[jcommin]

I have built my own for many years. I get to pick and chose components which is important to me. I edit photos - so graphics card, monitor and software are of priority to me.

I also have many CDs - - I like music and have several disks containing family photos and albums. It is almost impossible to find a desktop case with (2) 5 1/2 bays. Discontinues cases usually have bay slots I found on Ebay. None of them compared to my 15 yr old Antec. So I re-used it. Cable management isn't the best and newer graphics cards didn't fit until I did some surgery on the case.

It all fits well and works for me. Component prices, especially graphics cards, were stupid expansive during the pandemic. I built my computer during that time and was not happy about the inflated costs. Things appear to be back to normal.

I enjoy the build experience - I probably could have bought something off-the-shelf that is comparable but I enjoyed the journey of the build or any build. It is better to travel than arrive.