[OT] Custom computers

[Richard Gaskin]

I was looking for a beefy quad core system and my brother convinced me 
that the cost savings and customizability makes it well worth the time 
to assemble the parts.

So I'm curious:  How many of you here have built your own computers? 
Did you go with a barebones, or do it from scratch?  Did you go with 
Intel or AMD, and why?

I'm leaning toward AMD myself given what appears to be an excellent 
price/performance value, and will likely build from scratch because I'm 
picky about the case.

Seems a surprising number of people I know build their own systems, 
kinda makes me wonder why I ever bought an off-the-shelf PC.

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  Richard Gaskin
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