How WikiPrebuiltPC works

Buying a prebuilt desktop means trusting a parts list you cannot open before it arrives. WikiPrebuiltPC collects those parts lists and prices from store listings so that complete towers from different builders can be read on the same terms.

The parts list, as the builder wrote it

Graphics card, processor, memory, storage, power supply and case details come from the seller's listing and the builder's own spec sheet. Prebuilt listings are often vague about the motherboard or the power supply brand; when they are, our page stays blank on that line rather than assuming a part.

A remark that one tower has more storage than most is arithmetic over the desktops on this site. It is not a verdict on build quality, cable management or noise.

No bench, no burn in

We have not built, booted or gamed on any of these systems. There are no frame rate charts, temperature logs or star ratings here, since every one of them would be fiction. Our guides set prebuilt PCs next to each other by their stated parts and their prices, and the Blog pages explain components with reference to manufacturer documentation and published standards.

When the price was true

A desktop's price is read from the store's listing and shown with the date and time of that reading. When we are no longer able to quote a price, you will not see a stale figure in its place; the page asks you to check the store.

Who pays, and what that does not buy

Some links here earn WikiPrebuiltPC a commission through the Amazon Associates program. You pay the store's price, nothing added. Towers are listed in price order, and no builder or seller can move up the page by paying more commission.

How many desktops we cover is printed on the front page, because a site that reads only part of the prebuilt market ought to say how large that part is.