Reviewed on April 21, 2006It's not the prettiest case in town, but the Thermaltake Tai-Chi lends itself very well to aggressive overclockers.TAGS:motherboard, overclocking
Reviewed on November 1, 2006It's rare that you see a performance-leading PC come in below $4,000, but Gateway's FX530XT has pulled it off. Complete with an Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 quad-core CPU and a pair of ATI's highest-end 3D cards, this cutting-edge desktop won't make gamers and digital designers dig quite as deep to get their hands on it.TAGS:Gateway Inc., Cyberpower, overclocking, ATI Technologies, video card, gamer, CPU, Intel, PC, hard drive
Reviewed on May 16, 2006PNY's highest-end 3D card is overclocked and comes with a few helpful accessories. We just wish that it included a game or two, as a $500 graphics card isn't very useful if you don't have anything to play with it.TAGS:NVidia, overclocking, GPU, card, HDTV, connector, power supply, Nvidia GeForce, USB flash drive, monitor
Reviewed on October 19, 2006This config is a little late to the game as both its CPU and its graphics will soon be replaced by next-gen parts, but ABS shows that it can hang with the boutique big boys. The Ultimate X9 III is aggressively overclocked, and its design is as unique as it is impeccable.TAGS:asset based security, overclocking, CPU, gamer, brand, PC, Intel
Reviewed on April 8, 2008We've seen too many speedy, sub-$2,000 gaming PCs this year to get excited by Puget's near-$5,000 desktop, as elaborate as its liquid cooling may be. Its performance doesn't separate it enough from the midrange pack, and it's outclassed by its other high-end competition.TAGS:Maingear, Intel Core 2 Duo, overclocking, CPU, 64-bit, 32-bit, hard drive, pricing, Intel, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC