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Speaking as someone who is currently going through the process of assembling a new PC: If you don't know what you're doing, don't do it. Even with years of computing experience and lots of geeky friends ready to share advice, it's a freaking complicated dealio. There are so many options and the process of comparing prices is so time-consuming. You're probably best either getting a refurbished box or going to a local computer store and seeing what setups they sell.
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I got out of building PCs because I thought it was getting so easy to slap some components together and call yourself a PC builder. It's certainly not what it was yesterday; the real challenge used to be in having to 'program' the computer to work before plug-and-play.
Nate, because I've been out of the loop for a couple of years, I'm curious how PCs have changed from a component standpoint which is making them challenging to build.