Pre-built PC's

[hollywoodrono]

Why do pre-built pc sites use DDR4 2666mhz? There's no option for faster speeds. Plus the problems people usually have with the PC's it's not about the actual PC it's about an unrelated issue. Does anyone know why people do that?

[Tristerin]

2 minutes ago, hollywoodrono said:

Why do pre-built pc sites use DDR4 2666mhz? There's no option for faster speeds. Plus the problems people usually have with the PC's it's not about the actual PC it's about an unrelated issue. Does anyone know why people do that?

DDR4 2666mhz is a common frequency for Ryzen as first Gen Ryzen was only guaranteed to achieve those RAM speeds without issue.  During the RAM crisis it was probably produced a lot more as well, due to the cost of producing this frequency over higher end frequencies - but now that RAM prices are in the court of enthusiasts they need to sell these somewhere so OEM would buy them up no doubt (and Intel is not affected like Ryzen is by RAM speed).

 

Not sure what unrelated issue you are talking about.  All electronics can have an issue - but if I were to generalize more prebuilt issues I have run into is expandability sucks, proprietary items suck, and overall OEM computers shouldn't be bought if you are trying to upgrade.  If you can upgrade you can just build a better PC lol.  Its still JUST slots and connectors on a slightly larger scale.

[greenhorn]

I have seen many pre-built systems that have a strange combination of components. Sometimes there are one or two higher-end components in there which are also highlighted in the ad but then paired with some crappy power supply for example. That's why I advise people I know to either build their own system or at least check any pre-built system more thoroughly before buying it.