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10 sats \ 5 replies \ @smuglydawg OP 19 Feb \ parent \ on: Buying a Used PC tech
What are your concerns with used electronics?
Never really understood what people mean when they say 'build a pc'
Does it mean, find screw driver and hex key, take RAM out of plastic casing, insert RAM, take SSD, attach to PCIe plug, close enclosure with said tools, switch on?
I've started to love using old systems and configuring them but you still pay for what you get. I imagine there's obvious trade-offs either way. I'd just assess what you need it to do, your budget and when you need it. If you don't really need it, you can always wait further down the line as you probably get the same thing for less in the future.
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Yes you can save some money buying the loose parts and before you had to be careful they would work together. It’s been awhile since I studied the field so not sure this is still a concern.
Little outdated as far as parts go but YouTube is your friend. Searching "how to build a PC" will get you many results.
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I see there's a lot more to think over when building gaming or cutting-edge performance machines.
I usually just use desktop/notebook/nucs that make decent servers / headless nodes (at less expense.) If you just want to supe/pimp a regular machine, your usually dealing with a cpu soldered onto a motherboard and that doesn't leave so much work, maybe ~75% work is checking for the spec and upgradeable options for best performance (research/shopping.)
Thanks, enjoy learning stuff.
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