Many people love to have the freedom to choose their own respective parts of the PC, so that they can perform up to their expectations. But unless you have a whole load of cash to spend on your custom-made PC, I wouldn’t suggest you doing that.
Some people say that building a PC on your own with parts bought by yourself will be cheaper. Well, in most cases, it’s NOT true.
Let’s get started by telling you a fact that you probably already know:
Computer companies don’t produce all the parts of their PCs. Though they may manufacture some of their own parts, the fact is, the computer company is actually a giant assembly line. Computer companies assemble computer parts which are bought from other manufacturers.
We all know that when products are bought in bulk, it is going to be much cheaper than buying on its own. Computer companies like HP, Acer, Fujitsu, buy the parts in bulk of millions, so who’s going to get a better deal? You or them?
So after you know some facts as for why custom made PCs are more expensive, I shall go on to compare Custom PCs and Ready Made PCs.
1. Assembling a PC is easy. Choosing is the difficult part.
Assembling a PC is very much like a jigsaw puzzle in which you have to piece every single part together to the motherboard and casing. It is easy to learn and figure out. The difficult part is to find the right parts to fit in and be compatible with the motherboard.
A quick view into the complexity, a motherboard comes in a few types such as, ATX and MicroATX. Memory RAMs comes in DDR2/DDR3, with many different frequency and speed. Power supply comes in 2 types, ATX, ATX12V.
I can go on and on, but this gives you a rough idea of how choosing a right PC parts can be a headache for you.
2. Individual parts are expensive.
Getting the top-notch PC parts individually costs a bomb. A quick search on ebay will tell you how much a single processor of Intel i7 costs, from S$400 to S$1000, depending on the core type. A decent motherboard sets you back by about S$200+. So add a graphic card of S$200+, memory RAM of $150+, optical drive, etc. Do your math. Oh yea. Remember to add in the price for an OS, S$300+.
Some people may argue that they can get cheaper and older parts. So if you aren’t getting the top-notch parts, why build a PC which cannot perform even on the same level as those ready-made ones?
3. Software support
Ready-made PCs comes with original OS and other software supports. Spending on a ready-made PC includes the OS and manufacturer’s software supports. Other important factors are recovery options. Computer companies buy OS in bulk license which cost a tiny fraction of the amount we are paying outside.
4. Post-sales service
Ready-made PCs have a 1-stop service if anything goes wrong within the warranty period. Just go to the service center, done. All the PC parts have a combined warranty together, which saves you the need to remember all how many years of warranty each parts have.
As for custom PCs, post-sales service goes part by part. So when your PC runs into hardware problem, you got to figure out yourself which part had went wrong. Like I said above, each part have different warranty period.
From what you read above, you would have known where I stand with. Custom-made PCs allows u the freedom to choose and upgrade, but right now in the 21st century, there is a vast number of ready-made PCs out in the market. Search and find the PC that performs closest to your expectation. Then upgrade.
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