Awesome $720 4GHz Dual Core Rig

I can understand wanting to have a super fast machine for rendering high res imagery or doing crazy calculations, but they always label these things as "seriously hardcore gaming machines."

So why do I care that I can play Quake 3 at 10,000 frames per second? Beyond 60, it should really make little noticeable difference. And, isn't the graphics card almost always the biggest difference maker when it comes to having your game setting on the ultra-high everything setting?

Just not sure what the big motivator is for gamers to make something that's going to sound like a 747 when you turn it on when the games will likely play no better than on your "typical" high end, non-overclocked and still-under-warranty machine.

I mean, that kind of horsepower is cool but it seems wasted on games to me. I'd consider a crazy fast graphics card for better gaming performance. No?

-Kevin

Sure, you can OC your processor to the extreme...doesnt mean your rig is stellar for gaming. The PC in the link runs an Asus Radeon X1300, which as any gamer can tell you, wont go too far these days. The total cost for the video cards on my rig is a fair bit more then $720, so in my opinion you cant really label that as a gaming rig...

Sorry to burst you bubble...