ReInstall Mac OsX Why did I get the Lemon?

Hello folks since my MBP is a lemon I need to resolve some issues again and again and some well I have never resolved like crackling audio... Maybe I expect too much from this hunk of junk, I have a large drive with 100+ programs installed 2mb of Ram and I run bootcamp. My Cpu gets maxed out when running Saffari? ***? Audio drop outs crackling, freezing you think I was running a windows machine,
crap man I really feel like suing apple and getting a new MBP this one after 3 years of problems I am convinced it has crappy hardware being the very first Gen.
Anyhow looking past my venting I am wondering this
Is there a way to reinstall the files for Mac OSX without having to redo my whole computer? U can do this on windows i know. It will take me a week to redo everything otherwise. I have never done the time machine thing either...
Any other suggestions? I need to use this computer for live audio but I can't trust it in its current state.

Time machine backup and restore from an external HDD. Or, use Archive and Install with Preserve Users and Network Settings.
Sorry for your troubles - my 1st gen MBP has worked flawlessly for over three years now, the only problem being a bad battery (Sony's fault), which Apple replaced for free several months after my warranty expired.

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