Hey everyone, I'm new to PCs and the whole building process. I've heard it's much cheaper to build my own instead of going with a pre-built option from DigitalStorm, which is quoted at almost $5,000! I need some guidance on equivalent parts for my configuration. We have a MicroCenter here in Denver, so I'm hoping to get some recommendations on components I should look for to achieve similar performance without breaking the bank. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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Print out the list of components from DigitalStorm and take it to MicroCenter. They can help you find similar parts that will provide the same gaming performance. Also, check out their CPU, motherboard, and RAM bundles to save a few bucks. For the price you're looking at, you could get, for example, an RTX 5090 GPU and a Ryzen 9800X3D if you build it yourself. To get an idea, check out this [PCPartPicker link](https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Photonman1/saved/PcvMwP) for a build with comparable CPU and GPU. Here's an even better one with the 5090 for only around $3,600! [View here](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GyybPJ)
Didn’t even think about printing it and bringing it to MicroCenter. Thank you! And I’ll check those links out.