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it took me degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering, 140 IQ and 20 years of experience building PCs to realize that i will never do it better than Dell.

if some bimbo asked me for advice on how to build a PC i would point blank tell her to buy a Dell.

you have to be delusional to think you can process enough information to optimize a system to the extent Dell does when they literally have nothing else to do than sit in the lab and benchmark things.

yes you can always use higher end components than Dell does, but then you could save yourself the effort and just burn cash in the fireplace.

DIY is for Dunning Krugers, which is who Gamers Nexus caters to and why he always bashes Dell.

did you ever ask yourself why no Sys Admins ever build PCs for their customers ? whey they always just order Dells ?

every idiot thinks they know more than the pros do. as i said, took me 20 years to realize that i don't. better late than never ?

Lyn Alden 1y ago

Cool story.

I had a couple failed Dell computers in a row, which is why I started building my own and they lasted way longer.

At an engineering division I used to run, we built our own computers too, and routinely replaced individual parts as needed.

Nobody should compete with Dell for the mass market but if someone wants custom specs and a longer lifetime, custom works well.

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Dissident Sound 1y ago

Dells aren't designed to last longer than warranty period, but depending on the class of the machine the warranty may be as long as 7 years ( on Servers ).

top DIY market motherboards and power supplies come with 12 year warranties now, but i like to replace computers every 5 years anyway and Dell does offer 5 year warranty on the class of machines i buy from them ( workstations ) and workstation warranty is next business day on-site. you don't lift a finger - the tech comes to you.

i actually feel oppressed by the fact that my 12 year old DIY PC still works, because i don't use it but i'm also too cheap to just throw it out.

only downsides to old machines failing is it's harder to get your data but you should back up your data anyway.

i once heard a saying " data that isn't backed up doesn't exist " and i agree with that. it's similar to " you only own what you can defend " and so on.

your personal time is better spent backing up your data than trying to build an indestructible computer.

protozoan numbness 1y ago

Building your own computer used to be normal.