>I have a daughter that has become intrigued by online gaming. In order to >further her interest, bond with her and (hopefully) to save some money, we >want to make a family project of building a gaming computer for her.
Looks like a fine family project. Since you are doing professional audio you probably have seen all kinds of simple electronics put into a snazzy box and sold to musicians for way too much money. To a large extent I suspect that gamers are like musicians. Vendors take advantage of their lack of technical knowledge and overcharge. I also agree with the other posters that a ready-built system is going to cost a lot less than one you build from scratch. I would go for a good ready-built system followed by a systems analysis to identify the parts that would benefit the most from modding. First question is what kind of online games? Is this female going to be more interested in first-person shooters or in social MUD games? ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
