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Drunkcowboy

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So I want to get a new computer after about 5 years of gaming with my now dying PC. While it has served me well, its time to move on to another computer. I had set out with the intension of building a PC myself due to the price difference between that and buying a prebuilt. I had all of my parts picked out, and was ready to go when my friend sent me a link to a MSI Aegis computer on ebay with a I7 7700 and a GTX 1070 with more storage for a better price than DIY. After all is said and done, it is considerably cheaper than building one myself. It comes with a 30 day return policy and an option 1 year warranty (which I would get). The seller seems legit, and if he's not I can just return it. So, is there anything I'm missing? should I just stomach the cost and do it myself, or go with the Ebay one? I mean, how big of a risk is it? What should I do? Thanks. (I live in America if that helps)
 
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Barty1884
The biggest difference between DIY and prebuilts is the knowledge of each component and it's quality.
While a lot of prebuilts can hit the "big ticket items" (CPU/GPU) and look appealing, a lot of the time (not always), the motherboard/RAM speeds/PSU etc are an unknown quantity.

Where prebuilts/OEMs do benefit is buying power. You're paying retail (in most cases) for your components and OS, vs an OEM/bespoke builder who's buying wholesale - but then marking up for profit.

The "DIY is cheaper" argument doesn't always stack up well these days (although usually on the higher end, it's still somewhat true), but unless you can confirm every single component in a prebuilt (and be happy with them), there's usually an element that could be...
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The biggest difference between DIY and prebuilts is the knowledge of each component and it's quality.
While a lot of prebuilts can hit the "big ticket items" (CPU/GPU) and look appealing, a lot of the time (not always), the motherboard/RAM speeds/PSU etc are an unknown quantity.

Where prebuilts/OEMs do benefit is buying power. You're paying retail (in most cases) for your components and OS, vs an OEM/bespoke builder who's buying wholesale - but then marking up for profit.

The "DIY is cheaper" argument doesn't always stack up well these days (although usually on the higher end, it's still somewhat true), but unless you can confirm every single component in a prebuilt (and be happy with them), there's usually an element that could be 'better' going DIY.
 
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Barty pretty much said it to the T.

I normally would suggest a DYI PC over a prebuilt one. You really don't know what you are buying when you purchase a prebuilt system. with a DYI system, you know exactly what is in there and how it is configured.

If you have any favorable liking towards technology. Nothing is better then jumping in and building your own system.

In general, if you shop around you may also be able to find parts cheaper then you would verse a prebuilt system. This is why it will most likely come out cheaper. You have time to shop around, get the best deals etc... Small deals here and their will pan out in the longer run.
 
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