Gaming is far different that most other computer applications which put little demand on the cpu or gpu. The performance problems I see in non-gaming computers is the number of background tasks. They can devour the resources of the computer and most users are totally unaware.Those aren't really in play once he's in game.Unfortunately the longest delays, you can't do anything about because they occur on the Net, either waiting for a DNS server to resolve a name or waiting on the destination website. There use to be long delays due to rerouting packets and they would time out. I don't think that happens much anymore.We build for speed. I pay for a really fast internet connection and I don't want the the box to be the chokepoint.I've always built my computers, both hardware and software. It costs more than buying already built machines and it takes a lot of time. It's worth it only if you want total control of your computer; that is you install only the hardware and software you want. Manufactured computers today, have so much crap on them that you will never use that just slow the machine down and adds clutter.Why not? I build my son's gaming PCs every year.BUILD a laptop???
Dude, you're not drunk, you're tripping on heavy acid...