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Shouldn't the fact that it's cheaper to build a computer yourself be mentioned as a positive side? Or does it cost roughly the same with a mass- produced computer?
--81.230.171.21 14:21, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
It's generally not a huge saving to build from scratch. Its often cheaper to buy a ready built barebones system and add whatever upgrades you require. Its hard to build down to the quality of a prebuilt system ;)
The real saving is if you have a need for more than a single PC, second line systems built from the debris of later upgrades are very cheap. My main reason for self build theses days (author of the original article) is to build systems with hardware that I know is compatible with Linux.
So I'm loth to claim that price is a major factor.
--Shoka 22:49, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
This would be a waste. Home built and custom are close to completely different. I could buy a custom off of a website, but that negates most of there benefit of building a pc. Unlike buying a custom pc, building a pc takes something called talent, something that 40-hour a week gamer doesn't likely have. Plus, you know the parts that you built your computer with, and this will benefit in the longrun by the ability to purchase upgrades that suit your needs. With a prebuild system, especially a generic one from Best Buy, you cannot hope to upgrade a cheap pc. Plus, if you homebuild it, the more it costs the more money it saves. You can buy a $5000 alienware system, or you can spend maybe $3.5 grand on a homebuilt rig with equal or better specs.
Would http://www.practicalpc.co.uk/computing/how/newbuild2006.htm be acceptable? it's a 6 part series on building a PC. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ilaskey (talk • contribs) 12:31, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
[1] - This site is a full guide on how to build your computer, where to buy parts etc. Can this be accepted? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.49.201.39 (talk) 13:06, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
I can't vouch for its contents but surely an interwiki to Wikibooks coverage of this topic would be appropriate. KTo288 (talk) 19:04, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
What about computers built from general purpose electronic components, perhaps using instruction sets designed by the builder?
Examples:
What would be an appropriate article title?
- Leonard G. (talk) 03:24, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
A recent edit by a known disruptive editor (User:Wtshymanski) changed English spellings to American. the article was originally written in British English with British English spellings. According to WP:ENGVAR the regional usage of the original article should be preserved. Also according to WP:ENGVAR a ((British English)) tag was attached to the article discussion page to identify an article written in British English. Wtshymanski has removed the tag no less than three time claming (in the edit summary) that it is a "weird tag". The last occassion claiming that the article has "... no association with Indian English" (exactly what he is smoking to reach that argument is a mystery).
It is my belief that this tag is legitimate and that Wtshymanski has no right to delete it. 109.145.22.224 (talk) 14:59, 30 April 2012 (UTC)
I recently made a significant edit to the final section 'Homebuilt computers and high-performance systems.' First, I adjusted the heading from its original 'Homebuilt computers and gaming performance systems' to 'Homebuilt computers and high-peformance systems.' I believe this edit more appropriately describes the information within this section as other high-end needs for a homebuilt computer are discussed besides just for a gaming purpose. Also, I further explained the reasons why people who have high-performance needs might choose to build their own computer. The previous version of this section discussed briefly these reasons, and they made sense to me. I do not believe, however, that they were necessarily clear for anyone who might read this section and particularly not for those who do not have much or any experience building their own computer.
Also, there appears to be an error with the website I am citing. I will attempt to correct this immediately. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zac134531 (talk • contribs) 03:19, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
The cite error for this section has been corrected. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zac134531 (talk • contribs) 03:35, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
This article completely ignores real homebrew computers: those that are built from scratch with microprocessors, glue logic, CPLDs, etc. About all the article talks about are home-assembled PCs. That's not what I would call building a computer. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.69.12.6 (talk) 16:06, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
A better place for that would be Homebrew computer I think. Wikinium (talk) 01:27, 9 October 2014 (UTC)
The term "custom PC" is much more popular than "homebuilt computer", so I think the article should be moved there instead. The only problem is, the article is currently existing as a redirect to Custom PC (magazine) (I moved it to the magazine title). I don't have the power to move it there since it already exists and I don't know how I could go about doing it without having the article deleted first so this can be moved there. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Custom_PC&redirect=no Wikinium (talk) 01:22, 9 October 2014 (UTC)
It's written as though building PC compatible systems is how it developed. I used to read Byte magazine during the late 70s and dream about building my own computer. I'd see all of the ads for kits such as the Altair. It also opens with a factually incorrect statement that cites an opinion article as its source. Building your own PC is still very much something that is still done today. It is certainly not something that is dead as the opening statement "At one time" implies. Desktop PCs in general are on the decline because of mobile devices, but gaming is still driving and growing the home built PC market.