National brands: context, not directory listings
The names below are national configurator brands — companies that sell custom-configured PCs by mail order at national scale. They are not independent local builders, they are not listings in this directory, and they are included on this page only so readers can keep the two categories separate.
Micro Center is listed here as a retailer with build services, which is a different model again from both an independent builder and a mail-order configurator brand.
How to use this page
Use national brands as a comparison point for configuration options and as a mail-order alternative — then compare them honestly against a local independent using the questions in local builder vs. mail-order. This page carries no prices and no ratings for any brand, because prices change with configurations and promotions, and this directory does not publish ratings for anyone.
Allied Gaming
Allied Gaming surfaced in research as a national mail-order custom PC brand in LinkCentre's Custom PC Building category. It is therefore treated here as national-brand context, not as a local independent builder, and it does not appear as a directory listing.
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