Not many people today will deny that building your custom PC is the best way to get the most bang for your buck. At least not with a straight face.
However, that does not mean that prebuilt gaming computers do not bring anything to the table. It only means that there are different ways to get exactly what you need that do not imply being computer tech savvy.
I think most of the bad rap pre built gaming computers get comes from big box stores selling poorly optimized rigs that, in order to return a profit, would skimp on components such as power supply units and even ram sticks. Many stores were so brazen, they would just increase price tags on products by just sticking the word “gaming” on them or adding an El Cheapo rgb fan.
However, this only showed there was a real market for truly optimized rigs, and that high-performance gaming PCs were no longer directed at an obscure niche. In a world where 67% of American adults play games, having a gaming computer has become an actual need.
Again, building a gaming PC requires time for doing your own research, finding the right components at the right price, waiting to have them all in your hands, and then spending a whole weekend putting it all together, running the appropriate tests and installing the desired apps and games. If everything goes according to plan, and it rarely does, you got yourself a nice custom built gaming PC at a fair price.
However, if you count the hours you put into it in terms of unpaid wages and downtime, you soon realize you´re not getting as much value out of your total investment. And these unseen costs get even higher when a vital piece of hardware comes with defects and needs to be sent back and replaced.
Fortunately for us, there are specialized online stores and system integrators that not only have all of your favorite components in one place. They also put them together and perform extensive testing to make sure everything works as intended.
CLX Gaming is one of my favorite websites for this. They not only have an amazing and intuitive custom PC builder that allows you to pick the components you want. They also offer ready to ship computers for every budget and need. I often go through their inventory and find incredible deals in every price range. I usually find cheap prebuilt gaming computers with components that will allow me to run the latest AAA titles at a decent frame rate without a hiccup. But those who want to break the 144FPS barrier and stay competitive can find full tower gaming desktops that can handle the most resource demanding titles and still leave room for live streaming and other simultaneous tasks.
Visit their Pre Built Gaming PC section often as they are constantly building new rigs with the latest components. I always find excellent deals that beat anything Big Box stores offer.
