Talk:Homebuilt computer

message: Shouldn't the fact that it's cheaper to build a computer yourself
be mentioned as a positive side? Or does it cost roughly the same with a mass-
produced computer?
--81.230.171.21 14:21, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Buying a barebones system IS building your own computer.  You're just starting from a different point.  It is definitely less expensive to build your own computer vs. buying a system.  Plus you get exactly what you want.  No more and no less.
The real saving is if you have a need for more than a single PC, second line systems built from the debris of later upgrades are very cheap. My main reason for self build theses days (author of the original article) is to build systems with hardware that I know is compatible with Linux. 
So I'm loth to claim that price is a major factor.
--Shoka 22:49, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Price is a huge factor, has always been the primary reason I've built mine. Mathmo Talk 14:13, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: This would be a waste. Home built and custom are close to completely different. I could buy a custom off of a website, but that negates most of there benefit of building a pc. Unlike buying a custom pc, building a pc takes something called talent, something that 40-hour a week gamer doesn't likely have. Plus, you know the parts that you built your computer with, and this will benefit in the longrun by the ability to purchase upgrades that suit your needs. With a prebuild system, especially a generic one from Best Buy, you cannot hope to upgrade a cheap pc. Plus, if you homebuild it, the more it costs the more money it saves. You can buy a $5000 alienware system, or you can spend maybe $3.5 grand on a homebuilt rig with equal or better specs.
:A home built computer is a type of custom build.  Instead of it being built by some "geek," it is built by someone learning, or fully experienced in system building.
:I don't wanna erase your article, because I feel they compliment each other and make the overall topic stronger.
:You touch upon this I didn't think to add to my own article, and as you can see I have borrowed a bit from you.  That in itself should say how I liked your article. --Ben414 13:43, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  No Merge Please 

message: * Build Your Own PC - Step by Step Building Guide  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.174.189.113 (talk) 16:46, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  new link suggestion 

message: I can't vouch for its contents but surely an interwiki to Wikibooks coverage of this topic would be appropriate. KTo288 (talk) 19:04, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Wikibooks

message: What about computers built from general purpose electronic components, perhaps using instruction sets designed by the builder?
Examples:
*http://cpuville.com/ Home built TTL computer (Very simple instruction set)
*http://www.holmea.demon.co.uk/Mk1/Architecture.htm Optimized for Forth
*http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Microprocessor_Design/Wire_Wrap Wikibooks Microprocessor Design/Wire Wrap (See further reading for additional links)
*http://www.holmea.demon.co.uk/Links.htm#Homemade (More links)
What would be an appropriate article title?
- Leonard G. (talk) 03:24, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: <Years later> That would be fascinating to read about,if it could be referenced. But there's more about Purolator and bubble-wrap about this article than wire-wrap pencils or logic design. Notability might be a problem; how notable are grad-student projects or hobby projects in general? There's probably more people who build airplanes from kit plans then there are people who build CPUs from SSI chips.  --Wtshymanski (talk) 15:14, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

text: I agree that there's a difference between "Homebuilt PC" (i.e., PC built from board-level components) and "Homebrew Computer" (computer built from chip-level components). There seem to still be multiple communities of people doing Homebrew systems (e.g., Hackaday Homebrew Computers, multiple Facebook groups for 6502/Z80/Other homebrew systems, the Ben Eater 6502 system, and so forth). If anything, the Homebrew scene seems to be heating up again. I think the correct page for Homebrew Computers should perhaps be something like "Homebrew Computer System" linked from Homebrew computer perhaps? Chris Tyler (talk) 15:44, 23 September 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  A different article? 

message: I recently made a significant edit to the final section 'Homebuilt computers and high-performance systems.'  First, I adjusted the heading from its original 'Homebuilt computers and gaming performance systems' to 'Homebuilt computers and high-peformance systems.'  I believe this edit more appropriately describes the information within this section as other high-end needs for a homebuilt computer are discussed besides just for a gaming purpose.  Also, I further explained the reasons why people who have high-performance needs might choose to build their own computer.  The previous version of this section discussed briefly these reasons, and they made sense to me.  I do not believe, however, that they were necessarily clear for anyone who might read this section and particularly not for those who do not have much or any experience building their own computer.
Also, there appears to be an error with the website I am citing.  I will attempt to correct this immediately.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zac134531 (talk • contribs) 03:19, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Edit to 'Homebuilt computers and high-performance systems'

message: This article completely ignores real homebrew computers: those that are built from scratch with microprocessors, glue logic, CPLDs, etc.  About all the article talks about are home-assembled PCs.  That's not what I would call building a computer.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.69.12.6 (talk) 16:06, 30 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Real homebrew computers 

message: The term "custom PC" is much more popular than "homebuilt computer", so I think the article should be moved there instead. The only problem is, the article is currently existing as a redirect to Custom PC (magazine) (I moved it to the magazine title). I don't have the power to move it there since it already exists and I don't know how I could go about doing it without having the article deleted first so this can be moved there. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Custom_PC&redirect=no Wikinium (talk) 01:22, 9 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed move to [[Custom PC]] 

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