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Jmac · 07-11-2009, 12:05 AM

If I'm spending $1600 on a computer, there's no way in hell I'd buy one off the shelf, even if you don't get "as good of specs."

Drop that down to 6 GB of RAM and you get yourself the same specs everywhere else on that build, plus you get a GOOD case with GOOD airflow, a GOOD heatsink, a GOOD power supply, a GOOD motherboard, and no crapware (things that aren't advertised in the specs). Plus every part will carry at least a 3-year warranty, which you'd have to spend a small fortune on to get at Futureshop, nullifying any cost savings.

07-11-2009, 12:05 AM	#3
Jmac Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Duncan, BC Posts: 10,128 Thanked 5,568 Times in 2,107 Posts Failed 231 Times in 90 Posts	If I'm spending $1600 on a computer, there's no way in hell I'd buy one off the shelf, even if you don't get "as good of specs." Drop that down to 6 GB of RAM and you get yourself the same specs everywhere else on that build, plus you get a GOOD case with GOOD airflow, a GOOD heatsink, a GOOD power supply, a GOOD motherboard, and no crapware (things that aren't advertised in the specs). Plus every part will carry at least a 3-year warranty, which you'd have to spend a small fortune on to get at Futureshop, nullifying any cost savings.