not a bad PC but it’s literally about 800 dollars overpriced. That a hell of a margin you want there.
Prices are approximate and not including anything currently on significant sale, though it is taking into account the currently-bonkers cost of RAM.
32GB RAM (2x16 DDR5-6000): $350
RTX 5060 Ti: $410
Intel Ultra 7 265F: $330
B860I AORUS PRO ICE: $200
Case: $125
AIO Cooler: $80
2TB m.2 NVMe SSD: $95 (assuming some cheap brand)
850W SFF 80 Gold+ PSU: $150
Windows 11 License: $140
Total: $1,755
It’s overpriced, but not by $800. Still a bad deal though.
You are posting the retail costs, this is a prefab manufacturer, they get the parts much lower. I would concur it’s about 5-800$ over what the same parts in a full size atx would be from a prefab pc dealer. I’m guessing just because they were able to get it in a micro atx box.
RAM: can still get 32GB 6000 for <300 most days
CPU: I see this chip for 200 all the time, this is not a K sku
GPU: yeah agreed
MOBO: These are <150 here on woot all the time
case: I just built in this case, it’s crap buy something else for less
AIO: Haven’t kept up with Thermalright lately? Try 50 tops
SSD: Yeah that’s fair price
PSU: If it’s CM then it’s more like 75
Windows: I don’t pay more than 20 for Windows I’m guess neither do they
So that’s not taking into account any wholesale pricing I’m sure they get: That’s about 1200 I could build this with new parts today. Likely with better case, mobo and PSU.
Closest mobo I could find, but price isn’t listed anymore /cry
There was another gigabyte aurora for 300, but it has a 5gbe NIC on it so better than this box at 2.5gbe
But yeah, I’d love to find a comparable asus board with 2.5 or 5gbe integrated for sub 300 but prices are just cray right now 
Of course they get parts cheaper. But we can’t buy parts at the prices they can. So we can use three methods for figuring out whether or not this is a good deal:
- Break down the individual component prices vs. current prices.
- Find this same prebuilt PC listed somewhere else and see what they’re charging for it.
- Find a similar prebuilt PC and see what they’re charging for it.
I’ve already broken down the component prices. Here is a CyberPowerPC with basically identical specs for $1599. I’m not seeing any other prebuilt vendors selling something with identical specs, but there’s an HP desktop on Newegg that’s pretty close and a Lenovo on Amazon that’s also pretty close.
I can’t find this exact model for sale anywhere else, so I don’t know how much they were charging for it new.
>RAM: can still get 32GB 6000 for <300 most days
Where? Where is this mythical source for a <$300 32GB RAM kit? (Nevermind – seeing @Narfcake’s post below, apparently I forgot to check BB for RAM.)
>CPU: I see this chip for 200 all the time, this is not a K sku
I’ve never seen this below $250.
>GPU: yeah agreed
>MOBO: These are <150 here on woot all the time
Fine. If you’re willing to replace this with “Any B860 mini-ITX motherboard” then you can get it for less than $100 if you look.
>case: I just built in this case, it’s crap buy something else for less
Great. I haven’t looked at mini-ITX cases in a long time because I only build in full size or bigger, but as far as I know the number of mini-ITX cases that can also support a 280mm radiator isn’t an enormous list, but I also don’t feel like looking through it. The CM NR200 is $86 on Amazon, so let’s assume we can get a decent case for about that much. ( Amazon.com: Cooler Master NR200 Mini-ITX PC Case Ready, Horizontal GPU Mount, Designed Ready Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti | AMD RX 9070 XT, SFX PSU – Ready to Install, Airflow Up To 6 Fans, Vented Panels, DIY : Electronics )
>AIO: Haven’t kept up with Thermalright lately? Try 50 tops
I don’t know about you, but I’m not putting some random-ass AIO cooler in my PC. The cheapest 280mm AIO cooler I can find that comes from a brand I recognize is actually from CM, and it’s $81 at B&H. (https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1895462-REG/cooler_master_mlw_d24m_a18pz_r1_masterliquid_240l_core_argb.html)
>SSD: Yeah that’s fair price
>PSU: If it’s CM then it’s more like 75
Fair enough. I can’t find a 850W CM PSU that cheap, but there’s an ASRock one for $80, so let’s roll with that. (https://www.newegg.com/asrock-atx3-1-pcie5-1-ready-850-w-80-plus-gold-certified-power-supply-black-cl-850g/p/N82E16817955014?Item=N82E16817955014)
>Windows: I don’t pay more than 20 for Windows I’m guess neither do they
If you want to give your CC info to some sketchy grey-market reseller, that’s your prerogative, but most people are going to be buying it around MSRP. Still, we can split the difference and drop it to $100 because it goes on sale pretty frequently.
300+410+250+100+86+81+95+80+100 = $1,502
Also, just to couch everything that I’ve just said – I haven’t been shopping for PC upgrades in a while, so my expertise is mostly based on what’s currently available and things I’ve heard secondhand from people who are building new PCs. So I’m not necessarily saying you’re wrong! Just that I can’t find anything to back it up and I haven’t heard from anyone who would corroborate those price points.
- Just because a system integrator can get items in quantity at a better price doesn’t mean that their savings will be passed on. Most folks are NOT buying pallets of computers so “retail” component pricing at single quantities apply just as well.
- The specs are pretty spelled out here, so this is what I got WITHOUT an OS – because it seems that everyone on r/buildapc will conveniently leave that out too when pricing out a build. Also I wouldn’t trust a
memeGamestop SSD myself but it was the cheapest PCI-E 4x4 2TB, so that’s what this gets.
CPU: Intel Core Ultra 7 265F 2.4 GHz 20-Core Processor ($327.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: ID-COOLING FROSTFLOW X 76.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B860I AORUS PRO ICE Mini ITX LGA1851 Motherboard ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6400 CL38 Memory ($292.99 @ Best Buy)
Storage: GameStop 23VG-GSPL-GameStop NVMe SSD-Heatsink-2TB 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($169.99 @ GameStop)
Video Card: Gigabyte GAMING OC GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB Video Card ($469.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR200P V2 Mini ITX Desktop Case ($115.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Cooler Master V SFX Gold ATX 3.0 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply ($139.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1775.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-01-12 13:27 EST-0500
Is this what I’d do? No.
Is this “overpriced by $800”? No.
{Edit: Changed the PSU to the exact model in the NR2.}
(Note that I am not staff. I just volunteer to help out on the forums.)
ITX. (I)t’s (T)otally e(X)pensive.
(But all computer parts have gotten much more expensive in the past year for multiple reasons that I will not get into. 
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