Gaming Computers

Updated August 2008

Here I present two Gaming Computers. The first rig is placed in the lower price range and the second is a high-end system. The first rig will work nicely for all the latest games and will handle video editing fairly good as well. The second rig will do anything you throw at it with ease. Fast and furious.

Gaming Computers #1

Component	Brand	Model	Price
Case	Thermaltake	VH9000SWS Xaser VI MX	US$ 115
Motherboard	ASUS	Maximus II Formula P45	US$ 260
CPU	Intel	Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz	US$ 170
Cooling	Arctic Cooling	Freezer 7 Pro	US$ 32
Video Card	EVGA	GeForce 8800GTS 512MB	US$ 200
Power Supply	OCZ	GameXStream SLI 700W	US$ 115
RAM Memory	Corsair	XMS2, DDR2 800, 2 x 1GB	US$ 60
Hard Drive	Seagate	ST3500320AS OEM	US$ 75
Optical Drive	Lite-On	DH-20A4P-04 DVD-RW OEM	US$ 25
Operating System	Microsoft	Windows Vista Premium OEM	US$ 110
Keyboard/Mouse	Logitec	LX310 OEM	US$ 50
Monitor	Samsung	T220 22' wide, 2ms	US$ 320
		Total:	US$ 1532

Note: All prices without S&H and Sales Tax

Comment: US$1532 for a Gaming Rig with Monitor is an attractive price. All the components are top-notch, just not the most expensive. Perfect for a novice gamer, because both the E8400 and the ASUS Motherboard are geared towards overclocking. Quite easily you could get this rig to hum at 3.6 GHz instead of 3.0 GHz. That's a noticable difference in performance.

Gaming computers #2

Component	Brand	Model	Price
Case	CoolerMaster	Stacker 830	US$ 250
Motherboard	Foxconn	BlackOps X48	US$ 340
CPU	Intel	Core 2 Extreme QX9650	US$ 1020
Cooling	ASUS	Silent Knight	US$ 50
Video Card	MSI	RX3870X2-T2D1G OC	US$ 240
Power Supply	Zalman	ZM850-HP SLI 850W	US$ 170
RAM Memory	Corsair	XMS3,DDR3 800 4 x 1GB	US$ 300
Hard Drive	Seagate	ST3500320NS 500GB x 2	US$ 150
Optical Drive	Lite-On	DH-20A4P-04 DVD-RW OEM	US$ 25
Operating System	Microsoft	Windows Vista Ultimate 64 OEM	US$ 180
Keyboard/Mouse	Logitec	MX 5500 Revolution	US$ 150
Monitor	ASUS	MK241H 24' wide, 2ms	US$ 420
		Total:	US$ 3295

Note: All prices without S&H and Sales Tax

Comment: Well over US$ 3000 is a lot for a computer anyway you see it, but for the hard-core gamer it makes sense. If you want the best well then it costs money. If you also want to play movies on this machine, then get a Blue-Ray Optical Drive as well. There are many more things you can add to this rig, but as it is now it works just fine.

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