Building a PC can be a pain in the butt, especially if you’re not an experienced builder, and doubly so if you want a personalized machine. That’s exactly why boutiques like data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/falcon-northwest-tiki-ryzen-7-5800x3d” target=”_blank” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/falcon-northwest-tiki-ryzen-7-5800x3d”>Falcon Northwest and data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/gaming-pcs/maingear-debuts-new-premium-desktop-pcs-apex-rush-force-models-start-at-usd6-259-with-top-of-the-line-nvidia-intel-and-amd-in-tow” target=”_blank” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/gaming-pcs/maingear-debuts-new-premium-desktop-pcs-apex-rush-force-models-start-at-usd6-259-with-top-of-the-line-nvidia-intel-and-amd-in-tow”>Maingear exist; they’ll build you a machine tuned for high performance out of the box and personalized in all kinds of ways. There are a lot of smaller boutique builders, too, but standards and practices vary a lot. Take the case of this Redditor, New_Midnight2686, who data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://old.reddit.com/r/PcBuild/comments/1nu7c6r/is_it_normal_to_charge_an_hourly_wage_for/” target=”_blank” data-url=”https://old.reddit.com/r/PcBuild/comments/1nu7c6r/is_it_normal_to_charge_an_hourly_wage_for/” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none”>got quoted for a custom build and was…
