there has been higher than normal traffic to the posts regarding the PC i built this year so i thought i’d list this on the sidebar like the Sim-on-the-Stick posts are
computers get out-of-date in a very rapid manner, so i’d use these posts as more of a confidence builder to help you determine if building a PC is right for you
i had some advantages that made it more economical than normal such as an operating system from subQuark, extended time to build it meaning savings from promos ($90), and some consideration from one of the manufacturers because i mention them favourably on this blog. oh, and the biggest savings – subQuark reimbursed me used it as biz write-off (ooh, so corporate eh? dang, i should have gone for a higher end graphics card!) =p
these posts chronicle my ups-and-downs as a low tech n00b and each has links to all the other posts in the series
Ener builds an OpenSim PC:
- taking the PC building plunge (using PCPartPicker to spec it out)
- Ener’s VW computer project update (preliminary components selected)
- PC rebates for do-it-yourselfers (saving money!)
- PC build project – nite 01 (all the parts are in!)
- PC build project – day 02 (learn to love the mobo manual)
- PC build project – moment of truth (will it roar to life or spark and die)
- PC build project – odds and ends (sound foam and wifi card)
- PC build project – retrospect (stacking the odds for success)
- Ener Hax’s 2012 OpenSim Computer (final part list, prices, rebates)
[...] you can read the build series with the link on the right – Ener builds an OpenSim PC [...]
five months on the Ener Hax 2012 OpenSim PC at i live in science land
17 Jan 13 at 3:27 pm
[...] keep saying that i am. i am only techie enough to do what i want to do and no more. yes, i did build my own PC but using PCPartPicker.com ensured i would not have mismatched parts – which means all i did [...]
forget Simona Stick, use your own name for SoaS at i live in science land
26 Jan 13 at 5:00 pm