[Calibre Designs]

I am reading about Barebone PCs. I do believe that they supply you with the casing, attached motherboard and power supply unit. Then you can either buy suitable components to suit your own individual needs or use existing hardware that you already have. It may even be a combination of both.

Would you advice that this is a good way to go? Barebone systems starts from £100 incl VAT.

I am no techie but know how to put a system together.

Thanks

[RayB]

I'm sure if you know what you are doing it's a great way to go, but to be honest I just configure a PC to my needs on Dell - their machines have come on leaps and bounds in the last few years IMO and they are all I use. Also, the price they buy their components for makes their machines very good value for money

[Alvin]

Unless you want a particular spec machine .I don't think you can compete with the likes of Dell and others price wise.Taking into account your time building a machine.

A

[pvcprinting]

have built my last 3 machines after getting components from Computer Fairs

Now there is no need to mess about with jumpers the whole process is easy

just got to be careful with the CPU and heatsink and ensure the PSU is man enough for the job

I used to use a site that recommended certain products with differing motherboards....will have a trawl around for the URL


regards

Pete

[Fuzzy]

I think I would just shout for Andy

[tommy]

I have built my last 2 machines but they have been gaming rigs so have built from scratch and have also purchased a standard PC from DELL.

I would never buy something in between which has been half done already like the Barebone PC's. Reason being you can limit your self to the spec of the motherboard and the size of the case.

[Andy Trish]

Originally Posted by Fuzzy

I think I would just shout for Andy

lol, Thanks Fuzz.

I started off building my own, it was a great way to learn and I ended up teaching others how to do it professionally but I no longer do it. As Ray says, for a quality build with warranty and no hassle Dell are the way to go, HP too in certain cases.

You will also find on a like for like basis building your own are more expensive.

I spend over £100,000 with Dell a month so can pretty much guarantee if you want one I can beat the price on any business PC. the Vostro range are already at their lowest price so I can't touch them but they are not designed for the business enviroment.
The Optiplex range are great PCs, we use them in our office and sell them to all our customers.