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    DATE: 2005-06-01 | By Jason Cross
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      Table of Contents:
    1. Build an $800 Gaming PC
    2. Ready Availability
    3. Page 3
    4. Performance
    5. Hitting the Boards
    6. Graphics Power
    7. The Sound Barrier
    8. Keys to the Kingdom
    9. Storage
    10. Optical Drive
    11. Making Your Case
    12. Tying It All Together

    Build It: Last year's $800 gaming PC was a bargain, but had significant compromises. This year's model is an $800 hot-rod gaming rig that offers impressive performance. What a difference a year makes!

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    It takes a bit of digging around, but you can find really fantastic deals on keyboards and mice on the web. As long as you're not buying the very latest cordless laser mouse or some crazy does-everything multimedia keyboard, you can get a lot for very little.

    Microsoft's Multimedia Keyboard is quality stuff. We priced out the ergonomic "Natural" model, but the straight-key version costs about the same. Once you start using the media and shortcut keys above the function keys, you might get addicted to them. It's especially handy for flipping through your audio tracks if you play your own music in the background while gaming. Nobody wants to minimize their game just to skip a track.

    The IntelliMouse Optical isn't cutting-edge anymore, and it certainly doesn't sport the kind of crazy-high resolution and sensitivity that the gaming-centric mice do, but it gets the job done. Plus, it's got the side buttons necessary for mapping a few extra game functions to your mouse, and it's good for lefties, too.

     




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