Finding the best gaming machine isn't as simple as buying the most expensive package you can find. Sure, sure, it would be nice to buy a Falcon Northwest machine with all of the bells and whistles, but at the end of the day do you really need a Quad-SLI machine to play the games you love? Short answer: no. Long answer: no, and if you spend thousands of dollars on a top of the line machine you're probably wasting your money.

Before you purchase your gaming machine, stop and consider the following: