| For a gamer, what can be more fulfilling than to build | | | | upgradeable |
| your own gaming computer? In fact, the only way to | | | | Building your own computer allows you to choose the |
| get the best out of your computer and maximize your | | | | parts that are upgradeable in the future. Off the shelf |
| gaming experience is to build it yourself. However, | | | | computers don't and the retailers are keeping mum |
| there are tightly kept secrets among computer | | | | about it. Most off the shelf computers are using parts |
| retailers that they don't want you to know, because it | | | | that will grow obsolete in a year or two times and the |
| will affect their profitability to a great extent. This article | | | | only choice you have then is to buy another computer |
| will reveal the secrets that all gamers need to know. | | | | from them again. |
| Secret 1) It is very easy to build your own gaming | | | | Secret 4) You don't need extended warranties and |
| computer | | | | technical support |
| If everyone knows how easy it is to build a computer, | | | | Your computer retailers will definitely sell you the |
| then no one will be buying from the computer retailers. | | | | benefit of having extended warranties and technical |
| This is why most computer retailers tell you that it is | | | | support because they know that most of the time, it |
| very troublesome and complicated to build your own | | | | will not realise and it is a pure profit for them. By buying |
| and it is better off to buy one off the shelf. In actual | | | | one, you're betting that your product will break, that the |
| fact, my 10 years old kid took only 1 hour to figure out | | | | extended warranty will cover the damage, and that |
| how to build a computer. How long do you think you | | | | repairing the product would cost more than you paid |
| need? | | | | for the extended warranty. In that case, why bother to |
| Secret 2) It is much cheaper to build your own gaming | | | | buy from them in the first place? When you build your |
| computer than to buy one off the shelf | | | | own gaming computer, each part comes with |
| Keep in mind that the main focus of the computer | | | | warranty. Even if it spoils, you only have to change the |
| retailer is to make as much profit from you, not how | | | | individual part rather than the whole computer. This is |
| good your gaming experience is. As such, never | | | | much cheaper than what you pay for the extended |
| expect a cheap gaming computer from computer | | | | warranty. In addition, the lifespan of a computer |
| retailers. Occasionally, computer retailers may package | | | | system is generally 3-5 years. By the time your whole |
| their computers in a low price to entice you to buy. | | | | computer system is spoilt, it is also time to get a new |
| The fact is: you will not be getting the quality | | | | one because all your computer parts will be obsolete |
| component that your price is paying. Most of the parts | | | | by then. |
| in the computer will not be suitable for gaming usage. It | | | | The only way to get the best out of your computer, |
| might boost the latest CPU in the market, but the | | | | be it the cost or the gaming performance, is to build |
| power supply, graphics card, motherboards and | | | | your own gaming computer. Computer retailers are |
| memory are parts that get obsolete very fast. If you | | | | keeping mum about this fact and trying means to |
| are patient enough to shop around and source for the | | | | entice you to buy from them. If you are serious about |
| parts you want, you can save up to 30 - 50% of what | | | | gaming, don't ever let the computer retailers stand in |
| you going to pay at the retail stores. | | | | your way of owning your very best gaming computer. |
| Secret 3) Off the shelf computers are not | | | | |