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I used to build and upgrade....mainly because it was cheaper.
I still have my 'monster' 6 core from 2009 - every now and again i have to replace a hard drive, but other than that it still keeps pace with the modern equipment for the processing i do....which is mainly photo and video editing.
It even copes with my sons CAD software, which was a pleasant surprise.
I haven't had to look inside for quite a few years.
I like desktops because of the massive amount of fast storage you can put in them....
but i find myself using laptops/nas more often than not these days.
They are more convenient - and since i don't need anything game-worthy, just as fast for my purposes.
Having said that - i picked up a free laptop that was on its last legs - upgraded the battery, SSD and memory, and it now has years left in it!
(a fun hobby if you go in for that sort of thing!)
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