pre built or custom

[Tytheb0ss123]

MY friend wants to get a pc even though i keep telling him to build one he says he wants a alienware because he is lazy leave stuff that proves me right below

[Dabombinable]

Alienware, cheap components, overpriced

[Teemo4Life]

Build it yourself. You save about $100 doing it

[Tytheb0ss123]

ok

[Tytheb0ss123]

lol

[QueenDemetria]

MY friend wants to get a pc even though i keep telling him to build one he says he wants a alienware because he is lazy leave stuff that proves me right below

If your friend wants to waste money on Alienware let them. Just let him do what makes them happy. Tell him though that building is better and offers a better experience, but if he doesn't want to then its fine(or convince him to get another better brand of prebuilt).

[dadasmithywinkle]

MY friend wants to get a pc even though i keep telling him to build one he says he wants a alienware because he is lazy leave stuff that proves me right below

Welcome to the forums! 

 

I'd advise a botique builder over Alienware any day, but I'd advise a custom PC any day. If you build it yourself, you save some money and have knowledge of how to repair it.

[deVIZtation]

but all dem purty lights...... Your friend wants an Alienware, let him have it.

[Viiza]

He can go to a shop and buy a built "custom" system, or pick the parts and pay a bit for the build if he really doesn't want to build it himself. Buying Alienware you're going to be missing out on performance, warranty and, in my opinion, appearance.

[Tytheb0ss123]

ok i need him to see this and come to his senses #PCMASTERRACE

[Dabombinable]

What I did-choose the parts, let the local computer shop buy the parts cheap and assemble it for me, saved $263 overall.

[Midnitewarrior4]

build it urself, it doesnt take long, depending on what ur putting in, mine took about 2-3hours to build most of which was cable management but im ocd about that and im in a h440 witch is notorious for hard cable management. its fun and a good experience and if you follow the linus tech tips vid on how to build a better 1500$ gaming pc then you shouldnt screw up anything, and not to mention the savings. my machine costed about 1300$ with taxes and shipping, a prebuilt of close to same parts would have been around 1500-1600$ plus taxes and shipping. but it up to him, and if he does go prebuilt then go and look around at differant companies to check pricing cause alien ware can get quite pricy

[Akolyte]

I prefer building, but if your friend doesn't get an Alienware then he might never learn.   Don't force him, simply tell him building a PC is MUCH MUCH better.  But, when he buys an Alienware, he will realize its crazy overpriced and want to build a pc. 

[Ryoku]

MY friend wants to get a pc even though i keep telling him to build one he says he wants a alienware because he is lazy leave stuff that proves me right below

 

Alienware, cheap components, overpriced

 

I can vouch for this, I bought $4200 Alienware laptop that barely lasted me 2 years, I then bought a $1200 Asus Laptop that lasted me like 5-6 years was lighter/thinner and played everything i wanted it too.  Alienware used to be good, but that was before dell bought them out, now they are just overpriced mediocre PCs in nice cases.

[SImoHayha]

MY friend wants to get a pc even though i keep telling him to build one he says he wants a alienware because he is lazy leave stuff that proves me right below

Here i'll compare two different PC's one that is pre built at best buy and one custom made for the same price here we go

 

Here is best buys best computer for roughly 800$...

 

Asus - Desktop - Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 1TB Hard Drive - Black/Red

Specs.....

Intel 4th Generation Core i5 Unknown type just a i5

 

System Memory (RAM) 8 gigabytes

 

Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 2GB VRAM

 

with windows 8.1

 

total cost  : 849.99$

 

 

 

 

 

Custom Made build with own parts

 

[PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4440 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($175.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($59.98 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.99 @ NCIX US)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card  ($179.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Enermax ECA3253-BL ATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.99 @ Directron)

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply  ($39.99 @ NCIX US)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit)  ($92.00 @ B&H)

Total: $705.92

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-27 20:57 EST-0500

 

twice as powerful and roughly 144$ cheaper

[Tytheb0ss123]

thx for advise everyone my friend will either become smart or have a bad experience.

p.s. his buget is 650.00 to 700.00 usd

[Dabombinable]

thx for advise everyone my friend will either become smart or have a bad experience.

p.s. his buget is 650.00 to 700.00 usd

PMSL, he won't find a modern Alienware PC at that price, no way in hell will he be able to buy one. Ask for a good gaming build at that price, I'd give you one myself, but I had a $1500 budget when I built my rig so I never considered a cheaper rig.