I was looking at some photos here of people with new empty cases as they begin the journey of their new build, and it reminded me that it's coming up to a year in august as the anniversary of my first and only build. 
Everything is great nearly a year on, no complaints, all is working as should be.
I remember joining this forum and people helping me spec various components. I was then going to get a shop to put it together for me. That would have been awful, no satisfaction in that. Various people here said "build it yourself, it's just like expensive lego. We're always here to help when you need it". I didn't think I was capable. But I did just that, ordered everything from OCUK and built it from scratch, with a few bits of help from here as I needed it. Though I didn't need much as once I got stuck in, I figured out most things for myself. I felt very proud of myself and of course grateful to members here. It really is a gratifying and FUN time building your own pc. And it's not difficult either, provided you take your time and think things through. Then I did a few upgrades with cooling, fans, fan controller, etc over the following weeks. I have nothing else to build now, I don't need anything else really (well a see through side window for the case would be nice I suppose). I kind of miss those days of my pc building,
it was a really interesting little project. Just me, the computer, the anti static wristband, the radio on, and plenty of cups of tea 
I learned a lot doing it, not least about cable management, which I didn't have a CLUE about until people here saw my pics and said "you really need to tidy your cables!" Cable management hadn't even occurred to me. Then I discovered how to do it, how to feed cables through various nooks and crannies of the case.
Do any of you look back fondly at your first build?
Everything is great nearly a year on, no complaints, all is working as should be.I remember joining this forum and people helping me spec various components. I was then going to get a shop to put it together for me. That would have been awful, no satisfaction in that. Various people here said "build it yourself, it's just like expensive lego. We're always here to help when you need it". I didn't think I was capable. But I did just that, ordered everything from OCUK and built it from scratch, with a few bits of help from here as I needed it. Though I didn't need much as once I got stuck in, I figured out most things for myself. I felt very proud of myself and of course grateful to members here. It really is a gratifying and FUN time building your own pc. And it's not difficult either, provided you take your time and think things through. Then I did a few upgrades with cooling, fans, fan controller, etc over the following weeks. I have nothing else to build now, I don't need anything else really (well a see through side window for the case would be nice I suppose). I kind of miss those days of my pc building,
it was a really interesting little project. Just me, the computer, the anti static wristband, the radio on, and plenty of cups of tea I learned a lot doing it, not least about cable management, which I didn't have a CLUE about until people here saw my pics and said "you really need to tidy your cables!" Cable management hadn't even occurred to me. Then I discovered how to do it, how to feed cables through various nooks and crannies of the case.
Do any of you look back fondly at your first build?
