Is this prebuilt from Maingear a good deal for the price and parts? [Suggestion]

Hi, I've been working on putting together a gaming PC build and I think I've just about got the build narrowed down and locked in. I used Micro Center's custom PC builder tool to see what their options are and how much it was gonna cost. Then I came across this prebuilt PC from Maingear that's currently on sale:

https://maingear.com/products/rush-5090-9800x3d

This build is pretty close to what I was putting together on Micro Center's website. The only real difference (aside from the brand differences like ASRock vs MSI for the motherboard) is that I was gonna get a second SSD that's dedicated to the OS and have the main SSD be used just for games. Everything is basically the same

With the current sale price, this prebuilt is a few hundred US dollars more than the build I have going with Micro Center. But I figure that, since I don't live near a Micro Center and will have to travel to go to one, the price will be just about the same after I add up the travel expenses like a hotel for the night, gas, food, etc, as well as the price to have Micro Center assemble the PC for me

I do like the idea that Micro Center can help pick out parts if my build is lacking in some way and could be better, but I also like the idea that Maingear is picking all the parts for me and that this particular build is just about exactly what I was looking at getting at Micro Center in terms of specs

What do y'all think? Is this Maingear prebuilt a good build for the price? Are there any specific parts or part brands in there that should be avoided?

Posted Aug 7, 2025, 1:00 AM UTC

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