I'm considering building my own PC but came across a prebuilt system at Micro Center featuring an Intel Core Ultra 9 285K processor, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 with 32GB GDDR7, 64GB DDR5-6000 RAM, and a 2TB SSD for $3,600. Is it viable to build a similar system for less? I'm curious if this deal is as great as it seems or if I could save some cash by putting one together myself.
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Honestly, if you grab a Zotac GAMING GeForce RTX 5090 for around $2,249, you’d still have over $1,000 for the rest of the parts, and it would still be a better value. I found a complete PC build for under $3,500 with similar specs. You should check out PCPartPicker for the latest deals, too!
Any clue where to find that Zotac for its MSRP? Seems tough to get at times!