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Is it cheaper to buy a medium level PC or build your own upgraded PC?

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Question added by Lana Oudeh , PR Coordinator , Al Ghanem
Date Posted: 2016/12/15

It totally depends upon condition of your present PC?

 

Firstly If your current PC is working fine and speed has to be increased or hard disk space has to be increased or any such similar additions to be done than its better to upgrade your PC, There will be very low cost and it can easily be done.

 

Secondly If your current PC is not working and many parts needs to be replaced it better to buy a new brand PC.

 

Upgrade or Replacement cost totally depends upon your PC condition,

 

If you upgrade some parts of PC and later there is a need to upgrade some another parts than eventually  you need to upgrade all the parts of your PC, than it will at much higher cost than purchasing a new one.

 

Hope you appreciate the answer.

Aboobacker sidheeque mukkil
by Aboobacker sidheeque mukkil , Network Administrations , Olive Creations

Always buy a branded PC such as DELL or HP with medium or high level configuration which suits your budget.It has some extra benefits compare to assembled PCs

Ie,

@.You will get 3 year warranty for all component of PC(Including mouse and Key board).

@.Assembled high configuration PC may be Cheaper compare to Branded High configuration PC.But,it wont cover 3 year warranty for every parts of the PC.It'll be according to manufacturer(Mostly 1 and 2 years only).

@ The warranty service also much more better and reliable in branded PCs.

If you are a techie and know about the hardware and its compatibility then go for building your own PC else trust the brand which assembles for you :)

Carlo Rivera
by Carlo Rivera , I.T Specialist , Philippine Navy Finance Center

In the end it's always going to be cheaper to build your own PC, especially if it's a personal one. If it's going to be used as an office computer, buying a pre-built one, is better as the warranty will more or less cover the higher price tag.

 

When you're buying a pre-built computer, you'll be paying for the convenience of it being pre-built and the peace of mind when something breaks, you can simply bring it in during its warranty period.

 

When you're buying individual parts, you'll be paying for customization and power.

PAWAN  SATPUTE
by PAWAN SATPUTE , Project Trainee , IT Networkz

If our PC will slow down then first we will upgrade RAM(min. 8GB), HDD(min. 500GB), upgrade a motherboard with Processor (min. i35th Gen).

Liezel Tan
by Liezel Tan , Document Controller / Coordinator , Mohd. Hussain Al Muftah Est.

The answer is its depend on the usage like for example if its personal used better to build for your on goon cause you choice the system to be used (like CPU, Computer Card, Video Card Etc.) that is why it is much cheaper. 

While if the Computer is used for company it is better to buy medium level PC because of the  maintenance,  It has a warranty so if the computer have some problem you can call the supplier to check you can used do it until the warranty is active.

 

erjel Emata
by erjel Emata , stockman , Republic Biscuit Company

its much better to build  upgraded own pc because you can choose  each part of the pc cheaper and good quality item needed  my pc. The most advantage  building  own upgraded pc is  you are knowledgeble in computer and also best recommend to the costumer...

Mohamed Hassnin
by Mohamed Hassnin , User Support Specialist , Georgetown University

From My opinion if you have enough experience with PC's so the build one is going to be better and Cheaper, but if you don't have any experience get branded PC with warranty is the best choice  

Best to build your own upgraded Pc

bryan sarno
by bryan sarno , CLERK , LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT OF TAMBULIG

IT DEPENDS YOUR PC IS IN RUNNING IN GOOD CONDITION OF COURSE IF YOU NEED TO UPGRADE YOUR PC BE SURE THAT IT IS COMPATIBLE TO THE EXISTING ONE. 

cristopher catubay
by cristopher catubay , technician , Jovita Internet Games (internet café)

yes build my own upgrade PC I know to set up PC and I choose good parts for pc and its hardware compatibility and installing windos.

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