(August 6, 2018 at 11:51 am)The Gentleman Bastard Wrote:(August 6, 2018 at 11:43 am)Jehanne Wrote: Why build that which you can buy? I know that I might be "flamed" for this one, but CyperpowerPC and IBuyPower can allow you to customize your own build.
It's typically cheaper to build than to buy a customized rig. Their base models have almost no margins. They charge much more for the upgrades than it would cost you as the builder. On some cases, I've seen as high a 3x the price for ram and hard drives to upgrade. In one memorable case, a company was charging for and "upgraded" video card that had the exact same specs and was actually less expensive that the stock card.
On top of that, you get absolute control over what does and doesn't get pit in your rig. That's of no consequence to some, but it's very important to others.
Interesting article and website:
Thanks to Bitcoin, Buying a PC Is Better Than Building One (for Now)
