I know that, but the OP said he had no desire to do so. That's the only reason it seems like the best way to go. If you aren't putting it together yourself, you still run that risk with any of these 'services', and you don't really get the other benefits.
I haven't priced it out piece-wise, but the system itself is a high-end system with the SSD drive and the dual drives in RAID. Combine that with the Crossfire dual video cards along with the i7 2600 and you've got a system that can handle pretty much anything you throw at it today. The 2600 is also unlocked if you ever want to try and overclock it. I can't speak for how well MicroCenter backs its PC's or anything else, though. But on specs alone, that system is about what I want to build for my PC that I want to last for another 3-4 years. For my uses, the only thing I'd probably upgrade would be the RAM. For the average user 8 GB is more than enough, though. The 5750 as a single card would be an ok card, but in crossfire with a 2nd 5750 like in this configuration, it's about as powerful as a single 5870, I would guess. I'm running a single 5870 right now and have no complaints when running Starcraft 2, Civ 5, or Dragon Age, so you shouldn't have any issues with current games.
If you don't want to build your own. Newegg is having a clearence on their PC's, just like retail stores. Getting ready for the new models. (stores like BestBuy Staples etc. have clearenced their PC's.) http://promotions.newegg.com/nepro/...newegg.com/nepro/10-2954/showcase_390x130.jpg
