Building Vs. Buying A PC
In the past, buying a pre-built PC was very expensive, encouraging shoppers to build it themselves. Now pre-built computers are getting cheaper and cheaper, closing the once large price gap, posing the important question; Build or Buy? Each option comes with significant advantages that will help in the long run and disadvantages that may steer you towards the latter.
Building a PC is a long yet rewarding task. You get to learn about the components of the PC and will build knowledge that will help you troubleshoot a problem in the future with any of the components. This also makes it easier if you ever want to replace or add anything since you know how to assemble it yourself. As I said before though, this is a long endeavor, if you mess up during this task and say, break the motherboard for example, you will have to call the company that made the motherboard and deal with their specific terms and warranties. You also have to check if the parts are compatible (CPU and GPU, all the parts fitting in the case etc) as well.
Customization is the biggest advantage to building a PC, YOU get to choose what parts you want to add with every component inside the PC to suit your needs and wants. You can make your PC a gaming machine with RGB lights on every component possible, an office desktop or an all around computer that can handle both. The choice is up too you, based on your imagination and whatever your wallet allows you. Buying your own PC is a great option too. If you happen to damage anything, the entire system has 1 warranty and you can consult the manufacturer of the system about the problem. The manufacturer gets deals on components because they buy in bulk. Meaning you can save more on low end computers(the difference isn't going to be huge) but you won't save money on buying high performance PC's. This is because the premium components tend to cost more as a way to increase profits. Smaller companies that build custom PC's for consumers the way that they want it have to cover up the cost of labour and supplier support by increasing the price of the system.
Cheap prebuilt PC's are tempting but it is what it is; cheap. The system features outdated hardware combined with what's advertised to lower the cost of the system and still make a profit, so you'll end up having to replace the system after a year or two because it became outdated or slow. If this does happen, people who build their own PC already know how they can replace the component and fix the problem and know what goes inside the PC. The new parts you add may not be compatible with the other components, so you'd end up having to replace multiple components to fit a new. One colossal advantage of buying a PC is how easy it is to buy one. You can order it online from the comfort of your home or buy it in person at a store that sells PC’s. Some online services even let you customize your PC online based on what you request and send you the finished product, however some parts will come predetermined, so you won't be able to completely customize the PC but only what the service let's you.
After taking a look at all of the possibilities, personally, I would choose to buy my own PC instead of building one. I don't have all the money I desire to build an expensive gaming PC, all I really need is something that's all around. I can buy the PC anytime I like and most of the time the PC comes in bundles with a monitor and sometimes keyboard too, so I don’t have to go and buy extra stuff along with the PC as well. I know people in my family that can help me out when it comes to replacing parts so I can ask them for help when it comes to replacing parts. I chose to buy my PC but the choice is up to you, based on what you want and need, Choose either option if you are ready to accept that options advantages and disadvantages.
