Is it worth buying and trying to build the comp. on my own or just pay the labor charges and make sure it gets done right?
its not hard. do it yourself
if you have any common sense, you can assemble a PC. I built my last desktop when I was in high school, moderately stoned, and in a poorly lit room. And it took less than the time it took to cook a Tombstone pizza.
my only concern is when putting in mobo and vid card ive read u have to go and dl shit for them to work and stuff and i wont really kno what i need
umm with xp you put the card in and use the install cd.
dont have to dl any drivers or anything? (thats the problem ive heard with some of the vid cards)
teh interweb is your friend
its easy, my last computer I put together blind folded
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I installed the head unit in my prelude while i was delivering pizza. I’d crimp 5 more wires after every delivery. 
been there done that
blanyer is king of delivering food
only been doing it for six years. i could drive from etna to cranberry in my sleep.