• Is Gateway a good company?
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I tried to look it up on the BBB online, but I hear mixed reviews on the company Gateway. Can someone tell me if they're a trustworthy company? I'm looking at a really nice computer that seems worth my while but I don't want to buy it if the company is shit.
build the computer yourself
Thank you, that's totally what I asked
Overpriced, don't be afraid of building your own computer.
[QUOTE=Bombadecasa;22670156]Thank you, that's totally what I asked[/QUOTE] i don't care, you asked for our advice so I'm giving it
They're like any other computer company. They use really cheap parts and have a huge mark up, the only difference might be the technical support and general support.
Is it a good company? Probably not from the last year or so considering they were filing for bankruptcy. To be honest, Gateway computers are just as likely to be a piece of crap as any other Dell or E-Machine. If you have to get a prebuilt PC for any reason then look at some of the middle of the road HP towers. At least they have some decent parts inside em. If you plan to do any modern day gaming then I would highly recommend either building your own custom PC or at least having someone build you a custom system. The benefits being that you can choose what goes in it, have future expandability, and know that the parts are top quality if chosen correctly. The only downside is if you don't know how to build your own PC, then it will be more expensive to have someone in a local PC shop make a rig for you.
[QUOTE=Norfair12;22670425]Is it a good company? Probably not from the last year or so considering they were filing for bankruptcy. To be honest, Gateway computers are just as likely to be a piece of crap as any other Dell or E-Machine. If you have to get a prebuilt PC for any reason then look at some of the middle of the road HP towers. At least they have some decent parts inside em. If you plan to do any modern day gaming then I would highly recommend either building your own custom PC or at least having someone build you a custom system. The benefits being that you can choose what goes in it, have future expandability, and know that the parts are top quality if chosen correctly. The only downside is if you don't know how to build your own PC, then it will be more expensive to have someone in a local PC shop make a rig for you.[/QUOTE] Even then it's not much to building a PC, merely just plugging and slotting things in.
Okay every time people tell me to build a pc, I don't know shit about what's compatible with what, I'm afraid that if I build it it'll spontaneously blow up in my hands or I'll wire something wrong and have no damn clue what it is and it really seems like a mountain of work.
[QUOTE=Bombadecasa;22670554]Okay every time people tell me to build a pc, I don't know shit about what's compatible with what, I'm afraid that if I build it it'll spontaneously blow up in my hands or I'll wire something wrong and have no damn clue what it is and it really seems like a mountain of work.[/QUOTE] its not hard [editline]11:57PM[/editline] make a thread and we'll help you
[QUOTE=Yumyumbublegum;22670562]its not hard [editline]11:57PM[/editline] make a thread and we'll help you[/QUOTE] might as well, can't find any good computers on the internet.
[QUOTE=Bombadecasa;22670554]Okay every time people tell me to build a pc, I don't know shit about what's compatible with what, I'm afraid that if I build it it'll spontaneously blow up in my hands or I'll wire something wrong and have no damn clue what it is and it really seems like a mountain of work.[/QUOTE] Facepunch will choose the right parts for you, just create a thread in the PC Building section. As for building it, we can help you out here, there are also many YouTube videos guiding on how to build PC's.
if you can read, operate a screwdriver and put some plastic bits with wires connected into the correctly shaped holes, then you can build a computer
[QUOTE=reapaninja;22670644]if you can read, operate a screwdriver and put some plastic bits with wires connected into the correctly shaped holes, then you can build a computer[/QUOTE] This, and slotting things into slots. The hardest part of building a PC is choosing the right parts, which we can do for you on here.
Its like a really expensive lego set. I had mine done in about 2 hours the first time, watching some videos when I needed to.
[img]http://www.autismmaterials.com/Shape%20Sorter.jpg[/img] it's something like playing with one of those. Most things only fit in one hole, and if they fit in another that means you probably used a hammer to put it in
[QUOTE=ButtsexV2;22671064][img]http://www.autismmaterials.com/Shape%20Sorter.jpg[/img] it's something like playing with one of those. Most things only fit in one hole, and if they fit in another that means you probably used a hammer to put it in[/QUOTE] There is alot to consider when building a pc. Stop trolling.
[QUOTE=Wheeze201;22671109]There is alot to consider when building a pc. Stop trolling.[/QUOTE] no not really
[QUOTE=Yumyumbublegum;22671167]no not really[/QUOTE] Mother board CPU socket, how much shit you're going to have in that computer so you can buy the correct PSU. You also need to make sure that the PSU can power your graphics card. If your graphics card, cpu cooler and all that will actually fit in the case, buying the correct RAM that will fit your motherboard. Those are just basics. There is alot of other stuff you'd need to go over.
[QUOTE=Wheeze201;22671314]Mother board CPU socket, how much shit you're going to have in that computer so you can buy the correct PSU. You also need to make sure that the PSU can power your graphics card. If your graphics card, cpu cooler and all that will actually fit in the case, buying the correct RAM that will fit your motherboard. Those are just basics. There is alot of other stuff you'd need to go over.[/QUOTE] that's making the build not actually building
Also jumpers are an absolute bastard sometimes
[QUOTE=Dr Egg;22671570]Also jumpers are an absolute bastard sometimes[/QUOTE] Only with older IDE drives do you even really have to mess with jumpers anymore. All of the newer SATA drives are just plug and play. You can configure them from the BIOS. Even with the jumpers on IDE drives you usually had your end of chain drive as master and your second from the end of the chain as slave.
Choosing the parts is the only hard part. Actually putting it together is like lego, or the above child's toy picture. Personally, I was as paranoid as the OP for putting it together. But it really is dead simple. The most of an issue I had was cable management.
I learned how to build a computer when I was 12. It took 30 minutes of reading.
[QUOTE=reapaninja;22671454]that's making the build not actually building[/QUOTE] And you guys are telling him to make a build.
[QUOTE=Wheeze201;22678751]And you guys are telling him to make a build.[/QUOTE] And offering to help and give advice when he makes a thread in PC Building.
ITT: poor, confused people. making = him posting in the pc building section, where he gives a budget and we make him a build. building = him putting the legos together. [editline]08:18AM[/editline] Hell I'll even skype chat if you're THAT nervous about it. Maybe that'd be a little weird though :tinfoil:
[QUOTE=Dr Egg;22671570]Also jumpers are an absolute bastard sometimes[/QUOTE] Haha IDE
I was meaning motherboard jumpers. IDE is piss easy you just put everything possible to cable select
If you want to know how truly easy it is: [url]www.pcityourself.com[/url] It's not exactly in-depth, but it gives you a basic idea of what you're doing.
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