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Off Topic => Engineering => Topic started by: NJAntman on March 02, 2012, 04:47:01 pm

Title: Recommend a good custom desktop shop?
Post by: NJAntman on March 02, 2012, 04:47:01 pm

I last used CyberPowerPC several years ago but they seem more high end with less options now. Looking for a shop/site that allows  customization down to skipping on the video card so that i can use a surplus SLI  I have.

Looking to go sub $800 for a Win7 8GB i5 with a 19" LCD (minus video card). Any suggestions?

Title: Re: Recommend a good custom desktop shop?
Post by: Javora on March 03, 2012, 07:08:11 am

Can you build it yourself.  If you can then I would suggest checking out Maximum PC, they have a couple of $800 build lists.  Hope this helps.

Title: Re: Recommend a good custom desktop shop?
Post by: NJAntman on March 03, 2012, 09:22:18 am

Nice site and building one by hand would be good since this for my 12yr old and he should learn what is ticking under the cover, but I can't find those $800 build lists. Is there a specific sectin or article that had them?

Title: Re: Recommend a good custom desktop shop?
Post by: Brush Wolf on March 03, 2012, 09:56:27 am

Look in the PDF archives, there you can look at each issue and the build in it. I suggest looking at the August 2011 issue for the $667 budget build which with a monitor will come out near your $800 mark. The i3 in that should be more than enough for a 12 year old and you can bump up the parts as you see fit.

Title: Re: Recommend a good custom desktop shop?
Post by: NJAntman on March 03, 2012, 12:56:19 pm

Thanks. Got it now.

Title: Re: Recommend a good custom desktop shop?
Post by: NJAntman on March 04, 2012, 12:02:50 pm

Looks like the motherboard is no longer in stock. Noticed Newegg has DIY kits. Anybody ever buy one of these?

Title: Re: Recommend a good custom desktop shop?
Post by: manitoba1073 on March 04, 2012, 05:05:16 pm

I buy all my parts from Newegg. They are good. Id assume the kits are good to go.