Getting a gaming rig. Buy or Build?

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Garcian Smith said:

Strategyking92 said:

In reality it would be a laptop that also acts as my desktop. I would rather have an all-purpose piece of equipment rather than 2 things. Basically, it would be something that I take through college most likely.

Thing is, if you buy a gaming laptop, you'll be paying twice as much for parts half as powerful as if you were to just build a desktop. It's extremely poor value for your money compared to if you were to buy a desktop + netbook or something. So are you really willing to pay through the nose for substandard stuff just because you want one computer instead of two?

The problem with most "gaming laptops" is the weight.  Since most quality laptops that are actually remotely comparable to a desktop PC tend to be more like portable desktop than a laptop.  So in my experience you wouldn't want to be carrying a gaming laptop around school.