Comments on: The difference between a home built PC and a pre-built PC http://technologyinsanity.com/technology-reviews-guides/the-difference-from-a-home-built-pc-and-a-pre-built-pc/ Wed, 09 Jun 2010 06:45:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: nichive http://technologyinsanity.com/technology-reviews-guides/the-difference-from-a-home-built-pc-and-a-pre-built-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-26 nichive Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:10:27 +0000 http://s0uthp4rk.com/?p=153#comment-26 alright, I'm going for that Sociable, you've mentioned. Thanks for sharing, once again :) alright, I’m going for that Sociable, you’ve mentioned. Thanks for sharing, once again :)

]]> By: s0uThp4rk http://technologyinsanity.com/technology-reviews-guides/the-difference-from-a-home-built-pc-and-a-pre-built-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-22 s0uThp4rk Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:10:47 +0000 http://s0uthp4rk.com/?p=153#comment-22 The Corsair 520W HX is a great poewrsupply, it feeds my computer without an issue. I think it's about the best power supply you can buy. It has even been known to be able to handle overclocked and SLI'd configurations. I have not had to touch the power supply for my last 2 builds. It is a very quiet, nice power supply. There are power supply guides in the forums I mentioned in this article. I agree that the power supply is one of the most crucial components to a build. The Corsair 520W HX is a great poewrsupply, it feeds my computer without an issue. I think it’s about the best power supply you can buy. It has even been known to be able to handle overclocked and SLI’d configurations. I have not had to touch the power supply for my last 2 builds. It is a very quiet, nice power supply.

There are power supply guides in the forums I mentioned in this article. I agree that the power supply is one of the most crucial components to a build.

]]> By: Wan Kong Yew http://technologyinsanity.com/technology-reviews-guides/the-difference-from-a-home-built-pc-and-a-pre-built-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Wan Kong Yew Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:45:52 +0000 http://s0uthp4rk.com/?p=153#comment-21 The biggest obstacle to building your own rig, in my opinion, is the power supply. Figuring what motherboard to get for your choice of processor is easy and all graphics cards are PCI Express these days anyway. Getting a case long enough for your graphic card is a little iffy if you like a small case, but not that hard. Power supplies are a different matter entirely. Go to two different websites that let you calculate your power needs by putting in all the components you're going to put into it, and they each will give you wildly differing numbers. Then you need to worry about whether the PSU performs as specified, how much power it can push on each rail, and even if it has enough cables with the right physical plugs that work right with your choice of components. I've heard way too many horror stories of people who'd bought a PSU and found that it only had a 4-pin plug when their motherboard needed an 8-pin one or whatever. This is one thing that I wish can be standardized a bit more. The biggest obstacle to building your own rig, in my opinion, is the power supply. Figuring what motherboard to get for your choice of processor is easy and all graphics cards are PCI Express these days anyway. Getting a case long enough for your graphic card is a little iffy if you like a small case, but not that hard.

Power supplies are a different matter entirely. Go to two different websites that let you calculate your power needs by putting in all the components you’re going to put into it, and they each will give you wildly differing numbers.

Then you need to worry about whether the PSU performs as specified, how much power it can push on each rail, and even if it has enough cables with the right physical plugs that work right with your choice of components. I’ve heard way too many horror stories of people who’d bought a PSU and found that it only had a 4-pin plug when their motherboard needed an 8-pin one or whatever. This is one thing that I wish can be standardized a bit more.

]]> By: s0uThp4rk http://technologyinsanity.com/technology-reviews-guides/the-difference-from-a-home-built-pc-and-a-pre-built-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-12 s0uThp4rk Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:02:13 +0000 http://s0uthp4rk.com/?p=153#comment-12 The "Share and Enjoy" buttons are from a wordpress plugin called Sociable. You can get it from the wordpress site and put it in your wp-content/plugins folder :D Overclocking isn't really that difficult, maybe you should do some reading over at <a href="http://extremeoverclocking.com" rel="nofollow">extremeoverclocking.com </a> Main thing to worry about is cooling and stability testing. It's fun though. The “Share and Enjoy” buttons are from a wordpress plugin called Sociable. You can get it from the wordpress site and put it in your wp-content/plugins folder :D

Overclocking isn’t really that difficult, maybe you should do some reading over at extremeoverclocking.com Main thing to worry about is cooling and stability testing. It’s fun though.

]]> By: nichive http://technologyinsanity.com/technology-reviews-guides/the-difference-from-a-home-built-pc-and-a-pre-built-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-11 nichive Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:36:59 +0000 http://s0uthp4rk.com/?p=153#comment-11 I can't recall when was the last time I bought a pre-built (or here we call it, built-up) PCs Yes, I prefer home-made, or self-made, because I can specify the techies stuff and the price can be pretty much lower than what the shops are offering. But I don't do overclocking, yet. But still, if I had the opportunity, I wouldn't hesitate on doing that. I like that "Share and Enjoy" buttons, can you tell me how to make it? Thanks. I can’t recall when was the last time I bought a pre-built (or here we call it, built-up) PCs

Yes, I prefer home-made, or self-made, because I can specify the techies stuff and the price can be pretty much lower than what the shops are offering. But I don’t do overclocking, yet. But still, if I had the opportunity, I wouldn’t hesitate on doing that.

I like that “Share and Enjoy” buttons, can you tell me how to make it?
Thanks.

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