The first few times doing it will drive you nuts. (no pun intended.)
For all of the parts, you've paid as much, if not more, than if you had bought a decent machine from a local shop. You still have to put it together.
Irq conflicts, hardware problems, etc. You buy a part, something doesn't work, and you have no idea if it's the part or the motherboard, or both. You narrow down the problem to a part, and you have to send it back for either a refund or a replacement.
Assuming you get everything working right, there may still be a few bugs you can't iron out.
Assuming everything is working right now, you are then never entirely happy with it. Sort of like your car seat. Once you start adjusting the position, you are never again comfortable.
I realized I spent more time futzing with the hardware, and trying to get things working, that I spent using the dang things. As a programmer, I realized I wanted to focus on software rather than hardware.
Just my own opinions and experience. |
