The total price difference between a home built and a manufactured pc is probably a few hundred dollars but is it worth it to build it on your own? You have to spend time to get the parts and make sure they are all going to work together and get the right case to fit everything. Also you have no warranty if you screw something up, you can't call up thhe manufacturer and complain. All the time you spend gathering and build, and testing might not be worth saving the few extra hundred dollars.
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The total price difference between a home built and a manufactured pc is probably a few hundred dollars but is it worth it to build it on your own? You have to spend time to get the parts and make sure they are all going to work together and get the right case to fit everything. Also you have no warranty if you screw something up, you can't call up thhe manufacturer and complain. All the time you spend gathering and build, and testing might not be worth saving the few extra hundred dollars.