New Computer.....self built? Mac? Dell?

[Haly]

Originally Posted by Burble

Personally I can't be arsed to build computers any more. I'm at the stage where I want it to be someone elses problem if it goes pop.

What he said

I used to love building my own but I just can't really be bothered now and as all 3 PCs I or my parents have bought in the past few years have cost under £200 courtesy of Dell, it seems to be cheaper for me to do it that way!

I only ever use my laptop these days anyway as my shoulder still doesn't like sitting at a desk, and it's easier. So buying is a hell of a lot easier! In an ideal world, my next laptop will be a Macbook but that all depends on when that is, money etc.

[Mark]

Originally Posted by Burble

Why 'heaven forbid?'

Sorry, just trolling. My bad.

I'm already a fully paid-up member of the Mac owners club, though it doesn't get nearly the use it could (it's mainly just an iTunes box at the moment).

[Steeps]

I've not had much luck with AMD selfbuilds but a couple of months ago I did an i7 build and it's the first time where it has all gone smoothly, from installing components to booting it up and squeezing a decent overclock it has been the most satisfying build since my first shuttle nearly 6 years ago. I'm tempted to get a media box off the shelf as I just can't build anything quiet enough for a reasonable price, can't quite persuade myself to go mac yet either.

[Garp]

Originally Posted by Burble

Personally I can't be arsed to build computers any more. I'm at the stage where I want it to be someone elses problem if it goes pop.

The more I think about how I'll have the money for a PC soon, and what might go in it, the more I'm thinking "I can't be arsed with building it myself", which is odd because I love getting my hands 'dirty' as such.