like buying them from a store. I've never had a problem with any of my systems. This brings us onto the arguement of building or buying a person computer. Reasons behind my preference: Warranty and support Cheaper than building The PARTS will work as they have been tested
Joshua Farrell Posted December 5, 2018 Posted December 5, 2018 If I had the money and time to waste to tinker on hardware, I would build my computers more often than not. There are occasions on where I would definitely go with a custom built over a premade to specs.
Shortie861 Posted December 7, 2018 Posted December 7, 2018 I know some things about building my own PC but there are other aspects of it that I still haven't quite got the hang of and still need to work more on those things. I would love to be able to fully build a PC and be able to say "I built this" and be proud of it. The PC I have right now is one I had built for me which is under a 3 year warranty and so far I am really pleased with it and wouldn't change it. Being able to fully build my own PC though is a goal I have and hopefully will one day be something I accomplish.
killamch89 Posted December 26, 2018 Posted December 26, 2018 I had pre-made PCs up until the age of about 22 where I build my first machine and haven't looked back since. Alyxx 1
Alyxx Posted December 27, 2018 Posted December 27, 2018 36 minutes ago, killamch89 said: I had pre-made PCs up until the age of about 22 where I build my first machine and haven't looked back since. I started building when I was about 14.
killamch89 Posted December 27, 2018 Posted December 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Alyxx said: I started building when I was about 14. Unlike you, I grew up in a somewhat computer-illiterate home lol. My parents treated our computer like some kind of Alien technology that we happened to accidentally discover and everything on it was written in an alien language that nobody but I understood. Alyxx 1
Alyxx Posted December 27, 2018 Posted December 27, 2018 10 hours ago, killamch89 said: Unlike you, I grew up in a somewhat computer-illiterate home lol. My parents treated our computer like some kind of Alien technology that we happened to accidentally discover and everything on it was written in an alien language that nobody but I understood. lol, I guess I was lucky in that regard with my mom and dad both being fairly knowledgeable about computers...
Alexander. Posted December 27, 2018 Posted December 27, 2018 12 hours ago, Alyxx said: I started building when I was about 14. What was your first build that you can remember, do you have a picture of it? Tell me the specifications. At what age did you start becoming computer illiterate, 14? Finally, what got you into the world of computers?
Alyxx Posted December 27, 2018 Posted December 27, 2018 Just now, xXInfectedXx said: What was your first build that you can remember, do you have a picture of it? Tell me the specifications. At what age did you start becoming computer illiterate, 14? Finally, what got you into the world of computers? Oh I was computer literate all through growing up. Went through PC magazines like a kid in a candy store. My first build was a white Intel Celeron based PC. It had multiple GPU's over the years but all of them were AGP cards I remember. Don't remember how much RAM it had at the top of my head or how much storage I had but I did run Windows 98SE on it.
killamch89 Posted December 27, 2018 Posted December 27, 2018 2 hours ago, Alyxx said: lol, I guess I was lucky in that regard with my mom and dad both being fairly knowledgeable about computers... Yes, you are lol. They also automatically assume I know what is wrong with their PC and can fix it - they claim this is my generation I should know🤣
