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Building a $1,000 Gaming PC
What components would you select if you had $1,000 to build a cutting-edge rig for gaming? That's the task Brandon was given in this article. See which components he selected, why he chose them, and how his $1,000 system performs in comparison to a cutting-edge Athlon 64 FX-57/GeForce 7800 GTX PC in today's article!

Aug 29, 2005

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Eternal Battle Day 5: Building a High-Definition HTPC
People build HTPC's out of spare parts all the time. The problem is that you shouldn't be using spare parts - a high-end HTPC needs much more power than that. We're putting a 7800GTX in our HTPC, and showing off the design issues behind building a high-end HTPC with an off-the-air HD tuner. Even if you're not planning to build an HTPC, this is an important article to read to learn about PC video technology.

Jul 1, 2005

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Eternal Battle Day 4: Ultimate Gaming PC versus Ultimate Workstation Benchmarks
It's the main event: Performance Analysis. We put our flagship FX-57 machine against our Dual Opteron 252's through our gaming, digital photography, and digital video benchmark suite... and a new challenger arrives: the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ with a single NVIDIA 7800 GTX

Jun 29, 2005

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Eternal Battle Day 3: Stretching Your Dollar
The truth is revealed. We've talked about building the no-budget desktop and the no-budget workstation. What about the best-bang-for-the-buck desktop and workstation? What about other power supplies or products? Your answers are in here. Welcome to Day 3 of FiringSquad's Eternal Battle 2005.

Jun 28, 2005

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Eternal Battle Day 2: The Ultimate Workstation
SCSI vs SATA? ECC Chip Kill vs Regular DDR? NVIDIA 16x FSAA? In day 2 of Eternal Battle 2005, we build our Ultimate Workstation. Total cost? $9180.

Jun 27, 2005

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Eternal Battle Day 1: Ultimate Gaming Desktop
We're proud to present the 1st Biennial Eternal Battle: 5 days of system building guides. The plan?
Step 1: Build the ultimate gaming system
Step 2: Build the ultimate workstation
Step 3: Put both systems head-to-head
Step 4: In videogame fashion, reveal the true nature of the boss.

Jun 26, 2005

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Introduction to High-End TVs
What's the difference between EDTV and HDTV? DLP, and LCOS? What TV size is best? In today's article, Alexis sorts through all the acronyms, explaining the technology behind them. See which type of display might be best for you in our intro to high-end TVs!

Mar 28, 2005

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Building a Basic HTPC
You've read about building no-budget Dual Opteron workstations, and RAID-less storage servers and even air filters at FiringSquad. Today we'll be looking at Building a Basic Home Theater PC. If you're thinking Small Form Factor ATX, you haven't learned anything from our previous articles. This HTPC is designed for two purposes only: high-definition upsampling of DVD video and personal video recording. If you ever wondered how DVD's can look better when brought to HDTV resolutions even though the source is the same, read inside.

Feb 3, 2004

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Ultimate PC Buyers Guide
Planning on building a high-end PC for gaming and getting a little bit of work done? With his experience writing for magazines and websites, Chris sees a lot of high-end gear. In this article, he outlines his favorites. See which parts made his cut in the Ultimate PC Buyers Guide!

Jan 2, 2004

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Choosing The Right Power Supply
One of the most overlooked PC components is arguably the power supply, yet it can have a significant impact on your system's stability. In our latest article, Alan looks at many contemporary power supplies and finds that they're inadequate for the task of powering an enthusiast's rig. This is a must read article if you're about to build a new PC. Check it out!

Dec 10, 2002

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	Building a $1,000 Gaming PC	Comments	Aug 29, 05	-
	Eternal Battle Day 5: Building a High-Definition HTPC	Comments	Jul 01, 05	-
	Eternal Battle Day 4: Ultimate Gaming PC versus Ultimate Workstation Benchmarks	Comments	Jun 29, 05	-
	Eternal Battle Day 3: Stretching Your Dollar	Comments	Jun 28, 05	-
	Eternal Battle Day 2: The Ultimate Workstation	Comments	Jun 27, 05	-
	Eternal Battle Day 1: Ultimate Gaming Desktop	Comments	Jun 26, 05	-
	Introduction to High-End TVs	Comments	Mar 28, 05	-
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