Quote Originally Posted by Renton View Post
IMO definitely build one, and with every component avoid going into diminishing returns of performance. Usually there is a sweet spot for pricing where you'd have to spend twice as much to get something 5-10% better. The only thing I would consider splurging on is the GPU. When I built my computer a couple of years ago, iirc the most costly things (in order) were gpu, processor, motherboard, distantly followed by ram and the tower, everything else was dirt cheap.
This is probably the best post in this thread.