A large portion of trouble with living in Thailand seems to be closely related to alcohol consumption. Find a new hobby. You'll be healthier, healthier, safer, and have far less to complain about.
Cuz that would take all the fun out of it! You haven't lived unti you have walked like a yogi across 4 lanes of moving traffic striding as sesately as a monk off to his morning rounds.
For a basic PC for home, I'd buy a refurbished unit for no more than a couple hundred bucks. You can also buy a little PC stick that plugs into the HDMI port of your TV. I bought one for about $100 a couple of years ago and it still works just fine