What makes a good gaming computer?

im looking in to buying a new computer and just want to now what one needs for it to run games of today well. and yes i know Alienwear makes a good one but im looking for specifics.

___________________
Dirtbag Magee
edit- image height too large, please resize
[IMG]http://www.samui.org/kohphangan/images/pic-fullmoon01.jpg[IMG]

Make sure you have no bottle-necks in the system. A superfast CPU won't do any good with a crappy grafics card etc. A nice CPU, 1 GB RAM and a good GFX card. Just don't forget the other stuff. Good mobo etc.

___________________



insignificant cor member alliance

a good selection of games is also helpful

front side bus

quote:

Originally posted by Dirtbag Magee What makes a good gaming computer? im looking in to buying a new computer and just want to now what one needs for it to run games of today well. and yes i know Alienwear makes a good one but im looking for specifics.

Oh, wow. You have no idea what you're doing if you're even thinking about Alienware. I could build a comparable system for half of the prices they charge for their ridiculous crap.

You want at least a 2.4GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, and a GeForce 6600GT or better. Buying less than a 6600GT at this point is a waste of money. I'd also be looking for PCI-X in the motherboard (and if you get the PCI-X motherboard, get the PCI-X version of the 6600GT. And, if you can afford it, 10,000RPM hard drives are nice. (Much faster than 7,200RPM.)

___________________

1. Utah Saints - Lost Vagueness (Oliver Lieb's Main Mix)
2. Klea - Tic Toc (Paul Van Dyk's Re-Edit)
3. Alibi - Eternity (Inner City Mix)
4. Cirque de Soleil - Pokinoi (Sasha Mix)
5. Chris & Kai vs. Levin - Gone to Heaven

just curious, what's faster amd64 or intel4

___________________

A half decent graphics card is a big thing but a lot of ram will make your computer really shine, whether it be for gaming or anything else.

___________________
Image removed, is over max allowd file size - see your profile options for the advance sig editor - Wicked Neo

Do yourself a favor - don't buy anything related to Ati.
i hope they're whole factory will be burned in flames including they're peenor sucking graphics cards.

I love ATI.

___________________
Image removed, is over max allowd file size - see your profile options for the advance sig editor - Wicked Neo

quote:

Originally posted by Blue. I love ATI.

now im gonna have to mess you up.

high end video card
very fast powerful cpu
fast ram, HD,
big and big surround speakers
nice mouse/kb
PC that dont sound like a vacumm cleaner
24" lcd with 8ms response
lost and lots of storage space
dvdburner
and no blinging it

___________________
▓▒▒▒▓▓▓▓▓▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▓▒▒▒▓▓▓▓▓▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▓
▓▒▒▒▓▓▓▓▓▒▒▒▓▒▒▒▓▒▒▒▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▒▒▒▓
▓▒▒▒▓▓▓▓▓▒▒▒▓▒▒▒▓▒▒▒▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▒▒▒▓▓▓
▓▒▒▒▓▓▓▓▓▒▒▒▓▒▒▒▓▒▒▒▓▓▓▓▓▒▒▒▓▓▓▓▓
▓▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▓▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▓▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▓▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▓

a copy of Guild Wars

___________________
//..