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I'd just go with a NUC. They're pretty cheap.

You can also get some small, NUC style prebuilts that include windows and such for well under $300.

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I am wondering if it is worth building a PC that will only be used for web browsing, basic word processing etc.

 

Is it better to buy prebuilt or to build?

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You probably could get a more compact pc if you pre-built one such as the gigabyte brix style, or build one yourself and you can upgrade it as much as you possibly could want in the future.

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I'd just go with a NUC. They're pretty cheap.

You can also get some small, NUC style prebuilts that include windows and such for well under $300.

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just build a cheap one with a dual core pentium and oc it, itll be fun.

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Since it's just going to be web browsing and stuff Just buy the cheapest pre built system you can find. or buy a nuc 

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If you want to experience how it is to build a PC (if you have not done so far), then go ahead. But a NUC. as suggested by others, is good enough.

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I am wondering if it is worth building a PC that will only be used for web browsing, basic word processing etc.

 

Is it better to buy prebuilt or to build?

 

Depends on what you mean by "better".

 

For a very basic system, prebuilt will likely offer the best price / performance. One reason is that large manufacturers get much better pricing on the o/s. DIY custom builds have to include a ~$100 o/s license. (A number of people are going to jump all over this and tell you how one can get a license for less than $30.)

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If you want to experience how it is to build a PC (if you have not done so far), then go ahead. But a NUC. as suggested by others, is good enough.

I've build a few PC's already.  So i'll probably just go with a NUC.

 

Depends on what you mean by "better".

 

For a very basic system, prebuilt will likely offer the best price / performance. One reason is that large manufacturers get much better pricing on the o/s. DIY custom builds have to include a ~$100 o/s license. (A number of people are going to jump all over this and tell you how one can get a license for less than $30.)

 

Yeah Better as in price to performance

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