The Ultimate Gaming PC

[PCgamerX]

What is the absolute best gaming pc you could possibly build? if you had an unlimited budget, time, and energy, what would be the best possible setup for gaming? i have no intent whatsoever upon building one of these rigs, i am just curious to know.

[MakeYourslf2012]

FX60
Asus A8N-SLI32
2x 7900GTX
2GB RAM

and these monitors:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=HUGabGDLg8g




But then again this will change when something better comes along. The "best gaming computer ever" only lasts for about 6 months

[Staren]

Oh you have to be carful tossing challanges like that out around here. We could spec out a $5,000 build easy.

I guess I would start with either an Asus A8N-32 or Abit AN8 32X Motherboard & a AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Toledo Core CPU. Perhaps an FX60 if I wasn't going to even look at the cost and just build the most powerful system I could at the time.

[PCgamerX]

why does the best gaming computer only last 6 months?

[MakeYourslf2012]

New technology is always coming out, when a new processor, graphics card, motherboard, ect is released, the previous is no longer the best.

[PCgamerX]

ahh i see. so technically the computer you buy today will be out of date in a year? is this true for all computers, not just high end ones?

[rspassey]

No, it takes many years for a type of technology (generally) to become out of date... it just is the best. If you want the BEST of the BEST, it won't last long until something better comes out - but, it will still be very very very good. Especially since most games are produced for the masses, or so that a majority of gaming PCs can play it (so they make more money)... thus, any PC above and beyond the average level will be able to handle the games...

[gary_hendricks]

This article from Microsoft is a bit dated, but makes for interesting reading about building a PC:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...october08.mspx

[PCgamerX]

right i see how all that comes into play with new technology. even if there is new technology coming out, the computer that would be "outdated" is still extremely good.

[kram 2.0]

Originally Posted by PCgamerX right i see how all that comes into play with new technology. even if there is new technology coming out, the computer that would be "outdated" is still extremely good.

Yes. In fact, the build doesn't have to be top-notch in order for it to be any good a few years down the road.

kram

[Kareeser]

I believe a really good example is the AGP card.

AGP has been mostly replaced by the PCI-E, if I am correct. However, most "high-end" AGP cards from last year still play today's games at a fairly high level of detail.

In fact, a thread in another section of this forum talks about a brand new AGP card that's even faster than a PCI-E card! Old technology doesn't necessarily mean obsolete.

[PCgamerX]

ha i see. so really if you told me a setup for the greatest gaming pc, there would most likely be another one that is more powerful in 6 months.

[Staren]

Exactly. You could put together a really over priced insane gamer, but the reality is that a few months later you could build the exact same system for half the price, and it would still be a great gaming box for a good while to come. As hard as it seems, you have to get it out of your head that you 'need' the bleeding edge parts because you will never keep up. As long as the system you have still plays what you want it to, then it isn't too out dated.

Now that isn't to say that most of us here don't have fun playing with the latest parts, at leas as long as we don't have to pay for them. Because we do.

[rspassey]

Originally Posted by Staren Exactly. the reality is that a few months later you could build the exact same system for half the price

I understand the point you are trying to make, but lets not get carried away - it would take many more months for a top o' the line system to reduce in value by 50%.

[PCgamerX]

i would probably be so scared that i would drop those amazingly good parts and step on them or something hahaha. it would be fun tp mess around with all top of the line stuff though.

[SpectreT6]

Obviously the best pc will have 4 gb RAM and 2 7900 Graphics cards. Then the best NIVIDIA Mother board, best AMD Processer, Powersupply set up for SLI and harddrive is optional, you just need a fastone And keeping it all coll is essencial.

Thats what i believe

[blue60007]

Originally Posted by Kareeser I believe a really good example is the AGP card. AGP has been mostly replaced by the PCI-E, if I am correct. However, most "high-end" AGP cards from last year still play today's games at a fairly high level of detail.

Yep. The rig in my sig plays any game out there at a 1280 res, max settings fine. (FEAR has to have a couple settings trimmed back so it's getting maxed out now, but...). And it's full of "old" technologies.

[Two|Bit]

The new Dell $10 000 PC. It has quad GPU and its crazy-gonutz

[SpectreT6]

Originally Posted by Kareeser I believe a really good example is the AGP card. AGP has been mostly replaced by the PCI-E, if I am correct. However, most "high-end" AGP cards from last year still play today's games at a fairly high level of detail.

Oh yeah definatly go with the PI-E not only because it is new, but because the new games comming out will requre the better graphic power, the PI-E is a great card type, and even 6600GT cards are vary nice PI-E cards if you double them up, i have a single and i love it.

[blue60007]

Originally Posted by Two|Bit The new Dell $10 000 PC. It has quad GPU and its crazy-gonutz

Say good bye utility (electricity) budget!