Hello, everyone.
This is my first post. I hope it's in the appropriate category. Also, thank you in advance to whoever replies. It's greatly appreciated.
Anyway... So, I'm wanting my first gaming PC. I've narrowed it down to two choices(for now, anyway): 1) have Microcenter build one for me, or 2) buy from Digital Storm(I picked them from the rest because they seem to be more reliable/trustworthy than other online builders). Trust me when I say that I just do NOT have the patience to build one myself. I know a lot of you will say it's fun and all that, but to me, it looks like torture. Just gotta be honest and put that out there.
Microcenter will build for $100, which seems reasonable to me. The PC would come with a 1-year warranty, in which they'd replace anything, free of charge. I know one year isn't much time, but still, it'd be nice to not have to worry about any out-of-pocket costs for the whole first year if something went wrong. After the first year, it'd only cost $40 for a diagnosis if I had to bring it in to them(if I couldn't figure out what a problem could be from helpful folk like you all first, of course 😀), which, again, seems reasonable. The fact that MS is local means I'd never have to pay shipping costs, which is a big plus. I'm not a big fan of all the taxes I'd have to pay from buying parts from them, considering I'd already have to pay $100 for the build, too. I wouldn't HAVE to buy from them, but they told me that it'd be best to, for if they had to replace parts, which I agree with. So, I would be buying parts from them instead of Newegg or wherever.
Digital Storm's pricing on their VANQUISH builds(I'd be going with this) seems pretty reasonable. They do a 72-hour stress test on machines before sending them out. The warranty seems good. I believe it's 3/1 years or something. I always get confused with what warranties actually cover, but I like the 3 years part. They seem to have a good track record. The shipping is what's really throwing me off with them, though. I *believe* it would cost around $65 to get the PC. Then, anytime I had to send the PC to them, it would cost another $65 - or maybe even double that if I had to pay for there and back.
With everything considered, it appears to me that Microcenter would be the way to go. But, I just wanted to get your guys' opinions on the matter. So, what do you all think? Microcenter? Digital Storm or someplace similar? Another option(besides building it myself)? Oh, and speaking of building it myself - I was told by MS that if I were to buy parts from them and build it myself and something needed to be replaced, I would just have to pay the $45 for diagnosis and then pay for the replacement. Therefore, having them build it for that 1-year warranty seems better than building it myself anyway.
Oh lordy, I apologize for the wall of text. =/
This is my first post. I hope it's in the appropriate category. Also, thank you in advance to whoever replies. It's greatly appreciated.

Anyway... So, I'm wanting my first gaming PC. I've narrowed it down to two choices(for now, anyway): 1) have Microcenter build one for me, or 2) buy from Digital Storm(I picked them from the rest because they seem to be more reliable/trustworthy than other online builders). Trust me when I say that I just do NOT have the patience to build one myself. I know a lot of you will say it's fun and all that, but to me, it looks like torture. Just gotta be honest and put that out there.
Microcenter will build for $100, which seems reasonable to me. The PC would come with a 1-year warranty, in which they'd replace anything, free of charge. I know one year isn't much time, but still, it'd be nice to not have to worry about any out-of-pocket costs for the whole first year if something went wrong. After the first year, it'd only cost $40 for a diagnosis if I had to bring it in to them(if I couldn't figure out what a problem could be from helpful folk like you all first, of course 😀), which, again, seems reasonable. The fact that MS is local means I'd never have to pay shipping costs, which is a big plus. I'm not a big fan of all the taxes I'd have to pay from buying parts from them, considering I'd already have to pay $100 for the build, too. I wouldn't HAVE to buy from them, but they told me that it'd be best to, for if they had to replace parts, which I agree with. So, I would be buying parts from them instead of Newegg or wherever.
Digital Storm's pricing on their VANQUISH builds(I'd be going with this) seems pretty reasonable. They do a 72-hour stress test on machines before sending them out. The warranty seems good. I believe it's 3/1 years or something. I always get confused with what warranties actually cover, but I like the 3 years part. They seem to have a good track record. The shipping is what's really throwing me off with them, though. I *believe* it would cost around $65 to get the PC. Then, anytime I had to send the PC to them, it would cost another $65 - or maybe even double that if I had to pay for there and back.
With everything considered, it appears to me that Microcenter would be the way to go. But, I just wanted to get your guys' opinions on the matter. So, what do you all think? Microcenter? Digital Storm or someplace similar? Another option(besides building it myself)? Oh, and speaking of building it myself - I was told by MS that if I were to buy parts from them and build it myself and something needed to be replaced, I would just have to pay the $45 for diagnosis and then pay for the replacement. Therefore, having them build it for that 1-year warranty seems better than building it myself anyway.
Oh lordy, I apologize for the wall of text. =/