I completely stopped upgrading my PC for gaming years ago and switched to console, I just got sick to shit of DRM adding yet another negative expense on my game playing experience. Not only does it aggravate the player, but it can put a significant drain on your CPU that should be being used almost exclusively for the game.

I've also notice games screw with the process priorities by confusing windows. The autoplay (which contains the DRM programs) gets priority over the actual game, you then have to CAD to set the priority for the actual game.