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It won't matter if you can't put it together. But your decision.
At this point it's all speculation for me. I won't get paid for another few days. I might not get the stimulus check till September.
I'm with kenshaw on the building side of things. Basically, we're talking 6-7 major parts, plus the cable management, and to be honest, I was fairly taken aback at how easy it was to assemble everything. Plus, it gives you a real feeling of achievement. I started assembling my pcs in 2009, and YouTube is just jam-packed with great advice on every aspect of it. My method is pretty much the same every time now. I spend 3-4 weeks researching and choosing the parts, and 1 day on the build itself. My current one is a 'white' build with an M.2, 5 SSDs, and all customised cables, plus several pieces which I 'plastified' white (purely for cosmetic reasons). It's nice to sit here and work, look at it, and think,'Hey! I put that together! I'm not as dumb as I look!' LOL.
And on a side note, Ron was one of the first people I knew in this community and I'm absolutely thrilled he still has his enthusiasm for 3d. Way to go, Ron!
Having not seen you I will withold comment but building PC's is often called legos for adults. It really is very easy as long as you don't go into it with a mind set that it will be hard.
Installing an m.2 the first time can be hard because those little screws can be a little finicky but even that isn't that bad.
Yes, little screws.
Hence the bright lights, magnifying lenses, tweezers and magnetic screwdrivers, and a swear jar.
I just need to chime in as this brought back a fond memory from about 11 years ago. The company I was working for landed the job of digitizing all of the Oprah Winfrey Shows from digibeta to pro res files. They called me in the one day and were like okay, there's some piles of parts, we need you to build four servers for the project. I was like I've never looked at the inside of a computer before, what do I do. My boss was like eh, just put things in places that look like they match, you'll figure it out and he walked away lol. Every day for four years I was just waiting for the call saying I did a shotty job and the whole thing fell apart but it never did lol.
LOL. I had to get a bunch of IT certs to run a datacenter. Several were in actually building and servicing them. A couple, can't name them so the instructors won't get in trouble, they just asked if everyone was ok during the final practical? We of course all agreed and we all just did it no problem. These parts are meant to be pretty easy to assemble. In theory I can make a new power or data cable for pretty much anything, I'd need to look up the pin outs, but it's never been needed. Why would I spend hours doing that when I have bins of the things and anytime a bin gets low I just order some more.
Wow, Maclean, you're one of my favorite PA's and people! I didn't realize I'd left a positive impression on anyone. I liked reading the stories about people building their own computers. Maclean's white computer sounds awesome. I remember building one new computer around 1993. I put in all the parts, and it wouldn't turn on. I stayed up all night, and still no luck. I was living with my Dad, and we decided to get some new parts to replace what I had. It was only then that I realized the power cable(s) needed to be connected to the motherboard!
OK, what I'm going to suggest is normally sacrilege here, but it might be an interesting option to watch the deals on pre-builts for comparison purposes.
The reason I say this is that prebuilts often come with Windows 10 already installed, a cost that you will need to factor in to your next build. Add to that things like current power supply availability and such, and it might be cheaper. OF COURSE, the trick would be to pick a nice 'low end' prebuilt with a decent motherboard and CPU and suitably beefy power supply for whichever Nvidia card you may want to go for, or if you are really lucky you might find a really good deal on one with the card you need.
If you have a Windows 10 license laying around that you can re-use, then this isn't as big of a deal, but it's a cost that you may need to factor in otherwise. I'm normally not a fan of prebuilts, but I won't rule them out completely as occasionally you might hit on just the right deal. And if say Best Buy is having a back to school sale or something on a slightly older system, well that's a thought. Plus then you won't have to mess with building it yourself (which admittedly is half the fun), and if it doesn't work out of the box you can return it for one that works. OF COURSE, read the reviews beforehand and take a peek under the hood.
I really like the idea of a low end graphics card running alongside say a 2080 Ti/1080 Ti, assuming the motherboard has at least 2 PCIe 16 slots, but that's just my preference. That or the integrated GPU route... With a 'prebuilt' that includes an entry level graphics card, well it's a consideration at least.
Just a thought guys! The end cost is the most important, but there are other factors to consider here is all I'm saying.
I have looked at some prebuilt PCs. The ones that appeal to me allow you to customize the build. I use the info people have supplied here.
I get in trouble with the mods if I say how I get Win 10 license but please do not let current Win 10 pro licenses figure into any budgeting concerns. That $40 price that PCMag is selling them for is more what it will be.