
Written
: 10/19/2000
Written by:
UnkleŽ
Introduction:
All those GHz machines out there making you
drool? Want to be a member of the four digit MHz club? Strapped for cash? How
about a very capable gaming system complete with monitor and *cough* speakers,
for under a grand? That's right, a gig for a grand... interested?
Like the previous
Ultimate Gaming Machine, this is pretty much a compilation of components
that are available currently, at current market prices, and no one will
completely agree with what I've chosen. That said, I've managed to spec a pretty
sweet machine at 1 GHz for under a grand... so quit your whining and start
saving already. Not that the firm barrier of $1,000 is really realistic, you
might want to change or add things to this to push that grand envelope a bit,
and you might have old components from previous systems you can reuse in a
machine like this.
This system was designed with gaming in mind, so
it should haul pretty well for eye candy and frame rates. That said, if one were
building a business system things could be quite a bit cheaper... especially
since no one needs a 1GHz system for business apps (and no business could
justify it to the accountants anyways.) Of course a business system really
wouldn't need a the MX video card or Live! video card... but we'll save the
business specs for another buyer's guide.
So strap yourself in, with a 1GHz system being
under a grand... you have no excuse not to buy.
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