"Guru of 3D brings you the Summer edition of their PC buyers guide. In this article they'll keep you up-to date on what they think is recommended to buy if you are building a new gaming rig. That right, we say gaming as this is a site that is targeted at gamers. So don't expect 350 USD "Excel" machines. Keep in mind that what we write here are recommendations, they can be controversial and subjective for you to read. Be sure to read other buyer guides from other media as well to get a complete overview on what's best suited for your specific situation.

You can select from three categories in this buyers guide.

PC Buyer’s Guide – Low End
This is the computer for a gamer on a budget. This is for the person who has an older system (or a poor college student with no computer) that needs to be retired but doesn't want to spend tons on a new computer. This computer will easily handle any of today's games like Half-Life 2 and Prey, even when you turn on all the eye candy.

PC Buyer’s Guide – Mid End
This is the computer for the typical gamer. You want to see the eye candy in your games and want to be running at higher resolutions, so you are willing to spend a bit extra to get that performance while being able to play all modern games. PC Buyer’s Guide – High End This is the computer for the hardcore gamer. This is for the person with too much money, who must have the latest and greatest technology. You expect your system to not even to blink when you run BF 2 and 1920x1200 with 8xAA and 16xAF. You're also they type who like to upgrade your computer every 6 months (kinda like us). Yes, the Crysis machine. "