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kirby145 · 09-04-06, 09:23 PM

that is pretty cool. use old parts for free,
im sure you can get plenty of old computers absolutely free that people would normally want to throw out.

you could get
-fan
-graphics card
-other cards
-hard drive
-motherboard

and other stuff like that you know, some stuff will take some upgrading though.

oulzac · 09-04-06, 09:36 PM

oh yeah, when i was in high school, we used to do this, of course these were really old machines then, and our fosiles now, but we used to goto the local computer stores, and rumage through the dumpsters, and take allthe stuff home, and most of the time, we had enough working parts to put together a working pc, and then we would sell it to one of the computer stores for a $100.
We did this twice a month, easy money, ah, i miss those days.

kirby145 · 09-04-06, 09:44 PM

I know, all this stuff for free.. and you sell it, make some money, and be happy. that's just the simple fun life

webmonkey · 09-04-06, 10:04 PM

wow, sounds cool at your school, they wouldnt do stuff like that now!

Borghunter · 13-04-06, 02:42 AM

I was wondering if anyone else did the same as me and built their own computer. I built mine from scratch because it's so much cheaper and you can't void the warranty if you open it up.

sufi · 13-04-06, 03:49 AM

I have always built my own computer. (i.e. buying motherboard from another shop and hard disk from another whichever gives me cheap rate) and it is not hard to assemble.

mystery250 · 13-04-06, 05:32 PM

I didn't build this computer. It's a premade Emachine... All I have done is add a few things to it such as a secondary harddrive, more ram, a new disk drive, etc.

navjotjsingh · 13-04-06, 10:06 PM

I did not made my PC..got it assembled but would love to build my own but i need to learn some hardware basics for that.

Dude111 · 26-03-12, 12:11 PM

I dont think im techinally inclined enough to put one together... (Quite hard)

Quote:

Originally Posted by snike

Has anyone here every bought computer parts and put them together to make a computer? Can you do that? I don't think the computer would be very nice if you made it yourself because things can go wrong.

Yes but if everything works right,ITS AN AWESOME FEELING!!! (Sounds like an exciting project though)

nvingo · 26-03-12, 01:44 PM

I was commissioned to help some workmates build their PCs. Went to computer fairs, bought cases, motherboards, RAM, processors, Graphics cards, HDDs etc. then assembled parts into a PC. Took only a few hours.

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oulzac Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Wilbur Posts: 45 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	oh yeah, when i was in high school, we used to do this, of course these were really old machines then, and our fosiles now, but we used to goto the local computer stores, and rumage through the dumpsters, and take allthe stuff home, and most of the time, we had enough working parts to put together a working pc, and then we would sell it to one of the computer stores for a $100. We did this twice a month, easy money, ah, i miss those days. __________________ "Ello, Testicle support!"

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Borghunter Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Did you build your own computer? I was wondering if anyone else did the same as me and built their own computer. I built mine from scratch because it's so much cheaper and you can't void the warranty if you open it up. __________________ Joomla! at Else If.info JxS Designs - Free Custom Templates

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sufi Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 172 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I have always built my own computer. (i.e. buying motherboard from another shop and hard disk from another whichever gives me cheap rate) and it is not hard to assemble. __________________ Sufi

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nvingo Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cambs, UK Posts: 405 Thanks: 6 Thanked 65 Times in 61 Posts	Re: Custom Made Computer I was commissioned to help some workmates build their PCs. Went to computer fairs, bought cases, motherboards, RAM, processors, Graphics cards, HDDs etc. then assembled parts into a PC. Took only a few hours.

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kirby145 Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 53 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	that is pretty cool. use old parts for free, im sure you can get plenty of old computers absolutely free that people would normally want to throw out. you could get -fan -graphics card -other cards -hard drive -motherboard and other stuff like that you know, some stuff will take some upgrading though.

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kirby145 Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 53 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I know, all this stuff for free.. and you sell it, make some money, and be happy. that's just the simple fun life

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mystery250 Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 48 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I didn't build this computer. It's a premade Emachine... All I have done is add a few things to it such as a secondary harddrive, more ram, a new disk drive, etc.

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navjotjsingh Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Delhi, India Posts: 127 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	I did not made my PC..got it assembled but would love to build my own but i need to learn some hardware basics for that.