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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 218327" data-attributes="member: 13090">I've built my last several computers and I agree building your own can be very cost effective. That being said while it's not exactly rocket surgery you *do* need to know what's what with your parts selection or you can wind up with incompatible parts that bottle neck your whole system at best, or cause a dreaded &quot;No POST/No Boot&quot; situation at worst (have fun troubleshooting!). Oh, and don't forget you'll need to configure the BIOS and have a Windows install CD (assuming you want to run Windows). Much like riding a bike, it's easy... Once you know how.You've definitely got enough in the budget to get yourself a very well spec'ed out computer. To that end I'll second that Dell builds a good machine and they will customize it for you if you call and talk to them. They also have outstanding service and a very dependable warranty. Personally, I would not hesitate to buy a Dell machine. Sometimes some their more basic machines can be upgraded (e.g. memory) in just one or two areas and you wind up with a screaming fast box for a very good price.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 218327, member: 13090"] I've built my last several computers and I agree building your own can be very cost effective. That being said while it's not exactly rocket surgery you *do* need to know what's what with your parts selection or you can wind up with incompatible parts that bottle neck your whole system at best, or cause a dreaded "No POST/No Boot" situation at worst (have fun troubleshooting!). Oh, and don't forget you'll need to configure the BIOS and have a Windows install CD (assuming you want to run Windows). Much like riding a bike, it's easy... Once you know how. You've definitely got enough in the budget to get yourself a very well spec'ed out computer. To that end I'll second that Dell builds a good machine and they will customize it for you if you call and talk to them. They also have outstanding service and a very dependable warranty. Personally, I would not hesitate to buy a Dell machine. Sometimes some their more basic machines can be upgraded (e.g. memory) in just one or two areas and you wind up with a screaming fast box for a very good price. [/QUOTE]

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