Can you buy a new streaming PC that is also used for video editing just by visiting a shop (or online store) without the need of building your PC from parts? If the budget is around $700 - $800 (circa 600 € - 700 €), could you use for example one of these PCs in that approximate price category:

• Acer Aspire TC-886 (i5, 8GB, 512GB SSD, UHD Graphics 630, 2 HDMI, VGA)

• ASUS S340MF-I38100056T (i3, 4GB, 256GB SSD, Intel UHD graphics, HDMI, DVI, VGA)

• Acer Nitro N50 (i5, 8GB, 256GB SSD, GeForce GTX 1650, DVI)

If you use the same computer for playing and streaming at the same time, frames per second will probably suffer and be as low as 30 FPS? Heavy games will not be possible to be played and streamed at the same time, but lower-end games (e.g. Among Us) should be fine?

Also, a large internal additional hard drive would be valuable, as videos take space and there would be less clutter on the table. Of course, even a large hard drive can get full, so external hard drives would be needed occasionally?

Do people have personal experiences of not adequate enough PCs for streaming, so I would avoid any particular things? An i3 for example might not be enough for streaming? Also, 4 GB doesn't sound much? Should the budget be higher and what would be a good enough configuration in such a machine if you do not want to assemble the machine yourself?

The GameSpot's Facebook login doesn't work for me. I'm using Mac Pro 8-Core with OS X Lion (10.7.2). I've tried Safari 5.1.1 and Google Chrome 15.0.874.106. When I click the "Facebook" button nothing happens.

Halo needs Mercenary Slayer i.e. random-teams-only matches. My game friends won't play with me, because I suck, but I would like to enjoy the game anyway.

When I play alone my team usually has some random members, but the opposite team consists of clan members who know how to play together. So, from one match to another I get owned again and again, and that spoils the fun. I would like to play against other bad players instead of only getting killed match after match by some super killers.

Sucky players should also have their own team modes (not only Free-for-All), which means Mercenary modes like in Call of Duty.

Yes, it is. I contacted the website owners and told I couldn't sign in to MGCN using two different internet connections and two different webbrowsers and they replied the problem has been fixed and so it seems.

I'm used to checking myself and friends (GamerScore, list of games, last time online) with MyGamerCard.net, but for a few days I haven't been able to access the website. Is it down or could it just be my connection?

I like Sam & Max (both seasons), Outrun and Space Invaders.

Things work better now. I can now sign in, but it takes about 10 seconds before I can see my Gamercard. Maybe a temporary problem then.

I live in Finland. Is anyone else in Europe or elsewhere having it impossible to sign in to Xbox Live today?

Xbox Live Connection Test Results
Network Adapter: Wired
IP Address: Confirmed
DNS: Confirmed
MTU: Confirmed
ICMP: Confirmed
Xbox Live: Failed

Also, it's impossible for me to view the official forums on the xbox.com website.

I may have just missed it, but it seems like A-Train HX (Xbox 360) description page is missing. I have it even though it was a bit difficult to find it here in Finland.

Which is more efficient: Xbox 360 or PS3? Xbox 360 has three cores and PS3 has eight processing elements, but has anyone made for example real-time calculations to see which one makes calculations faster? I have COD4 on both machines and the game seems to be approximately the same, so maybe COD4 is using less percentage of CPU time on one of the systems?