Does a Built PC and a store bought PC have similar longevity?

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I am about to order my first PC in parts and build it. What parts i bought:
CPU, Motherboard, Memory, Storage, Video, Case, Power Supply, Optical Drive, Operating System.

My question is are you risking quality, longevity or sturdiness when building a PC yourself (assuming you did a good job) rather than buying one put together by factories or professionals?
I'm not big into hardware, or computers in general, so i would like to buy, build and have for years and not have to check up on it all the time or exchange parts etc.
So just let me know if i have all the parts i need for a long term computer.

Also, I dont know how important coolers are and if i should include one. I won't use my pc more than 4-5 hours a day and always turn off after use. Here is my actuall setup if anyone interested:

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($88.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Dual-X Video Card ($188.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
 
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If you do your research properly then building your own pc should just be as good as when they build it in store.

As regards with cooling, yes it is very important as I'm sure you don't want your components to burn out. The stock cooler of the Intel Core i5-4460 is very good from what I have heard and read so you won'y need a new CPU cooler. So your temps should be good in that regard.

When you are putting everything together make sure to keep air ventilation in mind so that you don't trap hot air inside of your case. I suggest reading up about this a bit.

Lastly, when your pc is put together and everything seems to be working 100% and you are launched into windows you should run stress tests on your pc, go look on youtube to exactly...
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If you do your research properly then building your own pc should just be as good as when they build it in store.

As regards with cooling, yes it is very important as I'm sure you don't want your components to burn out. The stock cooler of the Intel Core i5-4460 is very good from what I have heard and read so you won'y need a new CPU cooler. So your temps should be good in that regard.

When you are putting everything together make sure to keep air ventilation in mind so that you don't trap hot air inside of your case. I suggest reading up about this a bit.

Lastly, when your pc is put together and everything seems to be working 100% and you are launched into windows you should run stress tests on your pc, go look on youtube to exactly see what they are and how they work.

On a side note, I heard from a few people that it is a good idea to leave your side panel open when starting up your pc for the first time. Not 100% sure what the reason for this is but I'm assuming it's to clearly see if everything works fine and to see when something goes wrong.

Hope this helps!
 
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Prebuilt, or building it yourself...guess what? They use exactly the same parts, from the same factories.
With a prebuilt, it is put together by a minimum wage assembly line worker. Build it....you get to take whatever care you want into screwing it down exactly as tight as you want

In the prebuilt world, "assembled by professionals" = "slapped together by the 19 year old (or 13 year old) new kid that has been on the job for 2 weeks".
 
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