Reasons Why You'd Build A Computer...

[mitschej]

38) the pure satisfaction knowing that just about anybody could build a computer better than HP/Compaq

 

[Todd32]

so you don't have to pay your local Computer guy to do it when you seem to know more about what makes a system better than he does.

 

[CrossMX]

39) So that you can say "I built this" and then remember how many times you had to ask for help because you had no clue what you were doing. jk

no really:
39) So that you can get waht you REALLY WANT not what someone else can put together for you. You will know every compenent and what it can do when you choose the best one for you.