Rubiks-Q-Bert wrote:
I put a hold on this until tax return time. Always get back a decent ammount so I might just do a complete rebuild. Use the case and the fans for sure. Try and save the board if I can.
The power supply is 700 but I will probably replace that as well.
Does your company do just local builds or do you mail em out too? Website?
If you do the spec and build yourself, I'd keep the PSU and the case... unless you think the power supply is flaky.
TBH, whenever it's time for a new build, I always replace everything. Piecemealing the system together will usually leave one weak link in the chain. The technology all moves forward together and unless you really know what you're doing, there's a good chance one of the old components won't be compatible with one of the new components.
I can't tell you how many calls we get from guys building their own rigs, screwing it up and then calling us for free advice on what they should do. "Hey, I just wanna know, if my new motherboard has xxx chipset, why won't my old yyy memory work with it?" "I just wanna know" is code for "I don't expect to pay for your advice". Like I have time for that.
We do mail-out systems. I charge a flat-fee $200 to spec and build a system. People tell us how much money they wanna spend, and I make sure they're getting the most bang for the buck. You may be able save the cost of the OS if you already have a Windows activation key that you can provide.
We can build a monster box for around $1500. Some people wanna go nuts with liquid cooling systems and top of the line GPUs. That's more, but it's really hobbyist stuff. Unless you're trying to melt your chip with crazy over-clocking, nobody really needs any of that. For what, a 6% gain? I don't.
Note that nobody in the business gets better prices than you can get yourself on Amazon or NewEgg, even with my distributor contacts. There's no profit in the hardware. That's why I do the flat-fee. Unless you're ordering like 500 i7 processors, my costs are the same as yours.
So if you know the difference between DDR3 ram and an UEFI BIOS, you can prolly build it yourself.
My websites:
Residential:
www.Bethlehem-Computer-Repair.comCorporate:
www.Valley-Network.com