Back to the basics build guide
For the experienced, building a PC is an easy, often therapeutic experience. Each part fits into its designated slot, each cable is carefully woven around the frame, and each power-on is successful. However, for a vast swath of folk, it’s nothing of the sort. PC building can be a daunting task, especially if it’s your first time. After all, you’re messing around with delicate parts that can cost upward of half a month’s paycheck. One little slip, one jolt of static, one cable in the wrong place, and boom—you’re out of pocket and out of luck.
So, why bother? You can pick up a pre-built PC for a similar amount of cash as building your own—and let someone else worry about everything. It’s convenient, easy, and saves a whole ton of time. Combine all that with numerous tech sources and journalistic outlets (ourselves included) focusing on the very extreme end of
