AJ Custom BuildsGaming + work desktops

Desktops built around how you use them

Gaming rigs and work machines, put together from parts matched to your performance needs and your budget. Upgrades and repairs too.

100+ custom builds · Based in the Upper West Side, Manhattan

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Sample spec ranges. Final parts depend on your budget and what is available.

Two ways to order

Both start on the Custom Build page. Pick the one that fits how much you want to decide yourself.

Where the budget goes

A gaming build and a work build can cost the same and still look very different inside. The highlighted line is where most of the money goes.

Gaming desktop

  • Graphics card40%
  • Processor20%
  • Memory + motherboard16%
  • Storage10%
  • Case, cooling, power14%

Work desktop

  • Graphics card14%
  • Processor30%
  • Memory + motherboard24%
  • Storage14%
  • Case, cooling, power18%

Rough starting splits for a typical build. Every build is planned from your own budget and use, so your numbers will differ.

How a build works

Four steps, in this order. A $50 security deposit confirms your order and comes off your final total. The invoice comes after you approve your quote.

  1. 1

    Order

    Fill in your Custom Build request and pay the security deposit. Tell me the use, your budget, and any parts you want.

  2. 2

    Quote

    I match the processor, graphics card, motherboard, storage and cooling to your brief and email you the part list and the exact total.

  3. 3

    Invoice

    Once you approve the quote, I send an invoice through Square that you can pay online.

  4. 4

    Build

    I assemble the computer from the approved parts and hand it over, with notes on what can be upgraded later.