Building a PC Isn't Hard

[Rick Bowers]

At Sunday 2/3/2008 11:26 PM, you wrote:
>On Sun, Feb 03, 2008 at 10:01:33PM -0500, Rick Bowers wrote:
> >
> > I've built my own systems for many years. But the cost of cases seems
> > to have skyrocketed. I used to pay about $30 or so for a case, now
> > they're closer to $100+.
>
>Micro Center has some (flimsy-looking, but serviceable) cases mini-tower
>cases for $20 and some better-looking ones in the $30 neighborhood.
>
> > With everything being integrated onto the motherboard -- video,
> > sound, Internet -- I've found it cheaper to buy pre-built systems.
>
>Wow. You get Internet on your mobos? I gotta get me one o' them! ;-)

Details, details.  Yep, you caught me. How about integrated ethernet? 
802.3? ;-)

~Rick


> > I miss building my own. It's so much more fun and enjoyable.
>
>It was fun, but my hands will take a week to heal from the nicks and
>scratches from introducing my hand to every sharp corner and edge in
>the case...
>
>Kurt
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