Anyone still building PCs?

[Syed117]

It's been a while since I put together my last system.

Just wasn't practical for the better part of a decade, but I finally got around to it.

I'm also a huge believer in ultra wide displays. So good for productivity.

[wantonebad]

That's a throwback, I built my own all through the 80's and 90's but at this stage refurbished laptops are pretty much all I fly

[bayerische]

Every now and then.

[Jmas]

Love the monitor, building a new pc is on my bucket list...

[SemperFi]

Nice job Syed!

[gulfstream69xr7]

Built the one I'm on right now.

[FTX I]

looks badass

[toucan]

Still build em.

[Lordofrolex]

Is this your first build? How hard was it? Did you youtube how to do it?

[rph08]

I built my current PC all the way back in January, 2010. It's still gong strong!

[kulak]

I enjoy it but no longer do it. The build enjoyment is too short and in the end I can buy premade cheaper.

[Syed117]

Originally Posted by SemperFi

Nice job Syed!

Thanks

Originally Posted by FTX I

looks badass

Thanks. All the lighting is a little overkill, but I love seeing the parts inside.

Originally Posted by Lordofrolex

Is this your first build? How hard was it? Did you youtube how to do it?

It's been a while. I built one for my brother 3-4 years ago, but I've built one for myself after a good 10 years.

A friend taught me when I was in high school. More than 15 years ago.

It used to be a lot more daunting. It's so much easier now. Cases are designed well and everything is labelled. Cable management is amazing compared to what it used to be. Plus with youtube, it's very hard to mess up.

Even these basic self contained liquid coolers are so easy to install.

[sickened1]

Nice build. I used to build them in my younger years but as I get older, I game less so now there's no incentive for me to stay with the lastest and the greatest. Maybe every 6 - 7 years or so... same time when I take my watches to RSC for an overhaul.

[Etschell]

Nah I use rdp.

[DeeTee]

Building PC's have become a pastime that's long gone.
Computers/Cellphones/Tablets are so advance now and cheap that there is little incentive to build your own. Only reason to do a custom build is if your a hardcore bleeding edge gamer.

[kilyung]

Kind of retro like carving your own hunting rifle stock or making your own bow strings.

[bayerische]

Originally Posted by DeeTee

Building PC's have become a pastime that's long gone.
Computers/Cellphones/Tablets are so advance now and cheap that there is little incentive to build your own. Only reason to do a custom build is if your a hardcore bleeding edge gamer.

I use X-plane 10, which is a HC flight simulator. Still impossible to use it at the highest graphics settings, although it's been on the market for a long time, since 2011 I think.

Building a really high end gaming PC yourself definitely makes sense, as you save easily 1K or more.

My gaming PC is also a Hackintosh, meaning I have OSX installed on it too. Now this bit is tricky to do, but if you know your way around computers it's a fun project to do.

My "home-brew" Hackintosh outperformed in geek bench similarly (custom) equipped Mac Pro. My hackintosh build is about 3K in parts, while the Custom Mac Pro would have been about 8K.

[Steven Andrew]

I enjoy a good pc build. One of my hobbies is sim racing. This is my rig.

[Syed117]

Originally Posted by DeeTee

Building PC's have become a pastime that's long gone.
Computers/Cellphones/Tablets are so advance now and cheap that there is little incentive to build your own. Only reason to do a custom build is if your a hardcore bleeding edge gamer.

Building PCs used to be for fairly serious computer nerds and hardcore hobbyists.

The entire process is more streamlined and there is a wealth of knowledge on youtube. Anyone can do it now.

It's more popular than ever. Obviously still a small percentage compared to people who buy pre-built, but it's growing.

Plus, if I had gone with a name brand like Alienware, Maingear, or Origin, I would have paid $1500 extra or more for the same configuration. Definitely worth it for something that takes 2-3 hours to do if you go really slowly.

Originally Posted by Steven Andrew

I enjoy a good pc build. One of my hobbies is sim racing. This is my rig.

Very nice. I was always tempted to go multi monitor for a racing setup. Just never got around to it.

[OmegaJJH]

That's a serious throwback to my childhood!!!!!!!!!

Thank you!

My dad built all our PC's. Used to love going to the computer fairs with him.

I'm now an Apple fanboy...27" 5k iMac and will never look back

[Swearengen]

Back in the day ('90s) I worked for a small software house. Most of the work was on Vax VMS or Unix (Sun, HP, DEC Ultrix, ICL DRS 6000 etc). One day we had a requirement to port some code to Win NT and I drew the short straw of building a twin cpu intel based box. After a few configuration challenges it ran pretty reliably. I also got involved with getting Win NT running on a Power PC, possibly a motorola power pc. Spent a few days on it before I found out it needed a motherboard upgrade for the OS we were running. All good fun.

[rootbeer7]

Originally Posted by Swearengen

Back in the day ('90s) I worked for a small software house. Most of the work was on Vax VMS or Unix (Sun, HP, DEC Ultrix, ICL DRS 6000 etc). One day we had a requirement to port some code to Win NT and I drew the short straw of building a twin cpu intel based box. After a few configuration challenges it ran pretty reliably. I also got involved with getting Win NT running on a Power PC, possibly a motorola power pc. Spent a few days on it before I found out it needed a motherboard upgrade for the OS we were running. All good fun.

Could you translate please G

[james1787]

I used to build mine all the time. I still have one or two old ones somewhere in the basement. My friend and I used to go to computer shows all the time to pick up cases, sound cards, video cards, etc. For a while you used to be able to get better components for less cost and build a far better machine than what you could buy in a store.

I haven't built one in a while.. maybe someday I will build another. Right now my home PC is fine.. I don't do anything too crazy with it. I use my work laptop all the time and that gets changed out every 2-3 years.

[xman]

Built for my use a few but mostly enjoyed helping friends and family upgrading drives, RAM, video cards, OSs, through the years... Just as a hobby...

[JustBlueFish]

I worked for a computer wholesale company in the 90s. Built workstation and severs all day everyday. I haven't built my own in at least 15 years. I don't have specific requirements that would justify the hassle. But that looks like a nice system.


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[mementomori1983]

Cool-looking rigs. I especially like your cable management. Looks neat. The liquid cooling on the 2nd rig is nice too.

I used to build and overclock PC's as a hobby. This was years ago, before that sort of thing was mainstream. I remember going at my CPU with the soldering iron to "unlock" certain settings, which voided the warranty. It was reckless and scary, but loads of fun.

I'd still be building PC's, but I found TRF lol




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