1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Web browsing and gaming (Diablo 3, League of Legends)
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Around $500, tax not included.
3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and...
One time, I asked the EA support to fix my veteran status so I can unlock the M1 garand (even though I have not owned any other BF games). I asked them and they said their system was down, I waited about an hour just to reach their chat. I was pretty pissed I had to chat with them again, but...
Releases, especially after a huge game like BF3 can cause people many problems the first couple of weeks. They will fix it, it is not going to permanent.
I got the Envy 14 last year, its okay at gaming. It heats up a little and fan is loud when gaming, but it looks amazing, is durable and portable. I played BF3 on high-medium on single player with no problems. I got it under 1k last year with coupons.
Just wondering, I do not have the game yet but do you use a mapping program or use the BF3 keyboard and mouse setup for the controller to work on the PC version?