OT: Buying vs. building your own computer

[Caduceus]

I built a system from the ground up a few weeks with very little problem, aside from a defective DVD+R drive, which is away at the hospital getting fixed, everything is going well.

It depends on what you want. I mean, you can get a mid-range Dell, which will last you years or you can spend the time (and a little extra money) to get quality components and have the satisfaction of playing SEV on a computer you designed and built with your own hands.