I didn't read the comments before posting but I will add. I am wanting to do a few "passion projects" I have wanted to do for awhile. One is make my own router like device. Not at a commercially made level just take a computer and add parts to do what I want. And I want to expand on it having it perform virtualization server functions (and a bit in depth like gpu pass through and maybe other device pass through) and NAS functions and further. Computers captivated me when I was young and hardware and software in general really is what I think got me here. I remember seeing a computer opened up for the first time and wanting to know what every little piece of it did especially the larger chips and expansion boards. Cost is my factor right now, but I am starting to look into it. THe other is that I have wanted to get into a more electronic engineering area but didn't really explore it. And I see a lot of expensive products and lately have been looking at them and thinking: I can make a comparable or better product for much cheaper! So I think looking into this area could give me a push to look more into electronic engineering.