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		wtallis on March 29, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 'PC Building Simulator' Is More Fun Than Building ... Using a tool like PCPartPicker takes almost all of the effort and uncertainty out of planning a build.

pbhjpbhj on March 30, 2018 [–]

I've only built a couple of PCs but my method has been to find a PC for sale that is outside my price range - check for Linux compatibility by searching for problems - and then source the parts that match the spec. I can modify as I go, double up on RAM or whatever.

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