I know it can be tricky to get a good PC in the UK, i recently got a HP from cclonline and couldnt fault their service or the PC itself.
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LotD - JaL - POWT/SMD - SoCo - AJs
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In the end I went with this Asus Aspire 5532: Linky - Although I had to buy from Comet in the end as Dabs was out of stock for 2 weeks (at the time they both had a sale on and for the same price).
I'm very pleased with it, it runs CoX and GW on minimum settings without much of a fuss. Some zones make it run hotter than others though. 
I also managed to get Blood Bowl running on it at min settings, so my gaming life is sorted. 
I've built every desktop I've ever owned, I've never owned a laptop myself but my wife has had two since I've been with her.
I would reccommend building your own. I've built six altogether, starting with my first 486 many years ago to the rig I have today which I first switched on 2 years ago. It'll be time for a new build next year, and am currently saving.
There is nothing more satisfying than screaming "IT'S ALLLIIIIIIIIIIVE!!!!!!" when you first use a newly built PC.
I shall be photo documenting my next build, I may post the pics on the forums.
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Also avoid Dell and Alienware if you can, as they're just plain overpriced for what they do (and don't do - *cough* last long). If you're feeling brave and want to actually build your own (which may or may not be the better option, depending on what you're after), do a little homework first, then work out which components float your boat. Shop around. Most of the stuff in my rig comes from several places - Scan, Overclockers, Aria and eBuyer to name a few.  |
Stick with these few listed here. You can save money if you get different parts from different vendors, as some seem to charge much less for specific things. May I also reconmend YoYoTech.
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[*]Watching out for the Spinning Disco Portal of D00M!*
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Also avoid Dell and Alienware if you can, as they're just plain overpriced for what they do (and don't do - *cough* last long).
If you're feeling brave and want to actually build your own (which may or may not be the better option, depending on what you're after), do a little homework first, then work out which components float your boat. Shop around. Most of the stuff in my rig comes from several places - Scan, Overclockers, Aria and eBuyer to name a few.
Then I bought my existing PC from Dell just over 3 years ago while they were running some hefty discounts (it worked out much cheaper than buying locally). Only one thing has gone wrong with the hardware in all that time - a problem on the motherboard that caused the PC to not boot up - I phoned Dell tech support, they phoned me back to save me getting charged for the call (as it counted as an International call for me to phone them in Ireland from where I live), they talked me through a diagnostic process (promising to replace for free anything I broke accidentally while doing so) and once the PC was up and running they diagnosed it online and had a replacement motherboard (plus an engineer to fit it) to my door inside a couple of days. I was rather impressed. Certainly a better service than friends of mine have had from local stores (they're lucky if they can get maintenance contracts and guarantees honoured, that's if the store hasn't gone out of business by the time they need help).
My parents have a Dell PC as well and nothing has gone wrong with the hardware in 3 years.
When I buy a new PC this year for Going Rogue and SW:TOR I'll certainly consider Dell again. I'm tempted to try a custom build myself - if I can find a parts supplier willing to deliver here without charging tons extra - if only so I can learn how to put PCs together and get a bit more tech-savvy. But honestly even if Dell do cost slightly more, I can't fault their service if there is a problem, especially if like me you're not so hardware-savvy.