Buyer's Guide: High End System - July 2004

Socket 939? Socket 775? DDR2? PCI Express? For those of you who are a little unattentive to the new tech around, take a look at Anandtech’s guides on building a high end system, mid-range system, and entry level system. As most of you have learned, buying the right stuff is crucial to a good, stable overclocking setup.

“It is unlikely that two Enthusiasts would agree on every component in a system, and Editors are no different. Different editors have different ideas of what constitutes a High End and Overclocking System. High End, in my estimation, is not without price limits, but price is much less a consideration than performance. If High-End means anything for the enthusiast who reads AnandTech, then you can spend a bit more for performance that is really better. With this in mind, you will see the scales tip toward performance in my choices. Mid-range is where you sweat nickels and measure every component for bang for the buck. For High End, you pick the best.”

Recovered from an Internet Archive snapshot of the InsaneTek front page.