Oldman47
ArboristSite Guru
I'm not all that smart Ambull but I studied up before building my first tower. I bet I spent at least 2 months just reading before I ordered any of the components. The way prices came down a few years ago, it no longer pays to build your own but it sure did back then. I spent about $1200 for a machine it would have cost me $2000 to buy. The one I have now only cost me about $600 and is an even better machine. Lots of electronics have become so cheap they are almost disposables. I do keep old hard drives because I don't want their contents to become public but I transfer what I can to my new machine so that I don't need to install them all in the new box.
As Cruffler suggested, I just finished copying all of my critical files including family pictures to a 1.5T external drive using a simple USB connection. Now I can store it anywhere secure.
As Cruffler suggested, I just finished copying all of my critical files including family pictures to a 1.5T external drive using a simple USB connection. Now I can store it anywhere secure.