System Builder Marathon, Sept. '09: $2,500 Performance PC
It’s Ready To Fight
We know that high-end systems are never really a good “value,” but many performance fanatics simply can’t live with lower-cost machines. This is especially true in gaming, when a 30” display at native resolution will pull all but the heartiest systems to their knees. That is to say, while we expect this system to be thoroughly thrashed in Thursday’s value comparison, it’s ready to draw blood at every benchmark up to the disappointing price comparison.
But who really needs a system this good? Don’t top gamers usually opt for lower resolutions and less elaborate hardware anyway?
The best excuse for putting $2,500 into a personal computer is that you really enjoy the enhanced computing experience. If you can afford to live extravagantly, isn’t that excuse good enough?
But what if you really want a system like this and can’t afford to build your own? We’ve thought of that and arranged for this very system to be part of this month’s Newegg and Tom’s Hardware SBM Giveaway--good luck!
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The Quality of video on ATI streem is shit on sticks and doesn't even support high profile.Reply
The last build was a bit too odd for me but this one seems like a very nice chose of parts and on a larger screen set up makes a lot of sense the loss of i7 for AMD only build was a bit sad but the addition of those great SSD kind of makes up for me along with the nice chose of case and cooling. That case looks like it is very nice to work on. -
dirtmountain The Corsair CMPSU-850HX is rated Silver, not Gold. Nice build, good results, great work.Reply -
@DirtmanReply
http://www.80plus.org/manu/psu/psu_detail.aspx?id=25&type=2
Check your sources because you have it wrong
CMPSU-850HX ATX12V 850 90.38% Gold -
dirtmountain http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139011Reply
Newegg says differently. I did check sources. -
dirtmountain So does JonnyguruReply
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story2&reid=153
I guess you just can't believe everything you find on a brands site. -
WINTERLORD now that is one slick gaming machine! could'nt imagine them frames rates on a big monitor. love the insides water cooling 3 radeon 4890's with room for a 4th. great pictures by the way lots of eye candy. you can tell alot of work went into tis kmonster. great article.Reply