I crunched up the math, and the sum of the parts you buy, can sometimes exceed a similar retailed model?
I can get a PC with 64 GB ram, 2TB SSD, and Nevidia 2070 graphics card, for ~$1700.
The Nevidia 2070 card alone will run you $350-$400. There is another 10-15 things you have to buy besides that card, if not more. Most of them not cheap. I crunched the numbers and building it would cost $2000+.
Rule number one, big business buys in bulk, and can get parts far cheaper than you can.
I mean, maybe if you’re starting from completely nothing and need to buy literally everything including a monitor, keyboard, and mouse.
They also cut every corner possible and buy the cheapest parts they can and have terrible workmanship.
I build my own computers so I know what is in mine and know that it is capable of being upgraded later. I actually used the same case for over 15 years just because it still worked and just upgraded parts as needed. I still have a keyboard that is possibly that old as well. Some parts last quite a while and reduce upgrade costs later.
I did tech support for one of those big companies and could not believe how cheap they got away with building them… Couldn’t upgrade to better parts because a lot of the time they had a power supply that wouldn’t support better. Or worse, the computer is actually built soooo custom, that the power cord is a custom one that plugs into the motherboard… (yes I have personally seen this).
Also, for cost, if you do some shopping and planning, you can find places with parts at decent prices.
Unless a pre-built is on sale it’s usually cheaper by $200-300 to build it yourself.
But the reason people do is so they know exactly what is going in the PC. What 2070 card is in there? Most likely not a great one. Cards of the same family vary widely between vendors and usually pre-builts will opt for the cheapest version. Same with SSDs and motherboards.
Plus it’s a lot of fun to put on together yourself! Adult Legos.
zoomer be trolling.
haha get it…Because his character is a troll
The math dont add up. If you want a good graphics card alone that card will run you $300-$400, thats one single part!
Did your math consider premade GAMING rigs or just your everyday average stuff?
Like building your own AR -
You can build a top of the line product while mitigating your costs by spreading out purchases.
Sure but the GPU is usually the most expensive part. It is roughly a third of the total cost of a PC. You aren’t buying a 2070 to get a budget build after all.
Again though quality is what you’re looking for. That build you listed probably has the weakest 2070 there is to keep cost down.
For fun? Is it that complex of a question?
Heck Henry Cavill had the entire internet thirsty after he made a video where he’s just casually working on building a pc
That was actually a fun vid. I bet he is going to swap out the 2080ti.
The $1700 one I listed is a premade gaming rig.
Sounds like a conspiracy theory, they list all the parts they put in it up front, and its no cheap ones.
The floral curtains are what sold it for me
but can you do that overtime?
I built my computer overtime. Asa person who was just going into college that was easily the best plan.
Some English people love that rubbish.
I did it because I don’t need to waste big money on a powerhouse video card that is simply overkill.
I got a EVGA nVidia GeForce GTS 250 1 GB DDR3 2DVI/HDTV PCI-Express Video Card
for $150
And it’s great. SSD drives are cheap and you can get better cases that are quiet and without ridiculous lighting, etc. So… reasons. So you can get a gaming rig for like 1200
Husband: Hey honey? How would you feel if I was more like Henry Cavill?
Wife: sounds Great, when do you start at the Gym?
Husband: I bought a new gaming rig
Your actually only pay for the parts/build.
When you buy a pre-built machine, they normally charge brand/higher grade part prices for the pc to be built on lower, worse parts. This is true in most cases, but not all.
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