How to buy good quality computers at a cheap price?

[hockey97]

Hi, I know how to assemble computers and build one myself before. Currently I need to buy 2 computers and a server.

I would like to know the cheapest price I can get for them. I was told that if you build the systems by yourself it be cheaper the retail prices. Yet So I contacted the manufactors of the boards and ram and all computer parts. After looking and comparing I notice I can buy the parts cheaper online on retail websites then buying directly from the manufacture which is buying from their wholesellers or distributors. I was always told by other business people that the close you buy directly from the manufacturers the cheaper the overall system cost would be. After searching 2 months I couldn't find any way to build the system myself making it cheaper. I would use linux OS to avoid OS costs yet still with that it's not even cheaper then retail price. It seems to me it's better to by right from retail then doing it direct.

Does anyone know any ways to bring down prices on latest computer parts?

[13future]

You may have heard this already but Ebay prices are sick. I have always found the lowest prices for just about anything on that site.