The Gateway company offers a surprising menu of notebooks and desktops specifically designed for intense gamers. Consider the portable Gateway NX 850 series. This comes with very fast graphics cards, a 17-inch screen for total immersion, and a 915 PM Intel chip set for extremely fast action. If you want to travel and game, this Gateway gaming computer is definitely a fun way to go.

Alternatively, you can check out the 'high-level' performer (really the mid-level model) called the Gateway DX 300X. This gives you GTX technology, which is a next-generation technology designed to speed up and improve play. This comes standard with an Intel Pentium IV processor, a 945G chip set, and state of the art GMA 950 graphics cards.

If you really want to spend an arm and a leg for your gaming computer, consider the Gateway FX 400 series. As with its lighter-weight cousin, the DX 300X, the FX 400 employs GTX technology and an Intel 945G chip set. It also offers Intel's Pentium II processor. You get duel processing, which lets you play much faster, more efficiently, and more intelligently than your opponents.

Bear in mind that Gateway isn't the only producer of great gaming computers. You might also check out Alienware's Area 51 and Aurora 7500 models, as well. These units come with great graphics and sound cards, although you'll want to get an LCD and a 5.1 speaker system to supplement their potency. You may also check out Dell's XPS Gen 2. Many reviewers feel that this is the best gaming computer of them all.