In order to build a computer on your own, you need constant assembly experience.
Actually, no.
There aren't any PC building courses anyone can take (AFAIK), and all experience comes from building your own. And while it may seem daunting task, no experience comes when you do nothing. Even i didn't have a job, behind PC assembly line, to know how to assemble one. Instead i bought the parts, read the manuals/guides and assembled my PCs on my own. Sure, i have decades of experience but even i didn't born the knowledge of PC assemble (no-one does).
Due to that, anyone can assemble a PC. There are plenty of guides out there and if you've already assembled one, despite years ago, you have good idea how to do it now. We still have MoBo, CPU, CPU cooler, RAM, disk drives, PC case, PSU. MoBos are either mini-ITX, micro-ATX, ATX or E-ATX. Same with PSU, either ATX or smaller SFX. PC cases follow the same pattern. RAM is very easy to install. Same with CPU. And CPU cooler still needs 4 mounting holes to mount it.
Sure, hardware has improved over the years but fundamental is still the same.
In order to build a new balanced computer on your own, you need time to study new components, read a bunch of reviews on the net.
True, especially when you want most bang for the buck.
Sometimes it’s easier to take a ready-made solution
Is it? Since prebuilt PCs, often come with QA (quality assurance) issues or arrive DOA.
GamersNexus has reviewed several prebuilt PCs lately and there is no perfect PC. Each one has issues, sometimes even severe ones.
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PCs are delicate electronics and need care, both assembly and shipping. But for courier, they often doesn't know what's inside the box and toss them around willy-nilly. E.g even the one you bought. If the proper QA would be in place, PC would've been tested prior shipping, to iron out all flaws/bugs. But it looks to me, it wasn't. So, you now have to spend your time and gasoline to make up from someone else's mistake. Yeah, prebuilt PCs doesn't look "that" good, paying far more than components are worth it and even then, PC doesn't work.
and I had to meet about $1000 in terms of money, just I had to start somewhere.
The build i suggested above comes pretty close to your budget.
And just for fun, here is PC performance comparison between your prebuilt and what i suggested;
yours as Base, my suggestion as Alternative:
Userbenchmark PC Build Comparison
Baseline Bench: Game 16%, Desk 89%, Work 16%
CPU:
Intel Core i7-11700
GPU:
Intel UHD Graphics 750
SSD:
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
RAM:
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x4GB
Alternative Bench: Game 20%, Desk 111%, Work 21%
CPU:
Intel Core i5-13600K
GPU:
Intel UHD Graphics 770
SSD:
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
RAM:
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
Far better performance with same amount of money.
in our time everything changes very, very quickly, so it's better to use proven working solutions and not chase the latest super developments
True, hence why i didn't put DDR5 into the build.
Not that DDR5 doesn't work. It does, but the performance gain over DDR4 doesn't justify the premium price of DDR5. Double or even quadruple of what DDR4 costs.
Then again, companies who have been at it for decades (Intel, MSI, Corsair etc), are extremely unlikely to release half-baked product, that doesn't work like it is supposed to. E.g like the latest venture of Intel, trying their hand in GPU market, by Intel ARC 750 or ARC 770 GPUs. Intel is very solid on making CPUs but with GPUs, they struggle. Namely with GPU drivers.