There are two enthusiast Multi-GPU graphics solutions that compete for dominance, ATI's (AMD) CrossFire and nVidia SLI. Both are able to offer a significant boost in frame rates across a broad spectrum of games, but the technology you choose inevitably will come down to the finer details. Currently Crossfire has a few key advantages, the most significant of which is the ability to concurrently support High Dynamic Range lighting (HDR) with Anti-Aliasing turned on. nVidia's seventh generation GeForce GPUs are currently unable to offer this due to architecture limitation, giving Crossfire the edge in ultimate gaming image quality.
From all the reviews over the past couple of months, it's now clear that Intel new Core2 Duo processors are the new kings of gaming, enabling CrossFire to take the lead in almost every gaming benchmark. The Intel Core 2 processors are also very overclockable, and don't require monster cooling solutions thanks to the new cooler running 65nm process.
The Mako X-Fire features a top end ASUS P5W DH motherboard with CrossFire support and an excellent range of both CPU and Memory overclocking options, which combined with a Crossfire pair of X1950XTX graphics cards and Core 2 Duo processor, make this system a true enthusiasts gaming platform.
For the sound card we would only consider Creative's X-Fi range, it can handle concurrently up to 128 3D sounds with out taxing the processor. If you play games with stereo headphones the sound quality is really stunning thanks to Creatives clever virtual sound positioning technology.
Logitech is well known for there gaming products in this case the G15 Gaming Keyboard, using the backlit LCD display you can display information defined by you, be it in game or system info. Logitech's G7 Laser mouse while cordless, it works. Keyboard and mouse options are very personal, we can recommend both as good alternatives.
Viewsonic's 20.1" VX2025wm panel is one of the lowest cost widescreen 20" panels of this quality with a screen resolution of 1680 by 1050 and contrast ratio of 800:1.
The Thermaltake Shark VA7000BWA shows of your hardware while maintaining EMI shielding, its size makes it very easy to work with, containing no sharp edges. This case provides enough air flow to keep the Mako X-Fire cool and quiet.