3200 MAMAXIMXIMUUMMPPCC JANUARY 2007FEBRUARY 2007
$1,
ULTIMATEA dual-core machine that will be able to run DirectX 10
and has a hell of a lot of upgrade possibilitiesA dual-core machine that will be able to run DirectX 10
and has a hell of a lot of upgrade possibilitiesWhat $1,500 Looks Like!
Got Quad?
We don’t have a quad-core
CPU—that would have
broken the bank—but we’re
ready to drop one in when
it’s more affordable. For now,
our Core 2 Duo overclocked
to 3.06GHz serves us just
fi ne, thank you.Ready for SLI
We couldn’t stomach
spending $200 to $300 on
a videocard that we knew
wouldn’t run DX10 content,
so we paid big bucks for a
single GeForce 8800 GTS
card. Even better, our nForce
680i mobo accommodates
a second GeForce 8800 GTS
card, so we can run SLI down
the road.No Sound for
Me Argentina
One of the most painful
sacrifices we made to get
a DX10-ready box was to
forego a soundcard. Even
worse, we’re left with crap-
py Realtek onboard audio. In
the end, DX10 capabilities
took priority.