In this article I’ll share my own experience researching and building a custom PC specifically tailored for Photo and Video editing. You can also build your PC to the form factor that best suits your work space and add aesthetic touches as well. You can also customize your build using components that will provide much greater performance for the specific tasks you do every day. The cost to performance ratio is significantly better if you build a PC yourself. Why would you want to build your own PC and why did a life long Apple user like myself build a custom PC? There are several excellent benefits to building your own custom PC.