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> I've been going to Microcenter in cambridge MA for years. They've got a decent selection (If you need it they'll likely have something that fits the bill) an
by eropple 7y ago
> I've been going to Microcenter in cambridge MA for years. They've got a decent selection (If you need it they'll likely have something that fits the bill) and decent prices.
This wildly depends (for that store, at least)--if you need something very mainstream you'll find it but they don't have a lot of things that I'd consider pretty obvious for a tech store. Their computer cases, for example, are mostly X-TREME in nature and they have few-if-any HTPC cases at any given time, and definitely nothing that can rack.
On the other hand, what I do really like about them is that they sometimes, for high-demand items, don't actually update the online stock numbers. I was able to walk into the store to pick up some RAM and walk out with a 3900X because they were saving them for in-store customers.
- colechristensen 7y ago>Their computer cases, for example, are mostly X-TREME in nature and they have few-if-any HTPC cases at any given time, and definitely nothing that can rack. Cases that aren't designed to appeal to 12 year old boys are hard to come by, period. Manufacturers have decided that everything needs to have sexy angry facades and RGB lights - this has a lot more to do with product people at the manufacturers and less to do with the actual market. Ditto motherboards, especially.
- eropple 7y agoMotherboards I'll give you, but Silverstone, Cooler Master, and Fractal Design all have plenty of simple and normal models. (This list brought to you by looking around my office.) It would be nice to not have to wait for Amazon to get something for a project, is all.
- PhasmaFelis 7y agoI would guess that gamers are by far the largest market for home-built PCs these days. Most people see no need to build from scratch.