Thanks for the info on the SSDs and OS, good to know.

As for build your own, I am a big fan of the let them do it school. I always seem to find little odds and ends that cause me headaches. Either the power cables or SATA cables can't reach the HDs or the last MB I installed came without the dust cover at the back.

My previous machine I bought I decided on the components I wanted, I searched for the cheapest prices, I found the company with the most components at competitive prices and then bought the entire machine from them. Assembly cost me about $40NZ which is about $30US and when you are buying a $1500 machine then the $30 is really a joke.