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When you spend as much time at a keyboard as we do, you need
a plank that’s as comfy as it is durable. That’s why we chose the
Natural Ergonomic 4000 from Microsoft for this year’s Dream
Machine. Likewise, your mouse needs to deliver pixel-accurate
gaming performance and comfort to last through those mara-
thon WoW sessions. The G5 does that and then some.
Keyboard reviewed March 2006. G5 mouse reviewed
Holiday 2005.We’ve seen a number of 30-inch monitors suff er from splotchy
backlighting, color-tracking issues, and poor presets that intro-
duce problems to the picture. But not the Gateway XHD3000, our
big monitor of choice for nearly a year. This 2560x1600 display
does it all. Its picture is vibrant, its grayscale range is impressive,
and its bevy of connection options coupled with touch-sensitive
interface buttons make swapping between your inputs quick and
easy. Trust us, you’ll want to hook up every device you have to
this rock-star display. Reviewed December 2007.mouse & keyboardmouse & keyboard displaydisplaydisplay
Microsoft Natural
Ergonomic Keyboard 4000
- Logitech G5 Rev. 2
This input duo adorns the desktops of
many a PC power userGateway XHD3000
You won’t fi nd a better-looking, better-performing,
or better-connecting 30-inch LCDNatural Ergonomic 4000 from Microsoft for this year’s Dream
Machine. Likewise, your mouse needs to deliver pixel-accurate
gaming performance and comfort to last through those mara-
thon WoW sessions. The G5 does that and then some.
Keyboard reviewed March 2006. G5 mouse reviewed
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DREAM MACHINE ’08
When you spend as much time at a keyboard as we do, you need
a plank that’s as comfy as it is durable. That’s why we chose theErgonomic Keyboard 4000
- Logitech G5 Rev. 2
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THE FINAL TALLY...
NAME PRICE URL
CPU Two Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9775s $3,000 http://www.intel.com
MEMORY 8GB Corsair FB-DIMM $350 http://www.corsair.com
Corsair Dominator Fan $20 http://www.corsair.com
POWER SUPPLY PC Power and Cooling Turbo Cool 1200 $530 http://www.pcpowerandcooling.com
MOTHERBOARD Intel D5400XS $650 http://www.intel.com
COOLING Black Ice Pro2 Xfl ow Radiator $40 http://www.dangerden.com
Danger Den Reservoir $30 http://www.dangerden.com
DD12V-D5 Pump $90 http://www.dangerden.com
Feser One UV-Reactive Coolant $20 http://www.dangerden.com
Two D-TEK FuZion v2 CPU Blocks $140 http://www.dtekcustoms.com
Two Enermax Everest Fans $40 http://www.enermaxusa.com
VIDEOCARDS Two ATI Radeon 4870 X2s $1,200 http://www.amd.com
SOUNDCARD Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium $200 http://www.creative.com
OPTICAL DRIVE LG Super Multi Blue GBW-H20L $280 http://www.lge.com
SPEAKERS Axiom Audio Audiobyte $530 http://www.axiomaudio.com
STORAGE Two Western Digital Velociraptors $600 http://www.wdc.com
Three Samsung HD103UJs $1,200 http://www.samsung.com
CASE Blackbird 002 $1,000 877-776-4752
CHROMING Smoked Nickel Plating $5,000 http://www.computer-choppers.com
OS Windows Vista Ultimate x64 Edition $320 http://www.microsoft.com
Windows XP Professional $225 http://www.microsoft.com
KEYBOARD Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 $60 http://www.microsoft.com
MOUSE Logitech G5 Rev. 2 $60 http://www.logitech.com
DISPLAY Gateway XHD3000 $1,700 http://www.gateway.com
TOTAL $17,285