Unfortunately, graphics card pricing with the Performance setup is pretty rough. But that could mean fewer standalone GPUs for sale, which could make it even harder to grab a GPU on its own from Micro Center if some of the company's graphics card allocation gets prioritized toward Asus' barebones systems - or at least, most of the Asus graphics card allocation.
We suspect this is a way to get new GPUs into the hands of DIY PC gamers who are trying to put together a new system. Micro Center does have a different build tool that allows a far greater selection of components, but that may not guarantee you a graphics card. It'll be interesting to see how this strategy plays out. That's something the best prebuild desktops and DIY kits like NZXT's BLD kits already do. But on the downside, these options aren't selected for you by default, and you have to pay full price for the OS. The included parts naturally all come from Asus, but you can pick the CPU, RAM, and storage. What's interesting about this idea is that you can choose the major system components yourself, from a limited selection. You can also have Micro Center build the system out for you for $200, if you select all the extra components and OS, or you can do it yourself.Įffectively, what Asus and Micro Center are shipping to you is a DIY barebones kit, or potentially a complete system. You will have to add those system components separately, which quickly bumps up the price. However, each system comes configured as a barebones system, meaning it's missing the CPU, Storage, RAM, and even the OS. There are options for either Intel or AMD platforms on each tier. You have the option of choosing one of three tiers: Value, Performance, and Ultimate. Think of it as another form of bundling, similar to the Newegg Shuffle, but without the lottery aspect. More importantly, it's a way to guarantee getting an RTX 30-series graphics card, one of the best graphics cards, though at a rather high price. Micro Center has partnered up with Asus to provide a new PC Builder Tool that gives novice PC builders an easy way to assemble the parts for a new gaming PC by doing most of the part selection for you.
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