gaming computer

English

Noun

gaming computer (plural gaming computers)

1. a personal computer designed for playing video games

   Synonyms: gaming PC, gaming rig

   • 2004 June 22, William Schindler, quotee, “Gaming PC”, in Michael J. Miller, editor, PC Magazine, page 98:

     “I wanted the ultimate gaming computer, something so fast I wouldn't have to worry about speed for years,” says the high-school student from Yorktown, Virginia.

   • 2007 June 4, Mary K. Pratt, “Seh Got Game”, in Computerworld, volume 41, number 23, page 32:

     Developers run algorithms in real time through equipment from VoodooPC - a designer and manufacturer of high-performance gaming computer systems acquired by HP last year […]

   • 2017, Selen Turkay, Charles K. Kinzer, “The Relationship between Avatar-Based Customization, Player Identification, and Motivation” (chapter 3), in Brock Randall Dubbels, editor, Transforming gaming and computer simulation technologies across industries, Hershey: IGI Global, →DOI, →ISBN, Setting, page 56:

     The gaming computer in the research lab used during this study was separated from the main area with screens and resided in its own cubicle to avoid distraction.