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DowntownMalone812

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I've always built my own computers. Every 3 years or so I'd hop onto newegg, order all the parts, throw together the parts (sometimes frustratingly), and I'm good to go. I'm going to build a new rig because all these awesome games like Fallout 4 are coming out. However, a couple friends of mine grabbed a rig from ibuypower and are very satisfied with it. I initially dismissed them with the same old comebacks like "they cut corners" or "they use junk parts" or even "it's simply cheaper to build my own". They said to take a look and trust them.

I checked it out and threw together a rig that had the same parts I would've bought myself. All name brand stuff including a corsair PSU and so on. They had free shipping and a promo code that took off 5% and it literally came to about the same cost as if I built it myself. All quality parts, put together and ready to go the second it shows up to my house.

My question is, why in the world wouldn't I do this? It seems to easy. The PC Elitist Snob in me screams that I'm going against all that I know is true but I could totally skip the time and sometimes frustration (like doa parts and what not) that comes with building it. What am I missing and what do I not know about??
 
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I have noticed that the markup on many things from both iBuyPower and CyberPowerPC are minimal at times (not always though) making them very competitive with DIY (I have even seen where it's less expensive through them). I think the main concern (mine anyway) would be the replacement process should something go wrong. It gets expensive shipping a PC, not to mention the down time (usually they want the whole system returned even if you're sure of the problem component). While many of the parts inside would still be covered by manufacturer's warranty, RMA through the manufacturer may be tricky (not real sure how that would work).
As you point out, there is the advantage of "plug n' play" but a lot of why I build my own is the pride factor...
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I have noticed that the markup on many things from both iBuyPower and CyberPowerPC are minimal at times (not always though) making them very competitive with DIY (I have even seen where it's less expensive through them). I think the main concern (mine anyway) would be the replacement process should something go wrong. It gets expensive shipping a PC, not to mention the down time (usually they want the whole system returned even if you're sure of the problem component). While many of the parts inside would still be covered by manufacturer's warranty, RMA through the manufacturer may be tricky (not real sure how that would work).
As you point out, there is the advantage of "plug n' play" but a lot of why I build my own is the pride factor which you lose when getting a pre-built (even a custom one).
Personally, outside of the "standard" PSU's they try to throw in their machines, I have no issues with either builder
 
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DowntownMalone812

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Yeah, I get the pride thing. But I'm at an age and time of my life (have young kids running around) where my patience and amount of time to troubleshoot potential issues is at an all time low. I think I'm going to try this ibuypower thing. They have some pretty attractive promos and I'm picking good parts so lets see what happens. I'll let you know. :)
 
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