[FuZyOn]

Many people are more likely to buy a pre-built PC rather than build one of their own, most of them are just scared of fitting the pieces together and I don't judge them for that. It can be daunting, but everyone should understand that it's as easy as putting Lego parts together. I'll try to lessen the pain a bit by giving you some tips.

First of all, you need to make a list of all the pieces you want. To see if they will work well together you can use https://pcpartpicker.com/, a site that will aid you in your mini-adventure. The web app automatically checks if what you chose will be compatible and the prices of the pieces from various well-known stores. You can also check builds created by other users.

Secondly, if you're still on the fence about it there's a big community on reddit full of PC enthusiasts (http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc) and they help every newbie that asks questions. Try to put a build together online then post on that subreddit, I'm sure they'll be more than happy to tweak it for you in case some things can be improved. The site is full of PC builds for all the price ranges, so if you just want to browse setups to get an idea you're more than welcome to visit!

While choosing your parts don't forget the pheripherals. Choose a monitor, mouse and keyboard and include that in your budget too, PCPartPicker can help you with pheripheral components if you need it. Make sure to choose an appropriate monitor resolution in regards to how strong your graphics card is. For example, a medium-range video card will struggle to play games on a 4K monitor, 1080p would be a much better idea.

In case you are inclined to build a gaming setup you should invest a big bulk of your money on the GPU, nowadays a GTX 970 is enough to run AAA games on 60FPS/High so try to aim for that in case you want the best performance:price ratio. Don't skimp on the CPU either, go with at least an i5 from the newer generations. Going below that can bottleneck your GPU.

As for RAM, 8GB should be the minimum and will probably be enough for regular gaming. You can get 16 GB since it's not that expensive, but try to go for DDR4 at 2133 frequency. It's the best bang for your buck.

After all this, I think we can all agree that with a little bit of research you can build a PC of your own and it's much cheaper than going with a pre-built one. If you don't think you're capable of building one yourself at least try to phone a friend that knows what they're doing, you can still save up so much money while also tipping your friends for the work they could potentially be doing.

[chikitta]

There is too much work that is involved in the building of a pc. For someone to ha e arrived to the idea of building a pc for themselves they must be very interested in electronics and stuff like that. otherwise I don't think someone would wake up in the morning and just decide on something like this.

[oldbuddy]

I would rather pay $25 to http://www.enuinc.com/ and let them take all the risk of damaging a part during installation. They do it every day, instead of once every few years like I would.

[FuZyOn]

There is too much work that is involved in the building of a pc. For someone to ha e arrived to the idea of building a pc for themselves they must be very interested in electronics and stuff like that. otherwise I don't think someone would wake up in the morning and just decide on something like this.

It definitely takes a little bit of time to get familiar with the components and how they fit, but it honestly looks much harder than it is. Building a PC always seems daunting at first.