04-02-2005, 06:40 PM
Is this going to be a do-it-yourself job, or just collecting feature ideas to buy one already built? Also, is $950 U.S. including the cost of monitor and speakers? I suppose it is.
In any case, a few more good general hardware sites are http://www.anandtech.com and http://www.sharkyextreme.com
For a gaming system, don't skimp too much on the graphics card (especially for FPS games, but these days any big budget game is fancy 3D). And don't settle for less than 512 MB of system RAM (if you can fit 1GB of RAM in the budget, it may be worth it, especially for RPG/MMOG games). If it's a do-it-yourself system, make sure you understand the hardware compatibility issues.
In any case, a few more good general hardware sites are http://www.anandtech.com and http://www.sharkyextreme.com
For a gaming system, don't skimp too much on the graphics card (especially for FPS games, but these days any big budget game is fancy 3D). And don't settle for less than 512 MB of system RAM (if you can fit 1GB of RAM in the budget, it may be worth it, especially for RPG/MMOG games). If it's a do-it-yourself system, make sure you understand the hardware compatibility issues.