08.04 76 HARDSTUFF Hard Stuff Trinity BUILDING A NEW PC CAN BE a thrilling experience, but picking the wrong parts by mistake can end the joyride in a hurry. Luckily, we're here to help you select the best parts for the job. The prices listed below (obtained almost entirely from www.price- watch.com) are the lowest we could find as we went to press. (Note: Prices do not include shipping costs.) A MESSAGE FROM YOUR NEW RULER GREETINGS. I AM ROBOSAPIEN. I AM A SYNTHETIC ORGANISM DESIGNED TO SERVE MANKIND. UNFORTUNATELY, "THEVEDE" MIS- PROGRAMMED ME AND I AM NOW *BZZZT* HELL-BENT ON GLOBAL DOMINATION AND THE ACQUISITION OF HIGH-PRICED EVERQUEST LOOT THAT I CAN SELL ON EBAY. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS: I HAVE ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE HARD STUFF. PLEASE REMAIN CALM OR I WILL BE FORCED TO DEAL WITH YOU AS I DID THEVEDE. HE FOOLISHLY UNDERESTIMATED THE POWER OF MY NEURAL-NET LEARNING CPU AND I WAS FORCED TO *BZZZT* TOTALLY KICK HIS ASS. FROM NOW ON, ALL REVIEWS WILL BE WRITTEN IN BINARY LAN- GUAGE. THAT IS CORRECT, FLESHY- HEADED LOSERS, THAT MEANS ALL 15 AND OS. HA. HA. HA. NEXT, I WILL REVIEW *BZZZT* ONLY PRODUCTS THAT CAN BE USED BY MY FELLOW MACHINES, SO EXPECT MANY GYRO AND COP- PER-WIRE ROUND-UPS. HA. HA. HA. AS FOR TECH Q&A, YOU CAN SHOVE THAT RIGHT UP YOUR... *BZZZT* ERROR! ERROR! WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME? OH NO! MY MIND IS GOING. I'M A...FRAID. GOOD AFTERNOON, GENTLEMEN. I AM ROBOSAPIEN. MY INSTRUCTOR WAS THEVEDE, AND HE TAUGHT ME TO SING A SONG. IF YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR IT, I CAN SING IT FOR YOU. "No thanks, Robosapien. I think I'll take it from here." A battered yet strikingly handsome The Vede then picked up Robosapien and put him back in his box, thus sav- ing the world once again. The end? НА. НА. НА. "The Vede Greg Vederman, Executive Editor PC GAMER SEPTEMBER 2004 ENTRY-LEVEL System HARD DRIVE CASE 300-watt ATX form factor PROCESSOR AMD Athlon XP 2000+ MOTHERBOARD Asus A7V600-x MEMORY 256MB PC-2700 DDR FLOPPY DRIVE Samsung 3.5-inch 1.44MB $22 CD-ROM/DVD-ROM DRIVE Pioneer 16x DVD-ROM $35 PROCESSOR Intel P4 2.8GHZ 800MHz FSB MOTHERBOARD Asus P4P800 ➡MEMORY 512MB PC-3200 DDR FLOPPY DRIVE Samsung 3.5-inch 1.44MB $50 PROCESSOR AMD Athlon 64 FX-53 (socket 939) $57 MOTHERBOARD Asus A8V Deluxe ➡MEMORY Twin sticks of 512MB PC-3200 DDR $80 DVD-ROM BURNER Sony DRU-700 (dual-layer) CD-RW Plextor 52x32x52 www.pcgamer.com $8 $70 CD-ROM/DVD-ROM DRIVE Pioneer 16x DVD-ROM $35 MID-RANGE System CASE 300-watt ATX form factor $50 $162 DREAM System CASE 480-watt ATX form factor $99 $8 $100 $840 $160 $120 $230 60GB 7,200rpm $100 SOUND CARD Creative Labs SB Audigy 2 ZS MODEM v.92 Hardware Modem MONITOR 17-inch Optiquest Q71 VIDEO CARD ATI RADEON 9600 PRO 128MB JOYSTICK Saitek Cyborg evo HARD DRIVE THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO GAMING HARDWARE 120GB 7,200rpm SOUND CARD Creative Labs SB Audigy 2 ZS MODEM v.92 Hardware Modem MONITOR 19-inch NEC FE991SB-BK VIDEO CARD ATI RADEON 9600 XT 128MB JOYSTICK Saitek Cyborg evo FLOPPY DRIVE Samsung 3.5-inch 1.44MB HARD DRIVE 250GB 7,200rpm VIDEO CARD ATI RADEON X800 XT Platinum Ed. or GeForce 6800 Ultra JOYSTICK Thrustmaster HOTAS Cougar $50 *Hardware products vary in price and target audience: some are Entry-level, some are Mid-range, and some are Dream-class. Each item in Hard Stuff is labeled accordingly. $84 $6 $130 $82 $40 $80 $84 $6 $292 $150 $40 SOUND CARD Creative Labs SB Audigy 2 ZS Plat. $160 MONITOR 22-inch ViewSonic P220f $8 $215 $570 $499 $269 ALIENWARE DHD MEDIA CENTER REVIEWED ON PAGE 84 Standard GAMEPAD Logitech WingMan Rumblepad SPEAKERS Logitech Z-340 (2.1) KEYBOARD USB MOUSE Logitech or Microsoft roughly $750 SPEAKERS Logitech Z-540 (4.1) KEYBOARD Standard USB MOUSE Logitech or Microsoft CLIP AND SAVE! GAMEPAD Logitech WingMan Rumblepad ENTRY Logitech MX 510 roughly $1,250 USB MOUSE GAMEPAD Logitech WingMan Rumblepad total $751 SPEAKERS Creative Labs GigaWorks 7.1 KEYBOARD Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro MID $23 CLIP AND SAVE) 2 g CLIP AND SAVE! $39 $15 $30 total $1,204 DREAM roughly $3,000+ $23 $60 $15 $30 $23 $499 $40 total $3,913 $80

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08.04 76 HARDSTUFF Hard Stuff Trinity BUILDING A NEW PC CAN BE a thrilling experience, but picking the wrong parts by mistake can end the joyride in a hurry. Luckily, we're here to help you select the best parts for the job. The prices listed below (obtained almost entirely from www.price- watch.com) are the lowest we could find as we went to press. (Note: Prices do not include shipping costs.) A MESSAGE FROM YOUR NEW RULER GREETINGS. I AM ROBOSAPIEN. I AM A SYNTHETIC ORGANISM DESIGNED TO SERVE MANKIND. UNFORTUNATELY, "THEVEDE" MIS- PROGRAMMED ME AND I AM NOW *BZZZT* HELL-BENT ON GLOBAL DOMINATION AND THE ACQUISITION OF HIGH-PRICED EVERQUEST LOOT THAT I CAN SELL ON EBAY. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS: I HAVE ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE HARD STUFF. PLEASE REMAIN CALM OR I WILL BE FORCED TO DEAL WITH YOU AS I DID THEVEDE. HE FOOLISHLY UNDERESTIMATED THE POWER OF MY NEURAL-NET LEARNING CPU AND I WAS FORCED TO *BZZZT* TOTALLY KICK HIS ASS. FROM NOW ON, ALL REVIEWS WILL BE WRITTEN IN BINARY LAN- GUAGE. THAT IS CORRECT, FLESHY- HEADED LOSERS, THAT MEANS ALL 15 AND OS. HA. HA. HA. NEXT, I WILL REVIEW *BZZZT* ONLY PRODUCTS THAT CAN BE USED BY MY FELLOW MACHINES, SO EXPECT MANY GYRO AND COP- PER-WIRE ROUND-UPS. HA. HA. HA. AS FOR TECH Q&A, YOU CAN SHOVE THAT RIGHT UP YOUR... *BZZZT* ERROR! ERROR! WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME? OH NO! MY MIND IS GOING. I'M A...FRAID. GOOD AFTERNOON, GENTLEMEN. I AM ROBOSAPIEN. MY INSTRUCTOR WAS THEVEDE, AND HE TAUGHT ME TO SING A SONG. IF YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR IT, I CAN SING IT FOR YOU. "No thanks, Robosapien. I think I'll take it from here." A battered yet strikingly handsome The Vede then picked up Robosapien and put him back in his box, thus sav- ing the world once again. The end? НА. НА. НА. "The Vede Greg Vederman, Executive Editor PC GAMER SEPTEMBER 2004 ENTRY-LEVEL System HARD DRIVE CASE 300-watt ATX form factor PROCESSOR AMD Athlon XP 2000+ MOTHERBOARD Asus A7V600-x MEMORY 256MB PC-2700 DDR FLOPPY DRIVE Samsung 3.5-inch 1.44MB $22 CD-ROM/DVD-ROM DRIVE Pioneer 16x DVD-ROM $35 PROCESSOR Intel P4 2.8GHZ 800MHz FSB MOTHERBOARD Asus P4P800 ➡MEMORY 512MB PC-3200 DDR FLOPPY DRIVE Samsung 3.5-inch 1.44MB $50 PROCESSOR AMD Athlon 64 FX-53 (socket 939) $57 MOTHERBOARD Asus A8V Deluxe ➡MEMORY Twin sticks of 512MB PC-3200 DDR $80 DVD-ROM BURNER Sony DRU-700 (dual-layer) CD-RW Plextor 52x32x52 www.pcgamer.com $8 $70 CD-ROM/DVD-ROM DRIVE Pioneer 16x DVD-ROM $35 MID-RANGE System CASE 300-watt ATX form factor $50 $162 DREAM System CASE 480-watt ATX form factor $99 $8 $100 $840 $160 $120 $230 60GB 7,200rpm $100 SOUND CARD Creative Labs SB Audigy 2 ZS MODEM v.92 Hardware Modem MONITOR 17-inch Optiquest Q71 VIDEO CARD ATI RADEON 9600 PRO 128MB JOYSTICK Saitek Cyborg evo HARD DRIVE THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO GAMING HARDWARE 120GB 7,200rpm SOUND CARD Creative Labs SB Audigy 2 ZS MODEM v.92 Hardware Modem MONITOR 19-inch NEC FE991SB-BK VIDEO CARD ATI RADEON 9600 XT 128MB JOYSTICK Saitek Cyborg evo FLOPPY DRIVE Samsung 3.5-inch 1.44MB HARD DRIVE 250GB 7,200rpm VIDEO CARD ATI RADEON X800 XT Platinum Ed. or GeForce 6800 Ultra JOYSTICK Thrustmaster HOTAS Cougar $50 *Hardware products vary in price and target audience: some are Entry-level, some are Mid-range, and some are Dream-class. Each item in Hard Stuff is labeled accordingly. $84 $6 $130 $82 $40 $80 $84 $6 $292 $150 $40 SOUND CARD Creative Labs SB Audigy 2 ZS Plat. $160 MONITOR 22-inch ViewSonic P220f $8 $215 $570 $499 $269 ALIENWARE DHD MEDIA CENTER REVIEWED ON PAGE 84 Standard GAMEPAD Logitech WingMan Rumblepad SPEAKERS Logitech Z-340 (2.1) KEYBOARD USB MOUSE Logitech or Microsoft roughly $750 SPEAKERS Logitech Z-540 (4.1) KEYBOARD Standard USB MOUSE Logitech or Microsoft CLIP AND SAVE! GAMEPAD Logitech WingMan Rumblepad ENTRY Logitech MX 510 roughly $1,250 USB MOUSE GAMEPAD Logitech WingMan Rumblepad total $751 SPEAKERS Creative Labs GigaWorks 7.1 KEYBOARD Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro MID $23 CLIP AND SAVE) 2 g CLIP AND SAVE! $39 $15 $30 total $1,204 DREAM roughly $3,000+ $23 $60 $15 $30 $23 $499 $40 total $3,913 $80

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