This is why I read Toms Hardware Guide
Oct. 13th, 2005 02:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
longwingI admit that it's a little creepy to see my own logic put up on one of the most popular hardware sites on the planet. THG just put up an article about creating powerful computers for $500. Point for point, this is how I build custom PCs. We only disagree on a few points. In my experience, it's best to get hardware that works together now, rather than panning upgrade paths. I've never had an upgrade work out to be cheaper than a new system build every few years.
Second, they bargain hunt by going off brand. Normally, I'm big on off brands, but I've been burned by substandard and unusual off-brand hardware too many times to recommend things from unknown manufacturers. The end result is that my PC's tend to cost about $600, instead of $500.
Still, this Guide might as well be titled "How Longwing builds PCs" and that's just odd.
Second, they bargain hunt by going off brand. Normally, I'm big on off brands, but I've been burned by substandard and unusual off-brand hardware too many times to recommend things from unknown manufacturers. The end result is that my PC's tend to cost about $600, instead of $500.
Still, this Guide might as well be titled "How Longwing builds PCs" and that's just odd.
