Where do you buy your computers and what type?

I am planning to buy a new computer and my plan is to buy it from Costco.

What I like about Costco is that the customer service is great (one reason is that not many people buy their computers from Costco), there is a 6 month warranty (if anything goes wrong in six months they will replace the computer or give full cash back, and most of the computers their are less pricy than the ones in a best buy and both of the computers can be the same.

What I dont like is that it all ways changes! They are never constant with one product they have. In Best Buy, there was this one computer, and one year later they were selling the same thing! For costco, it changes like every month or so.

Well over all I think Costco is a good place if you want to buy a good computer.

I am a gamer and I always look for the specs. Once, Costco sold and HP that was 600 or 700 and had 1.5 gig ddr, the processor speed I forgot, 256 mb for the vid, and everything else was pretty decent.

I was tempted to buy one online from DELL but my friends say they aren't good and the customer service is like all the way in India and is horrible.


So...sorry for the repeat but

Where do you get your computer and what brand of the computer?

I want to know some other good places to buy computers!

Thank you.

I built mine. It's a nice computer.

Why don't you build one?

Costco? Are you ****ing serious?

Learn to build one, save a truckload, and don't get ripped off.

I'll either build my next one..or if I can get Dell to practically give me one, then I'll go for one of those.

I got my compaq in costco like.. 5 years ago. Its a peice of crap, always has been. Way expensive too.

You do realize that the amount of video memory is almost irrelevant to the speed of the card don't you? Make sure you don't get ripped off on the old "512MB of ram tacked onto a X1300XT trick"

And most gamers will build their PC's, so no brand I suppose.

Costco? ****ing weirdo.

He said computer for the common man, not the Massassi computer geek. Some people aren't adept at building their own computers.

Avenger, honestly, how hard is it to follow directions in a mobo manual?

...From ****ing COSTCO?!!?
Dude atleast go to a place that specializes in computers!
I got mine...free...in..the...****ing...trash...

Honestly, more people than not aren't comfortable building their own rigs. The people here do not represent the general population.

OK. But he's a Massassian is all, so I assumed he's be relatively tech savvy. I didn't expect CM or Yoshi, but I didn't think he'd have that hard of a time with it if he found his way here. Most people here seem able to build a computer, including myself.

Build one.

I would build one...but my parents won't let...they don't want me to make a mess or sumthing...

I know I can save a truckload of money.

For my next rig I plan to get all the parts and have someone else assemble it for me.

That won't be for at least another year or so, though.

Every man must start somewhere. You think those who built their computers were adept at doing so from the moment of birth? Experience must be gained, it is not given inherently.

Honestly, it's not that hard of a process and it's why I suggest it to EVERY person who asks me for purchasing advice. You really do save an assload of money and you get great value from it.

If you do consider building your own rig Warlock (which I would suggset heartily), [url]www.newegg.com[/url] is your best friend (that is, if you're an American).

Seriously though, building your own computer isn't that hard to do--you merely have to grasp the basic concepts of assembling ANYTHING (screw A goes into hole A, etc etc) and make sure you don't drop it :p

Are you kidding me?

We need some JediKirby parent advice pronto!

Edit: The only computer I would "buy" from a store would be a mac. I made the mistake of "buying" a PC, and it was one of the biggest mistakes of my life.

Buy a Dell.

^^
Truth.

Next time someone posts a thread about buying a car, I'm going to tell them to build one.

Afterall you can buy engines preassembled, and kit cars are cheap!


I'd reccomend waiting for an outrageous deal on a dell computer.


Also, I'm tired of the geek shorthand "mobo." It sounds stupid.

All these years I've got a new comp by my father popping up from somewhere and having a one in box. Then I usually buy a new video card and some stuff and then use the comp for few years.

I guess I could build one myself if I had money and skills to do anything else than open the box

Because, you know, cars don't require any specific knowledge and the quality of the homebuilt car is SURE to be higher than that of a prepurchased, not to mention it doesn't take days, weeks, months, or even years.

Assembling a computer takes a mere hour, maybe 2, maybe a few for the unexperienced user and there's, literally, no specific knowledge required as long as you purchased the right parts and they're all in working order. Any assembly knowledge you need can be contained in the mobo (I don't care if you don't like it, in fact, nobody does) manual or in common sense itself.

A computer in no way can be compared to a car in assemblage. Bad analogy.

Obviously you've never worked at Fry's Electronics, where even customers who profess to be computer geeks will try to bring a processor back that makes you think they dropped it into the garbage disposal. Either that or they run into a single little problem with their mobo/memory/whatever and give up after 5 minutes and return whatever the hell it is they bought.

[QUOTE=Dj Yoshi]Because, you know, cars don't require any specific knowledge and the quality of the homebuilt car is SURE to be higher than that of a prepurchased, not to mention it doesn't take days, weeks, months, or even years.

Assembling a computer takes a mere hour, maybe 2, maybe a few for the unexperienced user and there's, literally, no specific knowledge required as long as you purchased the right parts and they're all in working order. Any assembly knowledge you need can be contained in the mobo (I don't care if you don't like it, in fact, nobody does) manual or in common sense itself.

A computer in no way can be compared to a car in assemblage. Bad analogy.[/QUOTE]

Most kit cars bolt directly together.

Most places I buy my parts from offer you to build your computer. It usually costs 30-60€.

Which is may more than I would pay anyone just to assemble the damn thing.

Still not comparable. The time, effort, and amount of parts are nowhere near that of a computer. You also probably have to do things like run electrical wires, wire your own audio system, etc. Building a computer is way, way easier.

Still a bad analogy.

My factory engine bolts together...but I can build a computer a helluva lot faster than I can replace the head gasket in my MR2.

[QUOTE=Dj Yoshi]Still not comparable. The time, effort, and amount of parts are nowhere near that of a computer. You also probably have to do things like run electrical wires, wire your own audio system, etc. Building a computer is way, way easier.

Still a bad analogy.[/QUOTE]

Not to mention the fact that there's a need for thousands of dollars worth of equipment (engine hoists, lifts, floor jacks, etc) just to put the damned thing together.

To put a PC together... You need what comes in a few small boxes, a clean, flat surface, and a screwdriver. That's about it. The technical prowess involved between the two is mind bogglingly different.

It astonishes me too, because most mechanics think of themselves as technically inept, and looks at a computer geek as a pinicle of technical aptitude, but the truth is actually the reverse.

If I got over the fear of breaking my computer parts, you can too and build it. Unless you're a total idiot, you have nothing to worry about. When I first got my parts, I handled them like they were explosives. I realize now that it wasn't necessary.

It's not that hard, and it's tough to screw up.

Ive been told there is really only 3 things you need to know.
1.Get good parts.
2.No Static Electricily
3.Remember to give it a goddamn audio card!

[QUOTE=Dj Yoshi](I don't care if you don't like it, in fact, nobody does) [/QUOTE]

That's where you're wrong. It does sound stupid.

Tiberiu, that's all correct except for 3.

1 is duh, 2 I can understand, and 3 is BS. It's called onboard sound. I don't have a sound card in my computer.

I didn't know I had a legacy:

Tell your mother and father to shove off if it's your own money. If they're paying for it, try to convince them: Computer assembling is straightforeward, easy, identical to lego, and at least 100 dollars cheaper than purchasing from Dell with a good deal. You'll probably spend upwards to 200 dollars from costco to home built.

AND you'll get a better graphics card almost certainly. Something I've noticed with pre-builds is that, lets say you want a really nice graphics card, but you're not too big on sound? Too bad. You get the latest sound card (Which is going to be inhumanly expensive) with the latest video card.

Your parents need to learn to step out of their shell and stop being ignorant to PCs. Tell them that you want to show them that you can be responsible and build your own computer.

It's usually difficult to break parts. Don't drop stuff. Even if you do, it'll probably be fine. Static isn't that big of a deal. You don't even need a static wrist strap, although it is a good idea. Just make sure your hands frequently touch the case to discharge any static. Also, don't hold components such as cards or your motherboard by any of its metal contacts, with the exception of the grounded screw holes and grounded mounting plate on cards of course.

Its from someone who learbt first-hand how much each one can hurt. He also bought some speakers that his onboard couldn't handle....His words not mine.

..so in other words, you don't know what you're talking about?

Then the person you got the info from isn't exactly too keen. I don't need surround sound, PC speakers are just fine for me, and I can do surround with my on board sound anyway. Yay a super special sound stuff on the mobo!

Onboard sound seems fine, until you get a card. Then you can't go back. Ever.