Originally Posted by yairi
A consideration for your first set (since I have recently been there/done that) is that 14ga straight spokes are the easiest to build with, due to them not winding up as much as 15ga or butted spokes.
15ga or butted spokes don't wind up much at all, in fact the only spoke you "might" have a problem with is the DT Revolution.
Use the DT Competition dble butted spokes if you want the lightest 36 spoke wheel set up with high reliabiliy. And for even higher reliability use brass instead of alloy nipples otherwise if you want to save weight use the alloy.