I used to build my own, until my eyes got bad. I've bought a Cyberpower PC several years ago - my experience was mixed, so I can't recommend them. The BEST experience that I've had in recent years, though, was using a mom and pop PC shop to custom build one for me. They were only slightly more expensive than building it myself, and I certainly got better value for my money than you'd get from Cyberpower or IBuypower. Find a local pc repair shop, ask them if they custom build PCs (the one I found by me did, even though it was not advertised). Feel them out, look for on-line reviews, or talk to people who may have used them in the past, even if it was only for repairs. Visit them and discuss what you want, be as specific as possible. If you have preferences, specific software that you want installed (since OEM versions can be cheap), requirements, etc. In my case, we went back and forth a few times before we settled on everything -- I actually wound up with a better pc than I first was planning to get, for exactly what I wanted to pay.

As I said, my experience was extraordinarily good, and the PC I bought from them has really stood the test of time.

When is a game both good and not good? Are you trying to break people's brains or something? Pondering that question will cause smoke to pour out of your ears.

Humans and other higher animals have this thing which they've evolved known as 'empathy'. It is not logical, but it is a survival mechanism, allowing for adoption, protection of the weak. It doesn't always serve survival when it is directed at other species (or pixellated creatures). That's just a side-effect. Not everyone is equally empathic over the same things, which is why you have some people working for the ASPCA, or wincing when they see someone else in pain (or even another creature, and even a virtual creature) while others engage in dog fighting and other activities requiring little or no empathy. Knowing that a feeling is illogical does not prevent you from feeling.

@KHAndAnime:

Agreed. Ipads really are overpriced toys -- I actually owned an older model until it broke down recently. When it did, i said 'oh well' and decided it wasn't worth replacing. It's just a whole lot easier to work on a PC, whether that's a laptop or a desktop.

I voted that Early Access is awesome, but that requires an explanation. EA won't be awesome for EVERY person.

People who are not willing to play a buggy game and contribute to the games development by reporting such bugs, sending in glitched save files, error logs, etc. should not play early access games, for the most part. Not EVERY early access game is created equal so your experiences may vary. But for the most part, you should NOT expect a completely playable game. Furthermore, you should only do it for games that you are excited about -- I've been asked in the past to participate in Alpha tests for games that I only had a vague interest in, and that was not enough to keep me playing the game.

Furthermore early access is a gamble. Not every game that goes early access will be completed. It helps if the people involved have had previous successes of similar scale to the game in question. Even then, every new project is a new chance to fail. People don't go into projects expecting to fail but it happens. As an old boss of mine used to say "The only people who never fail are those who never try". And I know from experience that it's true. I've been a project leader (albeit not on gaming related projects) and I know that you cannot prepare for everything that can go wrong.

Anyway, if you are averse to risk, if bugs make you angry, if you are prone to ranting and whining, then stay away from Early Access. If you are passionate about a project, and want to help guide a games' progress and make suggestions, and report bugs and other problems in a constructive way, then EA is great.

Oh, and don' t try to play too many early access games at once.

BTW, I'm currently helping/playing with a cool EA game called "Worlds of Magic" If you like 4X games, or were a big fan of "Master of Magic", you should check it out. For me, it's one of the best Early Access experiences I've had. Then again, it's a game I'm passionate about, so there's that.

Actually, you are the one who's not getting it, that your question is not phrased properly. But ok, I'll answer your literal question.

'is it acceptable to make people wait 7 years?' If that's what the judge said then yes, you are going to have to wait 7 years in prison, because Judges can make you do that. But no,one else can.
IF that doesn't make you understand how absurd your question is, then nothing else will. I'm not going to be insulting about it because maybe English is not your first language.

@moinsyyed: As I said, it's a dumb question -- no one waits 7 years for a game. You might as well ask if people like it when Unicorns pee on their lawn. I'd give the same answer. What happens sometimes is that a game is announced early. You are not getting the game late, because it doesn't exist. What's actually happening is that you are getting the news early. If you don't want to find out about a game ahead of time, don't read announcements from game companies. Problem solved.

Worlds of Magic (it's in beta/early access).

No one is actually 'waiting'. What you are doing is getting on with your life. Which is what you should be doing anyway. You have no control over when a game comes out, so just let it go. In any case, you are better off telling the developers to not release a game until/unless it is ready and that you won't buy it otherwise. You want better games, or do you want games quick? Fix your priorities.

You wait in line at the supermarket. You wait for your doctor to see you. NO ONE (SANE) IS WAITING FOR A GAME. If you are, pack up your sleeping bag, (I assume you are camped out at your local game store or something) and get back to work, or school, or playing games that actually have been released.

Unless you've seen a Let's Play, and/or tried it at a friends house, buying a game is a risk. It doesn't matter if it's out 6 months from now, or it's been out for 6 years and has tons of reviews and lovers of the game. Then again, my tastes in games go against the grain anyway, and I know that virtually every game selected as a game of the year by Gamespot, I'm not going to want to play anyway because they are not made for older gamers like me. Most of my favorite games to play today are not made by any of the big game companies, but by tiny to small studios.

The games I like to play are NOT going to get made unless I do the whole kickstarter thing, looking for promising projects by developers with a few (albeit small) titles under their belts. Currently, the games I'm finding the most enjoyable to play are in Early Access. I supported them because I WANTED them to get made. And now they are actually in beta. And I'm having the time of my life playing them. Yes, they are full of bugs. Nearly all of what I consider the best games ever -- even considered today as having been true classics, came out filled to the brim with bugs. Master of Magic would crash after 50 turns or so, when it was released (early access games, are actually in better shape in beta, sometimes even in Alpha, then some of the best games ever were on their release date.

That said, I have also backed games that I wish I hadn't. My average is pretty good, with only maybe 2 mistakes out of a dozen or more backed games. But that's actually TONS better than my average with games purchased AFTER seeing reviews. But then again, I'm not a typical gamer. I probably wouldn't like 90% of the games you consider to be good.