ultimate gaming machine

[all_purpose_box]

correct me if im wrong but this hasnt been posted yet.

what would be your idea of an ultimate gaming machine or your dream machine? (just internal pieces and parts)

if you already built your dream pc then tell us what it has in it.

mine=


COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel, SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce SPP 100 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail


BFG Tech BFGR7950512GTOCE GeForce 7950GT 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 OC Video Card - Retail

APEVIA (ASPIRE) ATX-CW500WP4 ATX 500W Power Supply - Retail

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 2.2GHz Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3700BNBOX - Retail

CORSAIR ValueSelect 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Desktop Memory Model VS2GBKIT400C3 - Retail X2

Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3120811AS 120GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer 70SB073A00000 7.1 Channels PCI Interface Sound Card -

SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write, LightScribe Technology Black IDE Model SH-S182M/BEBN - OEM

i dont think i missed anything

hopefully i will have this after christmas. maybe not exactly "ultimate" but its what i can afford

[sandorski]

Your list is funky(hard to read), but anyway.

Unless you're like me and are an AMD diehard, you should switch to Intel and Core 2 Duo. Much better performance processor wise. Should be able to fit it into your budget, although I haven't really kept up with prices recently.

Overall that system as is will Game very nicely and is quite a bit better than mine.

My system:

Athlon X2 3800
Asrock Dual SATA2 mobo
ATI x800xl PCI-e
1gb Samsung mismatched 512mb sticks 3200 ddr
Onboard Audio
Thermaltake Xaser!!! Skull case
Thermaltake 480 watt power supply

Plays all the games I like fine, but I can't Max video settings on most current games.

[Tak]

I'd definately either go to the Core 2 Duo or wait and see what new stuff comes down the line. The CPU stuff looks like it's really heating up. With Intel popping out quad cores in the near future, AMD is going to have to pull something cool out to stay competative, which can only be good for the consumer.

I had the PC-build fever a month or so ago too, but further research all pointed towards 'wait!!!'. If nothing else, the current tech should be cheaper when the new stuff comes out, and that's always a plus

[sandorski]

Originally Posted by Tak

I'd definately either go to the Core 2 Duo or wait and see what new stuff comes down the line. The CPU stuff looks like it's really heating up. With Intel popping out quad cores in the near future, AMD is going to have to pull something cool out to stay competative, which can only be good for the consumer.

I had the PC-build fever a month or so ago too, but further research all pointed towards 'wait!!!'. If nothing else, the current tech should be cheaper when the new stuff comes out, and that's always a plus

Waiting is usually pointless, because something else is always just around the corner.

[dogbadger]

dont forget mouse and keyboard- and its a fair slice of the budget too if you go for, say, logitech G7 and G15 combo, which would probably feature on my ideal machine.

[Rss]

Super Nintendo.

[Donut]

This is mine.

[Cuddles]

I öwn u all with my über cömpüter

[PermenentMarker]

Originally Posted by Cuddles

I öwn u all with my über cömpüter

Maybe after you overclock it !!!

[SnozzFartz]

im preferable to the hamster-wheel-powered computers.