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We will help you build it,

We will help you build it, SHYZZA. Heck, might be able to give you some parts that we don't need any more. I'm pretty sure we've all got old parts laying around that we aren't using.

Oc, D15, I, and others will be more than happy to help you build a system. Once you have all the parts, it can be built in an hour.

The great thing about building your own system is that you can buy it in parts. You don't have to buy the whole thing at once. So, you can spend $50 on a sound card now or $100 on RAM later or $300 on a video card in the future instead of spending $1400 at one time. And if you build it with the right standards, you can continue upgrading your PC for years and continue to have the latest and greatest for a few hundred bucks in upgrades a year.

If you want a good computer at a cheap price, building a tower is the way to go.

If you want to go this way, let us help you. There are a few things that you've got to get right when you start out or you'll be stuck with a system with no upgrade path. Let us advise you on all your hardware purchases and you'll be set for years.

Don't be intimidated by all the parts inside a computer. The parts are plug and play. The hard part is the standards (knowing what chipset to buy, knowing what brand to buy, knowing what factor won't work with your motherboard, etc.). But, like I said, we'll be glad to help you.

If you are going to get serious about this, then look at Tom's Hardware Guide's $500 computer that I linked to above. That's a look at how you can have a powerful computer for $500.

Here's the link: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/cpu-graphic-game,1810.html

If you've got $800 to spend, then you can have a good entry level machine. This link will show you the low, medium, and high computer costs for do it yourself:: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/system-builder-marathon,1794.html

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