PP Mguire
Build Guru
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Triple freakin post, sorry Carnage.
It's been a while, new user base, new regulars, so here goes.
I think I should reiterate my stance on this as a few must not completely understand. I have no problems with anybody wanting to buy whatever it is they want. You want to buy a Dell? Be my guest. You want to buy an FX4300 over an i3 because you prefer AMD? Cool! You like that shiny bling case to go with that 300 dollar motherboard? More power to you bro.
My only problem is this. Most people do not have a legitimate reason why they want, for the topics sake, a Dell, a pre-built, or a specific piece. They then want to argue semantics why they need it rather than take kindly advice against a potentially bad purchase. I don't think I have to start linking threads here where users bought something and regretted that purchase later. So, people make mistakes, people need to live and learn. I get it. Thing is, I hate the *****ing that comes after it. The complaining "well **** man, I wish I would have known I needed to do this if I did this".
So to get back on topic, I don't care if somebody prefers something and I understand. I get that some people may want a Dell with their warranty that covers all, or whatever it is that simply floats their boat. What I hate is those small few who want to complain about it later after being told otherwise. I hate the gamers who want more out of something after being told for the same money they could have had something better if they hadn't have been so lazy. Yes, gamers are pretty damn lazy. They want their toy and they want it now. But why rush into something now when most likely you'll wind up spending more time later fixing (or upgrading) and doing what you should have done to begin with? Or what about what gets people the most, saving money!
When it comes to hardware or building it's my job to make sure people make informed decisions and purchases. Whether it be on a Dell, a gaming rig, a workstation, hell even a console. That is why I labeled myself the "Build Guru". I know a ton about hardware, I know why specific things are better than others, what can get by, I do my own testing to further familiarize myself with the advice I'm giving, I keep up with all the latest hardware to advise on possibly waiting IF it's better, I have reviewing under my belt, and I enjoy helping people for free. Nothing beats free. The best part is, I'm a poor gamer just like everybody else (don't let the specs fool you) and I don't tell anybody something that I wouldn't do myself. What's even better than that, is despite common belief I'm unbiased. Now before the flames kick up from a certain few, I back up my statements with facts and sources or even my own testing. I've proven this before.
So final statement here, do I care if somebody buys a Dell? No. Do I care if somebody goes AMD over Intel? No. All I care about is that I at least tried to help them make a decision that suits them. As I too have those same people who just prefer this over that. Like the above posting confirms, the guy stated the use, I stated yea that Dell would suit them best. I just feel that if people actually do take the time to ask, they may want something more for their money and I want to do the best I can to get them what they want.
It's been a while, new user base, new regulars, so here goes.
I think I should reiterate my stance on this as a few must not completely understand. I have no problems with anybody wanting to buy whatever it is they want. You want to buy a Dell? Be my guest. You want to buy an FX4300 over an i3 because you prefer AMD? Cool! You like that shiny bling case to go with that 300 dollar motherboard? More power to you bro.
My only problem is this. Most people do not have a legitimate reason why they want, for the topics sake, a Dell, a pre-built, or a specific piece. They then want to argue semantics why they need it rather than take kindly advice against a potentially bad purchase. I don't think I have to start linking threads here where users bought something and regretted that purchase later. So, people make mistakes, people need to live and learn. I get it. Thing is, I hate the *****ing that comes after it. The complaining "well **** man, I wish I would have known I needed to do this if I did this".
So to get back on topic, I don't care if somebody prefers something and I understand. I get that some people may want a Dell with their warranty that covers all, or whatever it is that simply floats their boat. What I hate is those small few who want to complain about it later after being told otherwise. I hate the gamers who want more out of something after being told for the same money they could have had something better if they hadn't have been so lazy. Yes, gamers are pretty damn lazy. They want their toy and they want it now. But why rush into something now when most likely you'll wind up spending more time later fixing (or upgrading) and doing what you should have done to begin with? Or what about what gets people the most, saving money!
When it comes to hardware or building it's my job to make sure people make informed decisions and purchases. Whether it be on a Dell, a gaming rig, a workstation, hell even a console. That is why I labeled myself the "Build Guru". I know a ton about hardware, I know why specific things are better than others, what can get by, I do my own testing to further familiarize myself with the advice I'm giving, I keep up with all the latest hardware to advise on possibly waiting IF it's better, I have reviewing under my belt, and I enjoy helping people for free. Nothing beats free. The best part is, I'm a poor gamer just like everybody else (don't let the specs fool you) and I don't tell anybody something that I wouldn't do myself. What's even better than that, is despite common belief I'm unbiased. Now before the flames kick up from a certain few, I back up my statements with facts and sources or even my own testing. I've proven this before.
So final statement here, do I care if somebody buys a Dell? No. Do I care if somebody goes AMD over Intel? No. All I care about is that I at least tried to help them make a decision that suits them. As I too have those same people who just prefer this over that. Like the above posting confirms, the guy stated the use, I stated yea that Dell would suit them best. I just feel that if people actually do take the time to ask, they may want something more for their money and I want to do the best I can to get them what they want.