PC gamers are always looking for the next best piece of technology to help them get an edge in their online games. Heck, they'll take a minor boost in a games frame rate if it means shoveling out a few hundred bucks for a new video card or processor; but, with so many hardware configurations and different applications, what exactly is a high performance gaming computer?
There is no single computer that is going to outperform every other computer on the market. Sure, one computer might be optimized for high a high frame rate, but that might come at the cost of being ale to multi task, while another computer may place emphasis on multitasking and being able to play a game at a lower frame rate while still being able to use a web browser.
A truly high performance gaming computer is one that has been optimized to perform as specific task, whether it's playing one game (like Counterstrike), or playing a game and using several applications (like World of Warcraft and a browser). These machines have been optimized to the point that doing something else - such as multitasking - is discouraged.
Is a high performance gaming computer for you? Unless you have a specific task in mind, like playing one game, then you may wish to invest in the optimization and tweaks necessary to gain a high performance machine. On the other hand, if you're looking at buying a machine that will not only play games and use other programs at the same time, a high performance gaming computer may not necessarily be the solution you're looking for.
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