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Build your own computer saving money and making it faster than if you bought a pre-built system in a store or online.

The computers below are examples of computers you can find fully built in the stores or online, with examples of home built computers. Along with the cost savings you get by building the same computer at home. In the far right column, we show the upgrades you can do to the features and specifications of the computers while still saving a lot of money.

Basic Computer - Perfect for going online, word processing, mp3's, DVD burning, etc.

Dell Inspiron 530s
Home Built system with same features and specs as the Dell
Home Built Basic Computer with upgrades (upgrades in Bold)
CPU Intel®Pentium® dual-core processor E2160
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Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe
Video Card Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100

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Geforce 8600
Memory 1GB DDR2 667MHz
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1GB DDR2 667MHz
Hard drive 250 GB 7200RPM 16MB cache
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500 GB 7200RPM 16MB cache
Disc drive 16x CD/DVD Burner
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18x CD/DVD Burner
Monitor 19 inch S199WFP Widescreen
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19" Widescreen
OS Vista Home Premium
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Vista Home Premium
Price
$539
$431
Price with Upgrades $476

On the Basic Computer we were able to not only save money, but also increase the speed, upgrade the video card, put in a faster burner and up the storage all for an increase in cost of only $45. All while saving $63 off the slower Dell computer. To get started building your computer Click here to Buy Now!

 

Basic Gaming Computer

Dell XPS 630
Home Built system with same features and specs as the Dell
Home Built Basic Gaming Computer with upgrades (upgrades in Bold)
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
Video Card GeForce 8800GT
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GeForce 9600GT
Memory 2GB DDR2 667MHz
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2GB DDR2 800MHz
Hard drive 320 GB 7200RPM 16MB cache
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500 GB 7200RPM 16MB cache
Disc drive 16x CD/DVD Burner
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18x CD/DVD Burner
Monitor No Monitor
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20" Flat Panel
OS Vista Home Premium
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Vista Home Premium
Price
$1119
$802
Price with Upgrades $997

For the Basic Gaming Computer we put in a much faster video card, faster memory, put in a faster Dual Layer DVD burner and upped the storage and still saved $122 by building the PC our selves. To get started building your computer Click here to Buy Now!

Mid-range Gaming Computer

Dell XPS 720
Home Built system with same features and specs as the Dell
Home Built Mid-range Gaming Computer with upgrades (upgrades in Bold)
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700
Video Card Geforce 8800 GT 512MB
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Geforce 8800 GTS 640MB
Memory 3GB DDR2 667MHz
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4GB DDR2 1066MHz
Hard drive 500 GB 7200RPM 16MB cache
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2 500 GB 7200RPM 16MB cache
Sound Sound Blaster X-Fi
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Sound Blaster X-Fi
Disc drive 16x CD/DVD Dual Layer Burner
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18x CD/DVD Dual Layer Burner
Monitor 22 inch SP2208WFP Wide Flat Panel
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22" Wide Flat Panel
OS Vista Home Premium
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Vista Home Premium
Price
$2009
$1384
Price with Upgrades $1638

When you go over $1000 you start seeing more savings in building a PC yourself. On the Mid-range Gaming Computer we again increased the CPU speed, put in a much faster video card with more memory, added 1GB to the system memory and doubled the storage. We saved $371 even after all the upgrades. To get started building your computer Click here to Buy Now!

 Audio Video Production Computer

Rain Recording Nimbus
Home Built system with same features and specs as the Nimbus
Home Built High-end Gaming Computer with upgrades (upgrades in Bold)
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
Video Card ATI FireGL V5600 512MB PCIe Dual-DVI Video Card
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ATI FireGL V5600 512MB PCIe Dual-DVI Video Card
Memory 4GB DDR2 800MHz
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4GB DDR2 1066MHz
Hard drives 500 GB 7200RPM 16MB cache
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Two 500 GB 7200RPM 16MB cache
Sound ?
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Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity 
Disc drive 18x CD/DVD Dual Layer Burners
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18x CD/DVD Dual Layer Burner
Monitor none
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22" LCD
OS Vista Home Ultimate
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Vista Home Ultimate
Price
$2543
$1734
Price with Upgrades $1993

With the Audio Video Production Computer we sped up the memory added a 2nd hard drive, upgraded the sound card and added 22" monitor.  We saved $550 off the slower, over priced Nimbus system. To get started building your computer Click here to Buy Now!!

High-end Gaming Computer

Alienware Area-51 7500
Home Built system with same features and specs as the Alienware
Home Built High-end Gaming Computer with upgrades (upgrades in Bold)
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700
Video Card GeForce 8800 GT 512MB
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Two Geforce 8800 GT 512MB in SLI config
Memory 2GB DDR2 800MHz
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4GB DDR2 1066MHz
Hard drive 250 GB 7200RPM 16MB cache
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750 GB 7200RPM 16MB cache
Sound Sound Blaster X-Fi
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Sound Blaster X-Fi
Disc drive 18x CD/DVD Dual Layer Burners
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Two 18x CD/DVD Dual Layer Burners
Monitor 24" Widescreen LCD
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24" Widescreen LCD
OS Vista Home Premium
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Vista Home Premium
Price
$2587
$1606
Price with Upgrades $2042

With the High-end Gaming Computer we increased the speed of the cpu, put in a 2nd video card, doubled the system memory, added a 2nd DVD burner and tripled the storage space. We saved $545 off the slower, over priced Alienware system. To get started building your computer Click here to Buy Now!!

Extreme Gaming Computer

Alienware Area-51 ALX
No upgrades needed. It's pretty much as powerful as you can get.
Home Built Extreme Gaming Computer
CPU Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme QX9650  overclocked to 4 GHz
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Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme QX9650  overclocked to 4 GHz
Video Card Dual 1GB ATI® Radeon™ HD 3870 X2 – Quad GPU Technology
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Dual 1GB ATI® Radeon™ HD 3870 X2 – Quad GPU Technology
Memory 4GB DDR3 1333MHz Low Letency
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4GB DDR3 1333MHz Low Letency
Hard drive Two 2 TB 7200RPM 16MB cache
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Two 2 TB 7200RPM 16MB cache
Sound Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme
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Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme
Special Cooling Water cooled CPU, Video card, hard drive and motherboard
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Water cooled CPU, Video card, hard drive and motherboard
Disc drive 4X Dual Layer Blu-Ray/DVD±RW/CD-RW Writer
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4X Dual Layer Blu-Ray/DVD±RW/CD-RW Writer
Monitor 30'' Samsung Widescreen
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30'' Samsung Widescreen
OS Vista Ultimate
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Vista Ultimate
Price
$9507
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$6024

On the Extreme Gaming Computer we built a system with the same features and specs as the Alienware System. We saved $3,483. To get started building your computer Click here to Buy Now!

When Dell and other computer makers build a pc they have to make a profit, so they jack up the sale price when building a computer.

When you build your own computer, you'll use the same quality parts that Dell and the other manufacturers use to build a pc and you'll get them for the same low price as when the manufacturers build computers. This saves you money and gives you the option to build a computer better, faster and for less cash.

When you build a pc you get a sense of pride and confidence. You can build your own computer to be exactly what you need. If you want a DVD burner, put it in. If you want to play high end games with the latest 3D graphics, install the latest video card. It's all in your hands when you build computers.

Our video lessons take you through choosing the parts to build your own computer, where to buy and how much to pay for the parts to build a pc.

Then configuring and installing them into a computer case of your choice and installing Windows.

In the end, you will have a fully functional computer, custom built for your needs.

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