In the mean time I hope you will consider buying your computer from your local dealer or repair shop. But early on manufacturers began supplying Cases motherboards and the rest of the parts to build a computer.The apple computer is a different story and isn't covered here. So an industry sprang up and some bigger companies plus local dealers built computer to your specifications.

People understandably would like to know the answer before spending their money. These had many advantages the main one being that you could find parts anywhere at reasonable prices. What sometimes happens for example is say a motherboard goes bad. The only one that meets all these requirements is the generic computer that is built by you or a computer dealer. Lately the majors have started to make their computers more compatible.00 while the major manufacturers could be $250.

They will make you pay dearly and many times the power supply will need to be special ordered from the major manufacturer.00 to $300. The fact is that desktop computer deals are not real deals if you get a machine that doesn't last out of them. Now the generic motherboard might run $80. Computers are different than almost any other product. Because of the way the major manufacturers computer is built a generic or another manufacturers won't fit this has nothing to do with the electronics it's a mechanical thing it physically won't fit or screw holes won't line up.

Taking into account that almost all of the parts in the major Brands are made by the same companies Bucket Adapters that make the generic parts. In selecting your generic computer do some research in is quality of product.You might be surprised at the answer. If you were to ask almost any computer dealer I think most would agree with what I have said. You probably wouldn't want to build your own car for example. The same goes for power supplies.