So my laptop blows..

[zarx]

NotStan said:

Barozi said:

NotStan said:
Also, I decided to centre this thread also around whether I should get a PC or Laptop for SEMI gaming - so nothing really hardcore, but some modern strategy games and maybe other games - nothing like BF3 ultra or Witcher 2 etc.

I have about £500 budget, I already have a monitor, just need keyboard + mouse if it's a desktop.

I am just thinking what would be a better value for me to get laptop or desktop. I already have laptop for youtube and tings.

desktop PC is always  cheaper than notebooks. With 500 pounds you could almost build a high end machine.

Do you think I should try to build one myself(and probably get electrocuted) or just buy one from Dell or whatever?

Building it yourself is not that hard as long as you follow a decent guide. The risk is of damaging components rather than yourself lol. It's never been easier to build a tower.

Unless you get a really good deal and don't mind puting in an hour or two to set it all up, building it yourself will be better value for money, especially for gaming. 

Oh and you can always stick some HDDs in the tower and use it as a media server (for your xbox if you want, I know people that have a PC just for that purpose, some of the content riped from stuff they own most of it gotten via other means...) if you need another excuse to build a tower. Having you movie collection available to watch on your TV without filling up your Xbox HDD is nice.