January 2012
Our initial Enthusiast Gaming Guide for 2012 arrives with new and improved recommendations for PC system components that offer the best combination of power and value in a sub-$2000 system. Most noticeably, the heart of our Intel system gets a big change in this installment of the guide.
01/23/2012
August 2011
The Enthusiast-level PC Buying Guide offers CPU and motherboard suggestions for both Intel and AMD system, though the other components will remain the same. For this we went with a Sandy Bridge processor -- not the fastest Intel processors available, but they offer the best bang for buck. 08/31/2011
April 2011
The Enthusiast-level PC Buying Guide now includes the latest in storage technology -- SSD drives –- in our $2,000 system. Of course, SSDs aren't cheap, so where did we make the compromises? 04/14/2011
February 2011
Welcome back, PC gaming enthusiasts, to SharkyExtreme's PC Buying Guide. We kick off our reunion installment with this guide to the components you'll want to build the best gaming system $2,000 will buy. In two weeks, we'll follow up our guide for building a more entry-level PC. 02/19/2011
March 2009
The February edition of our Video Card Price Guide demonstrates that no matter your budget, our monthly price list can always find the right deal. We break down the trends and prices from the entry-level, mainstream and enthusiast-level cards, and find the best overall values. If you're looking for a new video card, or just want to see where the market is heading, then be sure to check out the detailed price lists and commentary. 03/02/2009
In the February edition of our Hard Drive + Solid-State Drive Price Guide, we break down the trends for Parallel and Serial ATA desktop drives, and SSDs, finding the best overall values in each area. If you're looking for additional storage, or just want to see where the market is heading, then be sure to check out the detailed price lists and commentary. 03/02/2009
February 2009
It is time for another edition of our High-end Gaming PC Buyer's Guide, where we take $2500 in cash and assemble feature-rich, high performance gaming systems using readily available parts. If you ever wanted to know exactly what $2500 could buy in today's PC market, look no further than our latest edition of this guide. 02/23/2009
January 2009
Welcome to the January edition of our Hard Drive + Solid-State Drive Price Guide. We break down the trends for Parallel and Serial ATA desktop drives, and SSDs, finding the best overall values in each area. If you're looking for additional storage, or just want to see where the market is heading, then be sure to check out the detailed price lists and commentary. 01/30/2009
July 2008
It is time for another edition of our High-end Gaming PC Buyer's Guide, where we take $2500 in cash and assemble feature-rich, high performance gaming systems using readily available parts. If you ever wanted to know exactly what $2500 could buy in today's PC market, look no further than our latest edition of this guide. 07/09/2008
January 2008
It is time for another edition of our High-end Gaming PC Buyer's Guide, where we take $2500 in cash and assemble feature-rich, high performance gaming systems using readily available parts. If you ever wanted to know exactly what $2500 could buy in today's PC market, look no further than our latest edition of this guide. 01/14/2008
7950 Reviews
NDA broke at 11CST today. HardOCP: http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/01/30/amd_radeon_hd_7950_video_card_review/ The price is kind of h ... |
Timman_24 |
11 |
2-8-2012 08:22 AM |
Older system fails after installing Win7/8
Trying to resurrect an older machine: AthlonX 4200+, 2GB DDR400, 160GB hard drive, 7900GT KO, nForce4 mobo. I bought it with XP, and that runs fine ... |
nukefault |
10 |
2-7-2012 01:43 PM |
Can anyone tell me what taxidu.exe is?
I am trying to finish cleaning up one of those stupid fake virus scanner malware infections and was wondering if this might be one of the leftovers. ... |
drdoom |
8 |
2-7-2012 12:46 PM |
7970's are up for sale on Newegg.
[url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&N=100006662&isNodeId=1&Description=7970&x=0&y=0&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junc ... |
James |
49 |
2-6-2012 09:29 PM |
iPad Wifi Question
I bought an iPad for really cheap. The person said the wifi was grayed out. The price was worth it even if I couldn't get the wifi working again. I ... |
Timman_24 |
8 |
2-2-2012 09:10 PM |
7970's are up for sale on Newegg.
[url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&N=100006662&isNodeId=1&Description=7970&x=0&y=0&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junc ... |
James |
49 |
2-6-2012 09:29 PM |
Apple wins patent on key smartphone feature
http://money.msn.com/top-stocks/post.aspx?post=6c178915-af3b-4c20-8102-3dec14ae06e6 If you have a smartphone, you've probably use ... |
Steve R Jones |
41 |
1-31-2012 07:08 PM |
7950 Reviews
NDA broke at 11CST today. HardOCP: http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/01/30/amd_radeon_hd_7950_video_card_review/ The price is kind of h ... |
Timman_24 |
11 |
2-8-2012 08:22 AM |
Older system fails after installing Win7/8
Trying to resurrect an older machine: AthlonX 4200+, 2GB DDR400, 160GB hard drive, 7900GT KO, nForce4 mobo. I bought it with XP, and that runs fine ... |
nukefault |
10 |
2-7-2012 01:43 PM |
Is it strange?
Is it strange that I want to give AMD my money for the sake of competition? However, I have found their latest lineup of processors incredibly disappo ... |
Nabby |
10 |
2-2-2012 03:15 PM |
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