Sridhar G wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am planning to build a new system.
> What will be the approx price to assemble a 700+ Mhz system.
> I have a choice of buying a complete system from one of the Linux harware
> guys or building my own. Which will be cheaper.
>
> If building my own can i rely on online purchase of components, will it be
> cheaper in any way.
>
> I am looking forward to all your feedback.
>
> Cheers
> Sridhar
Buying -vs- building is a tough choice. on the buying side is the fact that a
system shows up on your doorstep pre-assembled and pre-installed (hopefully)
but.... building your own gives you MUCH greater control over the components
used (video, hard drive mfg/type, etc..) You also get your choice of
distributions. Price-wise you'll find very little difference unless you're
going to reuse some pieces you currently have.
My last system was:
CPU Athlon K7-750 = $250 (US)
Mobo Abit K6 = $130
RAM 128M = $130
HD Maxtor 40G = $250
Video Diamond S540 = $0 reused
Case = $80
keyboard = $0 reused
Monitor = $0 reused
Mouse = $0 reused
CD Rom = $0 reused
Sound card = $0 reused
Floppy = $0 reused
Total = $840 (US)
not bad for a machine that smokes but unless you have extra hardware laying
around to reuse the price can easily match that of a completed unit.
Good luck and don't forget to include shipping/tax when comparing prices
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