One bad build isn't representative of the full spectrum. My Dell prebuilt is the worst PC I have ever owned (I always built it myself prior) and consistently ov

One bad build isn't representative of the full spectrum. My Dell prebuilt is the worst PC I have ever owned (I always built it myself prior) and consistently overheats/throttles. Your friend is at fault, not the practice of building your own. I would "build" your PC in PC Part Picker and see what it says. Intel/AMD: You may have a low wattage/efficiency PSU (multiply box wattage by efficiency and compare to what PC Part Picker says you need), and those are relatively cheap to replace. Your friend may have overclocked the CPU without a full stability test, that's simply a visit to the BIOS to disable. AMD: You may have poorly installed cooling. AMD can have more problems with overheating than Intel.