My go to site for hardware specifications is Tom's Hardware. It's probably a good place for parts reviews.
I chose to build my own mostly for fun and partially because I wanted to make sure I had plenty of hard disc space. At a guess, if you want an average PC, you'll get a better deal buying it ready made but you save money building a high spec one.
Just make sure the specification is clear. My local computer stores sells PCs with the processor only identified as Intel I5 or I7 (which includes different models with very different specs).
I chose to build my own mostly for fun and partially because I wanted to make sure I had plenty of hard disc space. At a guess, if you want an average PC, you'll get a better deal buying it ready made but you save money building a high spec one.
Just make sure the specification is clear. My local computer stores sells PCs with the processor only identified as Intel I5 or I7 (which includes different models with very different specs).