Why I built a PC in this market instead of buying a prebuilt

Posted by Adiosy@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 7 comments

I was originally going to buy the PowerSpec G757 from Micro Center for about $2,650 after tax, but ended up building instead.

I went with the Micro Center 9850X3D/RAM/mobo bundle and the rest of the parts from Amazon/eBay.

I stacked Amazon/BOFA/Rakuten/Capital One Shopping cashback and got a little under $600 back total, bringing the cost to about $2,091.56.

Breakdown: Link to Spreadsheet

I know cashback isn’t really a discount, but compared to the prebuilt and the 2% cashback I would’ve gotten on it, this seemed like the better move imo.

Did I do good or nah?

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sp1cynuggs@reddit

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zarif2003@reddit

Sped

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Adiosy@reddit (OP)

Yup

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Unipiggy@reddit

Please post specs, I'm not giving you my email.

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Adiosy@reddit (OP)

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor

CPU Cooler: ID-COOLING FX360 PRO 82.5 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B850-E WIFI ATX AM5

Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36

Storage: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850P for PS5 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME SSD

Video Card: PNY ARGB EPIC-X RGB OC GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB

Case: Lian Li Lancool 207 ATX Mid Tower

PSU: Montech CENTURY II 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

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thebenson@reddit

Microcenter's "prebuilts" aren't prebuilts in the normal sense of the word.

They use off the shelf parts. It's basically just someone else putting together the PC for you.

When I think of a prebuilt, I'm thinking of the big SIs like Dell, HP, etc. who are using parts that aren't readily available to the public or easily replaceable by an end user.

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Adiosy@reddit (OP)

Yeah, it’s not a bad deal at all and they do use quality parts, but from my perspective, there wasn’t any benefit of me spending $2600 and not getting any cashback.

I did recommend the PowerSpec G528 for my friend because it was his first time buying a PC and he ended up buying it. So I do agree with you because they aren’t like Alienware, etc.