And what a waste the FX-55 was... I hate that thing... Way to much heat, and you can barely OC it. AMD has their own marketing schemes. BTW, RakeDog, again......................... Many companies make high end systems that ARE VERY GOOD!
That's great for you, but none of those are completely insured like Dell, Gateway, IBM, whatever. So I wouldn't trust them for computers. Like I said, the best computers are self built, without any untrustworthy company - built parts.
Building your own is generally best; expecially for Powerful Computers - but you can never beat some of the good offers you find in stores or the Internet.