Subj : Re: SSH on BBSes
To   : McDoob
From : Nightfox
Date : Mon Apr 25 2022 10:22:32

  Re: Re: SSH on BBSes
  By: McDoob to Nightfox on Sun Apr 24 2022 07:12 pm

 Ni>> Usually I'd like to build my PC myself though.  I'm capable of
 Ni>> building a PC, so I figured I can save some money by just buying the
 Ni>> parts and assembling it myself, rather than paying for labor for
 Ni>> someone else to assemble it.

 Mc> That is almost always the case, and the reason I do my own builds too.
 Mc> Even lately, when a GPU could cost twice as much as the entire rest of the
 Mc> computer, it's still more cost-effective to do it yourself. 

I've wondered if PC manufacturers are able to get bulk discounts though.  With the PC parts shortage in the past couple years, it has been difficult to buy a RTX 30 series graphics card by itself, but I've seen pre-built desktops and laptops with RTX 30 series graphics, and some of them don't cost as much as I'd expect.

Nightfox
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