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This looks interesting: http://www.logicalincrements.com

Ars has updated their system guide. They're very erratic about this guide; I think it was last updated in 2015. So not a great, evergreen source like Toms seems to be. But their guides are well explained, and helpful in getting up to speed on current DIY PC options. And the comments are helpful...

One last comment: Define what you want. Define your budget. Then build a PC that does that in your budget. :)

You can save another ~$250CAD by going with the 500GB SSD variant instead of the 1TB. That’s still storage for Win10, six blockbuster games, and a a few small indie games too. Assuming this is a gaming PC, and not serving multiple duties as the family music and photos and movies library system...

Per comments here and looking quickly at TomsHardware, you’re still overkill and overspending, while building an unbalanced PC. A top-tier i7 and IGP? If this machine is primarily for engineering work, and gaming as an afterthought, ok. But as a *gaming* PC that makes no sense. Here’s a build...

DIY PC build is a solid weekend to assemble and get Windows booted. And then another month of scattered evening work to get all the software and drivers tuned and working. If you have a good computer store nearby. If not, add two weeks for shoppping online dumb things you find you missed when...

^ I asked because you posed the extreme scenarios of spending $5000 on a new PC to last a decade...or throwing away cheap PCs every year. There’s the affordable practical middle ground that all DIY PC gamers I know take: build a decent machine and do component upgrades as needed over several...

This has been recommended to me as a shopping and build-list site: https://pcpartpicker.com/

Do you do component upgrades? I assume that’s still a viable approach to managing performance and cost over a gaming systems life.