Building the Perfect PC

Hardware Design Criteria

With the functional requirements determined, the next step was to establish design criteria for the LPPC hardware. To the right are the relative priorities we assigned for the LPPC.

Table 5-1. DESIGN PRIORITIES

Price
Reliability
Size
Noise level
Expandability
Processor performance
Video performance
Disk capacity/performance

Here’s the breakdown:

Price

We’ll keep price in mind, but it’s not a major consideration for this system. Performance costs money, so we won’t skimp on the processor, video adapter, and other components. We’ll use only top-notch components in this system, particularly those that most affect gaming performance.

Reliability ...