In a recent thread where a budget gaming system spec was being analyzed, there was a desire to see into the Future and hope that the investment of money would result in a computer that could play any game at the "highest setting" in a few years.   Computer tech advances in "Doggie Years" so I thought optimizing for the least cost system that could handle the best games at highest settings in a time period measured in years was a challenge fit for fervent impassioned discussion at Neowi