build my own computer

I’m thinking of doing this. It’s not a sure thing, I’ll have to research parts & cost first. HP can make something similar to what I want for about $1500, but they won’t let me opt out of their oodles of pre-installed garbage. So I think if I can do it for about the same cost or cheaper I’d rather learn something and build it myself. I like to tinker, and I can probably recycle a few parts from my current system, which was also custom built (not by me, but I did pick most of its parts).