The Battle of the Gaming PC Titans

Introduction

Over the past three months we have brought you some of the best custom- built gaming systems available on the market as we set out to find the ultimate systems for the hardcore gamer. This exclusive user group seeks and is ready to pay for the best experience possible. The budget-minded gamer need not apply.

The systems we tested were based on the fastest gaming processor and graphics solutions available. We also asked popular system builders to send us their best rigs. Below is what we reviewed :

• All American Computers Liquid XS
• ABS M6
• Alienware ALX
• CyberPower Gamer Ultra XLC
• Falcon Northwest Mach V
• Totally Awesome Computers Ridiculously Insane

While the first round of articles mainly compared each system to our reference platform, we now review all of these computers bursting with good health against each other. How does each stand up against its high-performance peers ? Today, as the fall takes hold, we can answer that question and thus begins this "Clash of the Titans."

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