There's A Reason Pre-Builts Exist

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There's A Reason Pre-Builts Exist

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The PC building evangelists strike again! That special breed of tech enthusiast who somehow turns "I built my own computer" into a personality trait. They lurk in forums, waiting to pounce on any innocent parent asking about buying a pre-built gaming PC for their kid.

Look, not everyone wants to spend their weekend watching 47 YouTube tutorials on proper thermal paste application or risk destroying a $500 graphics card because they got too enthusiastic with static electricity. Sometimes people just want a computer that works without becoming an honorary electrical engineer.

Pre-builts exist for a reason. They're the "I just want to eat the damn cookie" option in a world full of people insisting you need to mill your own flour first.

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