Written
: 10/5/2000
Written by:
TechMonkey
Introduction:
What kind of system would you build if money was no
object? That was the task assigned to me; put together a list of what I consider
to be the best of the best in computer hardware. While there was no budget set
out for this system, the equipment I chose has to be available for sale. In
other words, this is a system you can build yourself if you have the money.
I can guarantee that no one will agree with every
specification that
I've put on this list for the 'Ultimate Gaming Computer'... some of you
might hate all of them, some of you might only disagree with a few, and
that's fine. This exercise was really more about exploring the various
options out there since building a machine such as this one would be an
extreme expense, and really overkill. However, the options discussed here do
give insight into what is cutting edge technology, and the kind of things to
think about when building a more realistic PC.
One thing I also did with this guide was look for
components that could
be found easily online (specifically through
TTZ DealTime). Sure
there are a lot of brand new products that have just been announced or
released that might eclipse some of the components listed here, but if
they're not readily available they don't really count since I tried to make this
something that's attainable, at least for those with tens of thousands to spend.
So strap yourself in, you're about to be exposed to a
whole lot of stuff you can't afford, might not understand, but
definitely would want to game with.
Next page: The CPU
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