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On Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at 4:35:10 PM UTC-5, Ross Ridge wrote:
> The Dude  <craigme...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > The biggest hurdle for me building my own or going to a computer
> >builder with a parts list is I don't want to mess up the symbiotic
> >relationship of the parts when they are placed in a case. 
> 
> Well, that's not really a thing.  Basically if you can it physically
> fit part in in the case, and connect it up then you're good to go.
> For example with a video card what you need is a 16x PCI-Express slot
> on the motherboard, the appropriate additional power connectors on the
> power supply, and physically enough clearance in the case for card to fit.
> 
> The only mistake you can make in terms of matching parts, is doing
> something like puting $1000 video card in a computer with $50 CPU, most
> of the time you'll be bottlenecked by the CPU and your video card will
> be sitting idle waiting for it to catch up.  It'll still work but you've
> wasted a lot of money.  Once you get in to more reasonable range though,
> things are less obvious.  It's hard to say that a $200 CPU matched with
> a $400 video card is bad choice, or a $400 CPU and a $200 video card
> would be bad either.  Some games might perform better with the first
> option and others might perform better with the second.
> 
> >I also don't want to have
> >hassles when and if something goes wrong post purchase.  I know Dell is
> >not the best maker for the money perhaps, but they have been very good
> >for me to deal with regarding service and warranty coverage after the
> >fact.  
> 
> Yah, just so you have an idea you're paying extra for that service.
> 
> >BTW....Just got home and checked the website...can add a 128GB M.2 SATA
> >SSD (Boot) to the 2TB hard drive for $125 and can add a 256GB SSD for
> >$250.
> 
> You can install your own 256GB SSD for about $100, so that's pretty
> terrible deal.  Even the top-of-the-line Samsung 850 EVO 500 MB SSD is
> available for less than $250.
> 
> 					Ross Ridge
> 
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More great info Ross...I appreciate it greatly.
Waterloo ... great school and town.

Cheers