Originally Posted by reflekt how hard is it for a complete newbie to PC building to build one? are there any really good guides on the net somewhere?

yup same question as me.
Could i go to a big pc store (not mentioning names)
ask a technition there, tell him what i want to do, give him the main spec parts i want in it, him helping me out writing down the parts and so on and taking in the guidence. Going home ordering parts online and so on.