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| floats through the minds of gamers around the | | | | - Consider what your machine will do. Are you |
| world. After all, in an industry where speed and | | | | really going to just play computer games with it, |
| graphics are everything, who wouldn't want to | | | | or are you going to listen to music, chat with your |
| own the best? | | | | buddies, watch movies, and use the Internet? If |
| Sure, you could construct a list of computer | | | | you spend several thousand dollars on a |
| components and find out what the best gaming | | | | computer, all of that money is going to go to |
| machine is based on per specifications. Or, if | | | | waste on simple tasks like that. |
| you're sane, you can take an alternate route by | | | | - Is 50MHz really worth it? In an age where we |
| constructing the best gaming computer for you. | | | | talk in terms of GHz and GB, is a few extra MHz |
| What's the difference? Well, the best gaming | | | | or MB really worth it? Sure, you could spend an |
| computer is going to cost you upwards of | | | | extra $200 on a graphics card that offers only a |
| twenty thousand dollars (ouch), while the best | | | | 50MHz clock increase or you could save that |
| gaming computer for you may only cost one or | | | | money and buy a printer, or a faster processor, |
| two thousand (or less, depending on how wisely | | | | or more RAM. |
| you spend your money). | | | | - Is it worth it? The hardware you're buying |
| The best gaming computer fits your needs - not | | | | today is going to be outdated tomorrow, so you |
| your wants. Sure, it would be great to have a | | | | have to ask yourself: is it worth spending |
| Quad-SLI machine with four nVidia 8800 Ultras, all | | | | thousands of dollars on an SLI rig when, six |
| water cooled, and with a blazingly fast Quad Core | | | | months from now, nVidia will come out with a |
| Extreme processor to power it all ... but who | | | | new top of the line card? |
| really needs that setup? The last time I checked, | | | | With those tips in mind, buying your ultimate |
| The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion runs fine on a | | | | gaming computer should be much easier on your |
| GeForce 8600, and you can pick one of those up | | | | wallet - and that computer will perform |
| for around $100. | | | | adequately enough to let you play all of the |
| When you're looking for the best gaming | | | | modern computer games. |