What Percentage of People Build vs Prebuilt?

[turkey3_scratch]

I have googled all over and cannot find an answer. I am curious as to how many build PCs compared to buying prebuilts.

 

[4745454b]

I have no idea what the exact number is, but most buy a prebuilt. The number is massively higher.

 

[MasterDell]

There is no real statistic.. It would be easier to figure out how many prebuilts are purchased a year and how many CPUs are purchased a year (That is, sold to the general public). That would give you a good estimate.

 

[USAFRet]

The vast majority of PC's are 'prebuilt'. Businesses, all those things you see in Walmart, etc, etc.
Building your own is a hobby.

Just like modding your car, or replacing a broken toilet. Few do it themselves.
But for those that do, the satisfaction is just as much a part of it as anything else.

 

[damric]

Wait, what? I can build my own? What will they think of next? Websites that will sell you parts, lol.

 

[mohit9206]

Is going to a shop and telling them i want these components and having them assemble everything for us also considered custom? I did that last time since i didn't know how to assemble a PC. Still way better than buying prebuilt and much cheaper too except the shopkeepers margin of about $50.

 

[4745454b]

IDK about that. Shops building something is "prebuilt", but if you come in with parts or say I want these parts then it's custom? I know businesses buy way more machines then builders build, and that doesn't count the people who go to Walmart, Bestbuy, etc and buy stuff.