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Revision as of 15:11, 29 April 2007
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$750 AM2
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ | 100 |  |
| Motherboard | ASUS M2N-MX | 80 | |
| RAM | 2GB G.Skill F2-5400PHU2-2GBNT | 134 | |
| Hard Drive | 250GB Samsung SP2504C | 88 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | 256MB nVidia GeForce 8600GT | 189 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | CoolerMaster Elite RC-331/RC-330 (No PSU) | 49 | |
| Power Supply | 430W Coolermaster Extreme Power | 49 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 733 + Postage |
This system, despite its low price is a viable ticket to entry level gaming. It features a reasonable sized hard drive (250GB) sufficient for most users, and a GeForce 8600GT, which will be plenty quick enough for most games. It's a little more expensive than the budget allows, but I am of the belief that having 2GB of RAM is well worth it, especially if you plan to run Windows Vista.
$1000 AM2
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ | 155 | |
| Motherboard | ABIT KN9S | 112 | |
| RAM | 2GB A-DATA DDR2 800 | 185 | |
| Hard Drive | 250GB Samsung SP2504C | 88 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | 256MB GeForce 8600GTS | 275 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | CoolerMaster Elite RC-331/RC-330 (No PSU) | 49 | |
| Power Supply | 430W Coolermaster Extreme Power | 49 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 959 + Postage |
$1000 Core 2 Duo
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core 2 Duo E6320 | 219 |  |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte 965P-DS3 V3.3 | 154 | |
| RAM | 2GB A-DATA DDR2 667 | 146 | |
| Hard Drive | 250GB Samsung SP2504C | 88 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | 256MB nVidia GeForce 8600GT | 189 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | 430W Coolermaster Extreme Power | 49 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 960 + Postage |
At a touch under $1000 the Core 2 Duo system is quite impressive. For $1000, this system would be very quick and well suited for demanding office applications and some decent gaming.
$1250 AM2
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ | 168 | |
| Motherboard | ABIT KN9S | 112 | |
| RAM | 2GB A-DATA DDR2 800 | 185 | |
| Hard Drive | 250GB Samsung SP2504C | 88 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | 320MB nVidia 8800GTS | 396 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W | 121 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1183 + Postage |
This machine is designed to focus this more on stock performance than overclocking, since the Core 2 Duo systems are typically the way to go for the overclockers. However, with a 4800+, Geforce 8800GTS and 2GB of RAM, for the money, this system is a bargain beast!
$1250 Core 2 Duo
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core 2 Duo E6420 | 253 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte 965P-DS3 V3.3 | 154 | |
| RAM | 2GB A-DATA DDR2 667 | 146 | |
| Hard Drive | 250GB Samsung SP2504C | 88 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | 320MB nVidia 8800GTS | 396 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | 430W Coolermaster Extreme Power | 49 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1199 + Postage |
I'd say that this machine is probably the sweet spot. It has a quick CPU, plenty of RAM, and a very quick video card. :)
$1500 AM2
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ | 308 | |
| Motherboard | ABIT KN9 SLI | 165 | |
| RAM | 2GB A-DATA DDR2 800 | 185 | |
| Hard Drive | 320GB Western Digital Caviar SE16 | 112 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | 320MB nVidia 8800GTS | 396 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W | 121 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1400 + Postage |
I'd say at this point, the Intel system is better value, but many dedicated AMD fans will not be disappointed by this system.
$1500 Core 2 Duo
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core 2 Duo E6600 | 290 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte 965P-DS3 V3.3 | 154 | |
| RAM | 2GB A-DATA DDR2 667 | 146 | |
| Hard Drive | 320GB Western Digital Caviar SE16 | 112 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | 640MB nVidia 8800GTS | 539 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W | 121 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1475 + Postage |
$1750 Core 2 Duo
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core 2 Duo E6600 | 290 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte 965P-DS3 V3.3 | 154 | |
| RAM | 2GB A-DATA DDR2 667 | 146 | |
| Hard Drive | 320GB Western Digital Caviar SE16 | 112 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | 768MB nVidia GeForce 8800GTX | 765 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W | 121 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1701 + Postage |
Probably as far as the average user needs to go to have a very decent gaming experience - top of the range graphics card with a decent CPU.
$2000 Core 2 Duo
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core 2 Duo E6700 | 405 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte 965P-DS3 V3.3 | 154 | |
| RAM | 2GB A-DATA DDR2 667 | 146 | |
| Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung HD501LJ | 162 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | 768MB GeForce 8800GTX | 765 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | 600W OCZ GameXStream | 165 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1910 + Postage |