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Jon Foster · 07-08-2010, 07:27 PM

I can't believe we don't have any threads here yet. We still build a fair number of custom PC's for people.

In general they cost more than the RTU (ready to use) boxed systems but people still seem to like them better. The gaming crowd is big on custom built systems. Case modding is also pretty popular. Heck some of the cases we sell have so many fans in them I'd dare say they make more lift than a small airplane! Especially the systems with the big 220mm fans.

Jon.

mike90t09 · 07-09-2010, 03:32 PM

I love the fact that you can build a great working computer these days. I have only built one so far and I use it for gaming and music. I sure like my PC better than RTU ones.

I think it's great fun and I know that I will build more in the future. It's like building with Legos almost.

I haven't done any case modding, I'm a simple kind of guy, but I think that what people can do with cases is amazing.

JDtech · 07-09-2010, 04:59 PM

I have built all of my machines--except for the notebooks. I was hoping we'd get some threads here because I'm always looking at parts.

The reason I build my own is that I invariably end up with spare parts after upgrades. Pretty soon, I have almost enough for another PC...and on it goes.

8 machines and counting...

jcjacob · 07-09-2010, 08:29 PM

I used to build my own PCs, but the last few were ordered as custom configured systems direct from the manufacturer. I considered building my last PC, but when I was putting my shopping list together, it would have cost me considerably more than what I paid for an identical system, even using many of the same components.

I know that's not the end of it though. In the course of the next 3-4 years that I keep this PC, I'm probably going to be adding and/or swapping memory, disks, video, etc. My tinkering and upgrading never cease.

Ken-L · 07-10-2010, 05:36 PM

Many years ago, before the first Windows came out, I had been using DOS machines, and had one from Panasonic. When Windows was introduced, and I needed new systems, I didn't build them, but had my systems made from scratch by locals, or I would buy a bare-bones and have it modified.

Jon Foster · 07-10-2010, 08:58 PM

Man, I still love DOS.

Jon.

Bodryn · 07-17-2010, 10:36 PM

I'm glad there are DOS lovers out there! My first computer course was in the mid-70's when we used old fashioned teletypes to communicate with a mainframe computer 250 miles away. You could save programs but they would disappear at the end of each quarter. And then they also taught programming using IBM cards -

a nightmare! After that, an Apple IIe was like going to heaven!

Switched to IBMs, spent $1700 on an external 200 MB drive for my Toshiba 1000, and I was on my way.

Jon Foster · 07-18-2010, 02:31 PM

I remember the punch cards too. We would pull a card out of someones stack and drop it on the top if they weren't paying attention to their job.

Jon.

Bodryn · 07-20-2010, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jon Foster

I remember the punch cards too. We would pull a card out of someones stack and drop it on the top if they weren't paying attention to their job.

Jon.

Oooo! That's wicked!

verdesardog · 07-21-2010, 10:21 AM

How about paper tape? That's what was used on the Tarawa class LHA's state of the art telephone system! And discrete components to make up the cpu and memory! Programing was done in machine language. Who says the military has the best technology???

07-08-2010, 07:27 PM	#1
Jon Foster Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: White Lake, MI Posts: 149	Home Builders I can't believe we don't have any threads here yet. We still build a fair number of custom PC's for people. In general they cost more than the RTU (ready to use) boxed systems but people still seem to like them better. The gaming crowd is big on custom built systems. Case modding is also pretty popular. Heck some of the cases we sell have so many fans in them I'd dare say they make more lift than a small airplane! Especially the systems with the big 220mm fans. Jon. __________________ Members don't see ads in threads. Register your free account today and become a member on Tech Today Online, gaining access to posting privileges, contests, free plug-ins and other downloads, unlimited online storage for your photographs, reviews, free marketplace listings, and much more. __________________ Come visit us on the web at AITec Services

07-09-2010, 03:32 PM	#2
mike90t09 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Traverse City, MI Posts: 13	I love the fact that you can build a great working computer these days. I have only built one so far and I use it for gaming and music. I sure like my PC better than RTU ones. I think it's great fun and I know that I will build more in the future. It's like building with Legos almost. I haven't done any case modding, I'm a simple kind of guy, but I think that what people can do with cases is amazing. __________________ My Photoblogs: http://www.mike90t09.wordpress.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/mike90t09

07-09-2010, 04:59 PM	#3
JDtech Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 286	I have built all of my machines--except for the notebooks. I was hoping we'd get some threads here because I'm always looking at parts. The reason I build my own is that I invariably end up with spare parts after upgrades. Pretty soon, I have almost enough for another PC...and on it goes. 8 machines and counting... __________________ Follow me on Twitter \| My Tech Blog

07-09-2010, 08:29 PM	#4
jcjacob Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Doylestown, PA Posts: 140	I used to build my own PCs, but the last few were ordered as custom configured systems direct from the manufacturer. I considered building my last PC, but when I was putting my shopping list together, it would have cost me considerably more than what I paid for an identical system, even using many of the same components. I know that's not the end of it though. In the course of the next 3-4 years that I keep this PC, I'm probably going to be adding and/or swapping memory, disks, video, etc. My tinkering and upgrading never cease. __________________ -John

07-10-2010, 05:36 PM	#5
Ken-L Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 139	Many years ago, before the first Windows came out, I had been using DOS machines, and had one from Panasonic. When Windows was introduced, and I needed new systems, I didn't build them, but had my systems made from scratch by locals, or I would buy a bare-bones and have it modified. __________________ "An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way." - Bukowski

07-10-2010, 08:58 PM	#6
Jon Foster Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: White Lake, MI Posts: 149	Man, I still love DOS. Jon. __________________ Come visit us on the web at AITec Services

07-17-2010, 10:36 PM	#7
Bodryn Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Minnesota; Manitoba Posts: 75	DOS lovers unite! I'm glad there are DOS lovers out there! My first computer course was in the mid-70's when we used old fashioned teletypes to communicate with a mainframe computer 250 miles away. You could save programs but they would disappear at the end of each quarter. And then they also taught programming using IBM cards - a nightmare! After that, an Apple IIe was like going to heaven! Switched to IBMs, spent $1700 on an external 200 MB drive for my Toshiba 1000, and I was on my way. __________________ Bodryn ======== "Where are we going? And why are we in this handbasket?"

07-18-2010, 02:31 PM	#8
Jon Foster Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: White Lake, MI Posts: 149	I remember the punch cards too. We would pull a card out of someones stack and drop it on the top if they weren't paying attention to their job. Jon. __________________ Come visit us on the web at AITec Services

07-21-2010, 10:21 AM	#10
verdesardog Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 28	How about paper tape? That's what was used on the Tarawa class LHA's state of the art telephone system! And discrete components to make up the cpu and memory! Programing was done in machine language. Who says the military has the best technology???

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