>> I have had access to a PC for longer than most - 1984, 8088 PC
>> twin floppy, DOS1 (no £ sign)
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>> I have seen folk struggle with PCs built from bits, slight incompatibilities that are difficult
>> to track down as to hardware, drivers, OS etc.
It was a lot harder in the old days when you had to deal with IRQ conflicts and elusive drivers, but nowadays it's a doddle, to be completely honest.
I've built my last 3 desktop machines, and as long as you don't buy anything too obscure, the hardware is pretty much plug and play these days. Modern Windows recognises almost everything out of the box, and will install standard drivers that get the machine up and running without any user intervention at all. Windows 10 will install on my 4 year old home built i5 and get everything working by itself. Pretty much the only manual part now is downloading and installing the latest graphics card drivers from the manufacturer, to replace the Microsoft version that Windows installs.
What I love about home build, apart from the satisfaction, is that you can spend the money where you think it's needed, rather than paying for stuff you don't need or want.
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