[quote name='crystalklear64']Easy reason to buy a pre-built:
Someone you know wants a PC and you don't want them calling your ass up every week for free tech support. A Dell or w/e will let them talk to Arjun instead and if they
something up you're not out trying to fix it for them.
Its something a lot of people who say "Just Build It Yourself!" forget to think about. If something goes wrong and you don't have a decent grasp of what the problem might be, you'll either be clueless and have to take it in somewhere or for the more intrepid, browsing through post after post of misinformation in the hopes that you might stumble upon a solution to a problem you don't understand in the first place.[/QUOTE]
This is why we have Caller ID... LOLZ
But seriously, if you follow sound advice and buy quality parts, its almost idiot proof. It is true some people are totally ignorant about how a computer works to effectively know whats wrong with something if something goes wrong, but for the most part, every computer I've built for myself and for people has worked 100%... 98% of the time... lol I also try to teach people when to spot failing hardware, devices or have their own ability to troubleshoot themselves without needing them to phone a friend. Education is the key for me when helping people's build instead of just building it.
Then again, most of my friends are college educated people who actually have a general understanding of physics, sciences and to know not to spill their beer over an open PC like a tool and blame me for it not working... seriously... who doesn't keep their beer level when they lean their body over something...
Really does depend on one's level of general knowledge and if you are mechanically sound in any capacity. I've rarely seen someone too stupid to get things when I dumb it down for them to get the basic essentials or fundamentals of a problem. Although, I'm a pretty good teacher.