02-14-2004, 06:23 PM
you're right to think about support.
Building the computer is like lego. put the harddisk in, click the PCI cards, put the proc. on the board, don't forget the cooling,....
a piece of cake
The problem is getting the right parts and getting from a good company with good support (something you don't read that much about on those tech sites).
I bought myself a really nice 19' Iiyama CRT, but it had a little problem with the top layer (anti reflection layer peeled off).
now I'm almost 3 years later and all I had are problems with the support and the screen (believe me, not having a screen can make it hard to use the computer ;) ). I gave up and bought a flat screen.
If you want the ultimate performance the best option is to make it yourself.
But if you want to be sure of some decent support those pre-built systems aren't so bad.
Building the computer is like lego. put the harddisk in, click the PCI cards, put the proc. on the board, don't forget the cooling,....
a piece of cake
The problem is getting the right parts and getting from a good company with good support (something you don't read that much about on those tech sites).
I bought myself a really nice 19' Iiyama CRT, but it had a little problem with the top layer (anti reflection layer peeled off).
now I'm almost 3 years later and all I had are problems with the support and the screen (believe me, not having a screen can make it hard to use the computer ;) ). I gave up and bought a flat screen.
If you want the ultimate performance the best option is to make it yourself.
But if you want to be sure of some decent support those pre-built systems aren't so bad.