Thread: Building a PC

Originally Posted by sycld

Right but here's what I don't get:

1) As you said, they don't need it.
2) This discount applies to online purchases too, not just in-store purchases, so one could easily buy their processor from Microcenter.com and everything else from, say, Newegg.
3) The processor is often the most expensive part of a build, or at least one of the most expensive parts. A processor discount as big as this one here significantly cuts into Microcenter's profits per newly built machine.

So... I dunno..

The 180 dollar 2500k is an in store pickup only when you order online. There is still profit in the price they ask for a 2500k, they probably sell a good bit more then online stores for people who are in their area.

Originally Posted by sycld

Oh really? I was unaware. Was it a particular company's?

There were some companies who it didn't affect, but their prices went up anyways.