The Performance Gaming Box has many similarities to the Hot Rod, only done bigger and faster. For those who desire something more than the Hot Rod but don't need all the storage or processing power of the God Box (and with a stronger bent on value), the Gaming Boxes can provide that, too. Hot Rod-class performance on a Budget Box price, or so goes the cliché. The Gaming Boxes give a greater emphasis on gaming performance than the boxes in the main System Guide. The shrinking cost of LCD monitors, affordable SSDs, fast video cards, and other components all mean that the adjustments in a build from a focused gaming box to a more well-rounded box aren't all that bad on the wallet. Many gamers have large collections of downloaded games, which means Gaming Boxes actually need fairly large amounts of storage. The differences between the specialty Gaming Boxes and others may be smaller than some think, though. Second, we want to do so while highlighting different price points than what we see in the main System Guide.
First, we want to help build boxes that are the best gaming performance for the money. There's where the newest System Guide comes in.
But if you do a focus shift from capable-all-around boxes with gaming capability to boxes that are purely gaming focused, you have an equally seismic shift. Quite frankly, there's also an enormous gap between the Hot Rod and the God Box (where money is no obstacle). In particular, there are sizeable gaps between the Budget Box (our low-end, affordable build) and the Hot Rod (that "just right" bowl of build porridge). And if our System Guide build got much bigger, it might not ever get published. But even this beast has some limitations and a few gaps. The main Ars System Guide is great for what it is-an updated, step-by-step look at the best components for an all-around desktop build.
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Since the early 2000s, the Ars System Guides have been helping those interested become " budding, homebuilt system-building tweakmeisters." This series is a resource for building computers to match any combination of budget and purpose.