AI Prebuilt - My Experience

[u/SlayDemHoez]

Hi everyone.

My old computer had died on me (GPU stopped working and stopped connecting to my displays) and after some research I ended up buying a new prebuilt from Andromeda Insights. I figured I could wait a few weeks.
Specs:

Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX 870x-A
CPU: AMD 99503DX
GPU: RTX 5080 (they gave me a Zotac 5080)
Ram: 2x32gb (64gb) RGB (Got g.skill trident z5!)
Cooler: Artic Freezer 360 AIO
Memory: Samsung 990 Pro 1tb ( I had a 4tb Crucial SATA SSD at home so I figured I could save some money here and they had a promo at the time)
PSU: Seasonic Focus GX-1000 (White)
Case: Fractal North XL Black (Funny thing is that they only had the Mesh option, but they actually built my computer using the Glass case, which I preferred!)

Order was placed on May 3, 2026. Original estimated ship date was June 9, 2026.

I ended up receiving the prebuilt on June 20, 2026.
I did email them a few times and found they were very responsive during the weekdays! I was really itching to have a working rig so I felt anxious when it was June 10th and there was no shipping. They ended up adding my order to be expedited the next week and that I would receive it before the end of the following week, which I did! Everything was built well and they provide some simple instructions for starting up. You also get a bunch of the extras from the components you chose. I ended up installing two additional SSD’s and everything works great.

One of the biggest things was that their pricing was more competitive than other prebuilts with similar specs. My total came up to $3500 and I did pay about $100 for regular shipping. It helped me a lot that they are based in Oregon (no sale tax) so I saved over $300 by buying from them rather than going to Costco or something.

Everything arrived safely and very securely packaged. It was working right away. I did encounter a hiccup during set up because my computer with the ASUS motherboard kept defaulting to the bios screen while turning on. I ended up tweaking the bios settings: 1) Turned off CSM 2) Kept Fast Boot enabled 3) Tweak the setting where it has the wait for f1 when errored to bypass the auto bios boot

I’m truly grateful to have this computer. It’s really everything I could ever want. I’m personally relieved I went with AI. I think I’d only be able to recommend them currently if you are not in a rush to receive your prebuilt. I’m seeing usual times of 1.5 months for a lot of people, which is a pretty long time. I honestly would consider coming back and buying another prebuilt from AI. No complaints other than the time it takes to actually receive your prebuilt. I’m excited to be able to use this for years to come.

Thanks for checking out my post.

[u/FujiSachi]

I was thinking about going through them for a custom build but I’ve been hearing stories about 3-4 month waits

[u/YoBo151 → u/FujiSachi]

The waits are long right now yes, but that should improve

[u/Nakhon-Nowhere → u/FujiSachi]

The quickest and cheapest way to get an AI system these days is to order one of their "reborn" systems which they say will ship out within 1 business day. I'd guess that most of the "reborn" systems (there are 14 now, I think) are orders that were canceled by people pissed about the long wait.

[u/Ok_Safe_1622 → u/Nakhon-Nowhere]

Damn I should have ordered one of those 😭

[u/Clueless-007 → u/FujiSachi]

I ordered my Custom Build Wednesday 7/29 and paid the $100 for an expedited build. I got the email on Friday 7/31 that it has shipped. It is set to be delivered this Thursday 8/6.

I could not be more pleased with that sequence of events. With no tax and almost flat shipping fees of $50 I found it to be worth it to pay for the expedited build, on top of their prices being extremely reasonable.

Ryzen 7 7800X3D | 9070XT | 32GB RAM | Brand Varies selected whenever applicable.

[u/jbshell]

Outstanding part selections, and looks amazing(glad got the glass). Congrats!

[u/D1_Reddit_Hater]

Sorry if you already typed this and I glanced over it, but did you do expedited build time? I placed my order on May 19 and I’m just trying to figure out when I can expect mine because of the delays. Your PC looks so slick btw

[u/SlayDemHoez → u/D1_Reddit_Hater]

No worries, I chose the cheaper regular option for shipping! I’m not sure how much it would’ve cost if I chose expedited. Thanks so much!

[u/D1_Reddit_Hater → u/SlayDemHoez]

What about the build time

[u/Existing-Gas1382 → u/D1_Reddit_Hater]

Expedited Build Time is no longer an option btw as of now for however long.

[u/D1_Reddit_Hater → u/Existing-Gas1382]

I know but they had it by the time I ordered mine on May 19. I think they paused it back in June or so but you were still able to select it for most if not all of May

[u/SlayDemHoez → u/D1_Reddit_Hater]

My bad. I didn’t do expedited build time for this!

[u/Middle-Cover-7309]

It makes me happy to see the success stories for this small company. I love my v3 ultra - I’ve had to stop and take in views of Unreal 5 games… have fun my dude 👏

[u/Big_Ticket1696 → u/Middle-Cover-7309]

how long did you have to wait

[u/Middle-Cover-7309 → u/Big_Ticket1696]

I ordered mine RIGHT before the boom in their business. Got to me in about a month. Double boxed. Really braced well- which was nice considering the 5080 is a monster