how much money would I save bulding my own pc vs. buying a rig from i buy power?

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#1 theuncharted34
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thanks :)

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#2 04dcarraher
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Depending on the build it can be upto hundreds.
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#3 Xeros606
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Anywhere from $50 for low spec computers to upwards of $500 for high spec computers.
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#4 GTR2addict
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over 100$ on just about ANY configuration
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#5 Lach0121
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Anywhere from $50 for low spec computers to upwards of $500 for high spec computers.Xeros606

This, and sometimes if done at the right time, (sales and all) you might be able save slightly more.

As well as have better warranty buying each component!

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#6 lickisg
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You can estimate a of 15 to 25 % of savings from buying the pieces yourself than from a company in the mid-end hardware % range

600-1100$. On more expensive system you save even more

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#7 metacritical
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it's not really about saving money, it's about knowing exactly what you have in your system and having the flexibility to replace things as and when they need upgrading without losing any warranty. typically self building doesn't save a great deal of money if it saves anything at all. though of course if the company you buy a pre-build from is very expensive and overcharges for systems like alienware then you will save a lot more than if you bought some budget PC from Dell since Dell tend to put low end components in and you will buy better quality parts if you build it yourself.
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#8 C_Rule
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About a month ago, I saw a 4K PC (Acer) in the shop, priced it up using exactly the same parts and in the case where I either couldn't find the part or it was not listed (mobo, ect) I would have undoubtedly chosen better parts. It worked out about ~$800 cheaper.
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#9 swehunt
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You can save 20-40% on the price if you buy the exsact same parts, but you can do a much better deal and only buy the stuff you like/want, in raw performance you can get 200% performance over a simular priced PC.

I recomend buying parts and assemble @ home, mostly because you get better parts, can skip the crappy case/crappy PSU/horrible flashcard readers/and ûber expencive blueray burner(s) and opt. to put that money on better graphic cards and CPU.

It's no problem to build a PC for $1000 to outdo many $1800 prebuilt PC's. (well, in gaming that is.)

For $1800 would you get a beast if you build it yourself.

TC: how much do you like to spend? If you have a price many here can show you the diffrence. (Me includ.)