The last two PCs I built were smaller units, based on some older Coding Horror posts. The thing I've found is that even though the parts have gotten smaller, t

The last two PCs I built were smaller units, based on some older Coding Horror posts. The thing I've found is that even though the parts have gotten smaller, the cables haven't - they're just as long and thick as they've always been, which makes layout a lot harder. And the configuration is less convenient - the power supply covers 3/4 of the motherboard, so you have to remove it to do any useful work.