Build it myself?

[Bournville]

Is the 80s and 90s, in the USA, I built several gaming desktop PCs.

 

I am wondering if it's more cost effective here in Thailand to buy a ready built PC box or build my own?

 

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[wgdanson]

Much more satisfactio when you build your own. It is relatively easy and if you do your homework first, relatively cheap to get a good PC. I put one together 4 years ago and it is great, in a big tower case. Then I got a NUC!

[Bournville]

Much more satisfactio when you build your own. It is relatively easy and if you do your homework first, relatively cheap to get a good PC. I put one together 4 years ago and it is great, in a big tower case. Then I got a NUC!

Thanks for your thoughts. What the heck is a NUC?

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[wgdanson]

Just now, Bournville said:

Thanks for your thoughts. What the heck is a NUC?

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Intels New Unit? of Computing. Go onto invadeIT and look. i5 or i7 PC in a 4x4 box.

[OneMoreFarang]

9 minutes ago, Bournville said:

Thanks for your thoughts. What the heck is a NUC?

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/boards-kits/nuc.html

Perfect for anybody who needs a standard PC without extra graphic card.

[OneMoreFarang]

1 hour ago, Bournville said:

Is the 80s and 90s, in the USA, I built several gaming desktop PCs.

I am wondering if it's more cost effective here in Thailand to buy a ready built PC box or build my own?

Think about which parts you want - I guess you have that knowledge.

Then go to a shop and look for those parts - often what is available in Thailand is not the same as what is available elsewhere.

If you know what you are doing buy the parts and build the PC carefully yourself.

If you are not so sure about your skills ask the shop where you buy the parts to put it together for you.

 

The advantage from the shop build PC is you can test it before you take it home. If they made a mistake or chose the wrong part it's their problem and can be solved within the shop.

 

The disadvantage from the shop build PC is that many Thai technicians don't care about not touching sensitive parts. I had PCs with RAM problems years after they were build. And when I removed the RAM modules I could see the fingerprints on the contacts (I am not kidding). So if you do it better then that then build it yourself.

 

If you are interested to have a PC full of not so legal software ask the shop. But likely you get also lots of crap which you don't want. And maybe you get even more software which you don't know if on your PC...

 

If you select your software carefully then do it yourself. But if you download anything you can get and click everywhere yes, ok, and continue then you are probably better off with the shop installed software.

 

[katana]

This site can help you pick parts and avoid any unforeseen incompatibility problems.

https://pcpartpicker.com/

[scorecard]

8 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/boards-kits/nuc.html

Perfect for anybody who needs a standard PC without extra graphic card.

And even smaller available / soon available. I have a Sth. Korean exchange student, she has a test model Samsung (her father is a Samsung exec.).

 

It's the same overall size / appearance as a Samsung J7 smartphone but just a little bit thicker (I guess 2mm thicker), It's a full PC and a smartphone comes with windows and Microsoft office and more, has a new light weight battery, overall weight is about the same as 2 packs of cigarettes.

 

No cables, press an app. for the virtual keyboard on the desk, the normal smartphone screen can be used for the PC and the on screen details can be put up on a bigger monitor or bigger book or a proper drop down projector screen or on a wall, full clarity up to 2m X 2m.

 

Has the facility to draw power from any other devise with no cables.

 

 

[mtls2005]

Personally, I think it is better to choose components, and then ask a shop to assemble it for you, or assemble it yourself. There are a ton of build videos on Youtube and it is relatively simple.

 

You can build a higher quality, longer lasting, more easily upgradeable PC but it may not be more "cost-effective". You've got to plan your budget, components and compare that to mass-produced (lowest cost) units.

 

With a good case and power supply of your own choosing, you might be able to upgrade (MB/CPU - MEM) one, two or three more times in the future. With a mass-produced unit that may not be possible.

 

 

Mini PCs are OK for certain applications (portability, streaming). In addition to Intel, Beelink, Voyo, Vorkee make decent units.

 

 

The BEELINK Gemini X45 Mini Windows 10 PC may be the hottest set-up as of today?