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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5:Why is it cheaper to build your own computer than buying it pre-built, but more expensive to build your own car than buying it pre-built?

Aside from the difficulty of building the car, car parts are super expensive. I always wondered why buying the parts separately are more expensive than just buying it from a dealership.
gpt
Car parts aren't mass produced for outside retail. Computer parts are. Thats really why.

Intel makes a ton of processors. It doesnt make a difference if you buy one or dell buys thousands. The processors the same. In This way you can get a similar deal to what they can and not have to deal with their markup for profit.