Build it instead of a Gateway

[liverpool]

Hi Rob, nice site!

I've tried a couple websites (newegg, and something else) by looking at and selecting what seems to be necessary for building my own computer. Then I took that final price and still could not beat the price for the Gateway FX530XM (found on Gateways site, naturally, for about 1499) which includes a nice monitor as well.

I know very little about computers so a family friend has been helping. He encourages me to 'build' the computer, but the Gateway still looks a great (and maybe greatER) deal. What would you suggest? I use the computer for work also (so about 8 hours a day going through the internet, making changes to our site, emailing, etc).

Thank you in advance for any help you give. Have a great night!

Jeff

[Rob]

Hi! Thanks for the good words.

Have you read my post on this topic?
http://forums.mysuperpc.com/showthread.php?t=50

I'm not familiar with the Gateway model you mention, but chances are you can build the same or better computer for the same or less money. But see my post.

[liverpool]

Thanks for the info Rob. Would anyone mind giving me a ballpark figure of how much it might cost to build a computer with 2+ gigs of RAM, 300+ GB Harddrive, XP office or Vista Premium+, a good video and sound card, and 2ghz with a 19+ inch LCD monitor, etc? You can see the first post in this thread to see the Gateway computer I'm comparing it to. Have a great day! -Jeff

[Rob]

You can add up the cost of the components from the recommendations on my home page.
http://www.mysuperpc.com