I'll post the best afaik components for the best gaming computer you can buy. Minus accesories like mouse, keyboard, monitor, sound card, network processor, etc.

Total cost: ~$8,800 minus shipping

Processor: $999.99
Intel Core i7 975 Extreme Processor BX80601975 - 3.33GHz, LGA 1366, 6.4GT/s QPI, 8MB L3 Cache, Quad-Core, HyperThreading, Bloomfield, Retail at TigerDirect.com

Motherboard: $439.99
ASUS P6T7 WS SuperComputer Motherboard - LGA 1366, Intel X58, SATA, SLI Ready, CrossFireX Ready, Triple Channel DDR3, SAS, Hyperthreading

Power Supply: $499.99
Newegg.com - PC Power and Cooling T12W 1200W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies

Graphics: $649.99 x2 = $1300 (Limit one per customer at newegg)
Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100280OCSR Radeon HD 5970 (Hemlock) 2GB 512 (256 x 2)-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Dual GPU Onboard CrossFire Video Card w/ Eyefinity - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Memory: $799.99 x 2 = $1600
Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 12GB (3 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)

Disk Memory: $3,799
OCZ Colossus Series OCZSSD2-1CLS1T 3.5" 1TB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Case: $160
COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Unless you're mega-rich, price is always governed by what you can only afford, and while Aleksandr's suggestions are excellent and he took a lot of trouble listing them, perhaps you should see about getting a computer built for you? Consider Yoyotech and Overclockers who make some pretty impressive bespoke comps of which, though they are British websites, might inspire you as to narrowing down your best spec for the price you can afford.

::YoYo Tech::

Overclockers UK

My family's desktop was built for them using top gear that could challenge any computer at the time, - and that was three years ago. Nowadays, customised computers are much more competitively priced, so Google up "Customized computers" and see where your search leads to.

I'd be interested in knowing what you get.

For only $54,999.00 you can pick up one of these bad boys:

accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Processors/productdetail.aspx?sku=A3336421

Tech specs don't look THAT good for the price though xD

If you wait until the Core i7 980 comes out, it'll be priced at 999$ the same as the Core i7 975. The main difference being the 980 has 6 physical cores, 32nm architecture, and 12MB of L3 cache. It's also compatible with x58 mobos too.

Mikep wrote:

lol 24 core.

Holy balls hahahaha

I'd rather spend a LOT less on shitty hardware and build a Beowulf cluster.

A lot of money, just for a comoputer. Why not do an Ikea hack?

Psh. I just ordered 999 Dell Precision workstations.



Thank God for "Bill Me Later." They'll never find me

Dr. Drew wrote:

Psh. I just ordered 999 Dell Precision workstations.



Thank God for "Bill Me Later." They'll never find me

Just try not to get arrested then.

Sounds like somebody's parents will be going bankrupt this year.