Monthly Value Gaming System Buyer's Guide

Fall is upon us, and while the back-to-school buying has cooled down, this is still a great time to shop for a new gaming PC. DOOM 3 may be old news, but Half-Life 2 is coming up fast, and should be released within a month. As usual, our Value Guide takes both performance and price into consideration, and we're pinching every penny in search of a high-performance system for gamers on a budget. In a nutshell, the Value Gaming PC Buyer's Guide delivers the system and gaming performance you want, but at a price that won't break the bank. The overall scenario is bit different than some of the other buyer's guides on Sharky Extreme, as we limit the budget to $1,000 in cold, hard cash while the goal remains the same: to assemble a kick-*** gaming system that will play today's hottest games and still have some power in reserve for tomorrow.