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| [http://www.intel.com/products/processor/core2duo/index.htm Intel Core 2 E8500] || [http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=E8500 215]
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| [http://www.intel.com/products/processor/core2duo/index.htm Intel Core 2 E8400] || [http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=E8400 207]
 
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! Graphics Card
 
! Graphics Card
| [http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_gtx_280.html 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280] || [http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=GTX280 504]
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| [http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_gtx_280.html 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280] || [http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=GTX280 509]
 
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! Sound Card
 
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! Power Supply
 
! Power Supply
| [http://www.enermax.com.tw/english/product_Display1.asp?PrID=92 525W Enermax Modu82+] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=enermax+525 122]
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| [http://www.enermax.com.tw/english/product_Display1.asp?PrID=92 525W Enermax Modu82+] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=enermax+525 120]
 
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! Cooling
 
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Revision as of 11:07, 11 October 2008

Contents

$750 AMD

Part Model Price Case
CPU AMD Phenom X3 8650 139
Antec NSK4480B
Motherboard ASUS M3A78-EM 89
RAM 4GB Transcend DDR2 800 82
Hard Drive 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ 71
Optical Drive 22x Samsung SpeedPlus SH-S223F 23
Graphics Card 512MB ATI Radeon HD 4850 189
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Antec NSK4480B 97
Power Supply 380W EarthWatts included with case -
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 690 + Postage

$750 Intel

Part Model Price Case
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E5200 109
Antec NSK4480B
Motherboard ASUS P5K/EPU 119
RAM 4GB Transcend DDR2 800 82
Hard Drive 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ 71
Optical Drive 22x Samsung SpeedPlus SH-S223F 23
Graphics Card 512MB ATI Radeon HD 4850 189
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Antec NSK4480B 97
Power Supply 380W EarthWatts included with case -
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 696 + Postage

$1000 AMD

Part Model Price Case
CPU AMD Phenom X4 9750 198
ASUS TA-89
Motherboard ASUS M3A78-EM 89
RAM 4GB Transcend DDR2 800 82
Hard Drive 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ 71
Optical Drive 22x Samsung SpeedPlus SH-S223F 23
Graphics Card 512MB ATI Radeon HD 4870 315
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case ASUS TA-98 65
Power Supply 430W Seasonic S12II 87
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 930 + Postage

$1000 Intel

Part Model Price Case
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 199
ASUS TA-89
Motherboard ASUS P5K/EPU 119
RAM 4GB Transcend DDR2 800 82
Hard Drive 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ 71
Optical Drive 22x Samsung SpeedPlus SH-S223F 23
Graphics Card 512MB ATI Radeon HD 4870 315
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case ASUS TA-98 65
Power Supply 430W Seasonic S12II 87
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 961 + Postage

$1250 AMD

Part Model Price Case
CPU AMD Phenom X4 9750 198
ASUS TA-89
Motherboard ASUS M3A78-EM 89
RAM 4GB Transcend DDR2 800 82
Hard Drive 750GB Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD753LJ 101
Optical Drive 22x Samsung SpeedPlus SH-S223F 23
Graphics Card 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 509
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case ASUS TA-98 65
Power Supply 525W Enermax Modu82+ 122
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1191 + Postage

$1250 Intel

Part Model Price Case
CPU Intel Core 2 E8400 207
ASUS TA-89
Motherboard ASUS P5K/EPU 119
RAM 4GB Transcend DDR2 800 82
Hard Drive 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ 71
Optical Drive 22x Samsung SpeedPlus SH-S223F 23
Graphics Card 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 509
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case ASUS TA-98 65
Power Supply 525W Enermax Modu82+ 120
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1196 + Postage

$1500 AMD

Part Model Price Case
CPU AMD Phenom X4 9750 198
Lian Li PC-A07B
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA790GP-DS4H 175
RAM 4GB Transcend DDR2 800 82
Hard Drive 750GB Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD753LJ 101
Optical Drive 22x Samsung SpeedPlus SH-S223F 23
Graphics Card 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 504
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Lian Li PC-A07B 125
Power Supply 525W Enermax Modu82+ 122
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1330 + Postage

$1500 Intel

Part Model Price Case
CPU Intel Core 2 E8500 215
Lian Li PC-A07B
Motherboard ASUS P5K/EPU 119
RAM 4GB Transcend DDR2 800 82
Hard Drive 750GB Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD753LJ 101
Optical Drive 22x Samsung SpeedPlus SH-S223F 23
Graphics Card 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 504
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Lian Li PC-A07B 125
Power Supply 525W Enermax Modu82+ 122
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1293 + 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.

After this point, the higher end systems are found in the Dream Machine section