AT&T Tech Support 360
(Sep 15, 2008)
Rich Brown
Senior Editor
These high-performance machines contain the latest desktop technology. From the fastest processors and the most advanced graphics cards to cavernous hard drives, these PCs have the ingredients to satisfy 3D gamers, DV editors, audiophiles, or any demanding user.
Apple iMac (24-inch, 2.8GHz)
A slight bump to the specifications for the same price in addition to a much appreciated option to upgrade the graphics means the 24-inch iMac keeps the Editors' Choice it earned last year when the brushed-aluminum-and-glass design was first introduced.
Price: $1,748.99 - $1,949.00 (check prices)
Review date: May 1, 2008
Excellent
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Maingear Ephex (Intel and ATI)
Maingear's Ephex combines aggressive overclocking and a refined sense of what gamers want in a high-end PC. <i>Crysis</i> remains a challenge for even a top-of-the-line PC like this one, but if you can get past that hitch (and the multi-thousand-dollar price tag), we'd recommend this system in a second.
Price: Sorry, pricing not available
Review date: Feb 21, 2008
Excellent
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Falcon Northwest Mach V (Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770)
The Falcon Northwest Mach V is an expensive, very well-built high-end gaming PC. It features the latest in almost everything, with the top-end performance to match. True snobs will want faster memory, but aside from that, the Mach V gets almost everything right.
Price: Sorry, pricing not available
Review date: May 29, 2008
Excellent
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Alienware Area-51 ALX (Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770)
Alienware delivers most of what we expect in a high-end gaming PC, but without 64-bit Vista support, the Area-51 ALX's overall performance is limited. It's the fastest thing going for PC gaming, but at this price we expect the complete package.
Price: Sorry, pricing not available
Review date: Jun 5, 2008
Very good
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Dell XPS 730 H2C
Dell's updated flagship gaming desktop incorporates the latest hardware from Intel, Nvidia, and AMD into a system that delivers some very impressive gaming scores. We'd give it a higher recommendation if it wasn't so expensive compared with systems from the competition.
Price: $6,554.00 (check prices)
Review date: May 1, 2008
Very good
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