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I have spent the past few months researching the spec I would like for my new PC. Whilst I'm not really an enthusiast and mostly only want a PC to play games and other occasional misc use, it would be kinda cool to build it myself to increase my knowledge and understanding of computers etc.
I have watched some really good step-by-step videos on youtube, but don't want to get caught in 'a little knowledge is a dangerous thing' trap.
I am a little concerned that almost all the videos I have watched the build goes very smoothly and if they do go wrong they have spare parts on hand to test.
As I will be spending my entire budget and am reasonably confident that I could put it together, update and configure the BIOS etc, I can't really afford for things to go wrong or buy spare parts to diagnose any problems - how likely is this/how often do you get faulty parts?
Is there any other general advice you would recommend for a first time builder, or would you just pay the extra for the piece of mind of a pre-built machine?
I have watched some really good step-by-step videos on youtube, but don't want to get caught in 'a little knowledge is a dangerous thing' trap.
I am a little concerned that almost all the videos I have watched the build goes very smoothly and if they do go wrong they have spare parts on hand to test.
As I will be spending my entire budget and am reasonably confident that I could put it together, update and configure the BIOS etc, I can't really afford for things to go wrong or buy spare parts to diagnose any problems - how likely is this/how often do you get faulty parts?
Is there any other general advice you would recommend for a first time builder, or would you just pay the extra for the piece of mind of a pre-built machine?