32 Key Stages In The Evolution of the Gaming PC

Gaming PCs today have gotten pretty high-tech.

If you order a custom machine from a boutique PC vendor, you can expect the works: custom cases, water cooling, massive overclocks and a handfull of enormous video cards, to boot. But it wasn't always that way--once upon a time a gaming computer was just a beige box like any other PC, complete with 72 lb CRT monitor and a stock cooler.We got to wondering about when exactly boutique gaming PCs became an excercise in excess, so we did a little research. We've compiled scans of Maximum PC system reviews for the last 13 years, sampled once every 6 months, and put together a gallery. Hit the jump to see how gaming PC's have evolved since 1998, and watch all the bells and whistles appear one by one.

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http://respectedadmins.com/blog/32-key-stages-in-the-evolution-of-the-gaming-pc/