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It's not if you can find the processor/mobo combo you'd build anyway. I've done the spreadsheet every time, and it comes down to hiding the cost of a VAR versio
by ArkyBeagle 11y ago
It's not if you can find the processor/mobo combo you'd build anyway. I've done the spreadsheet every time, and it comes down to hiding the cost of a VAR version of Windows.
I'll put up with two hours of deinstalling crapware for that.
It's different if you want a gamer box.
- yuhong 11y agoAnd the OEM gets paid for installing crapware too.
- noir_lord 11y agoI still build my machines even though I'm no longer a gamer. Mostly because I still find it cheaper than a pre-built and I know that all the components are quality (good PSU) and that I won't run into any vendor specific bios issues, locked out stuff etc. That and I can fully stack out the RAM on whatever I build a lot cheaper.