When you buy a prebuilt or a "custom" PC from many builders, the price is a single number. Somewhere inside it is a markup on every part — sometimes modest, sometimes not — and you have no way of seeing it.
This shop works the other way around.
How it works
- Assembly is a flat $50. That covers putting the parts together, cooling, cable management, first boot, BIOS and memory-profile setup, and a stability check.
- Parts are passed through at actual cost. You see an itemized list and get the retailer receipts. If a part ends up cheaper than estimated, the difference comes back to you.
- Nothing is bought without a signature. You approve a maximum spend first. If something's out of stock, there's no quiet substitution — you approve any change.
Why do it this way?
Because the most valuable part of a custom PC is the choices, and those choices should be made in your interest. If a builder earns more on an expensive graphics card, they have a reason to recommend one. When there's no markup, there's no reason to pick anything but the right part.
Questions worth asking any builder
- Can I see the itemized cost of each part?
- Will I get the receipts and the boxes?
- What happens if a part goes out of stock?
- What exactly does the labor charge include — and what costs extra?
If the answers are vague, the price probably isn't as good as it looks.
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