Gaming Machine
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$750 AMD
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Athlon X2 5000+ | 126 |  |
| Motherboard | MSI K9N-Neo V3 | 89 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 | 50 | |
| Hard Drive | 250GB Samsung Spinpoint P120 SP2504C | 70 | |
| Optical Drive | LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW | 35 | |
| Graphics Card | 256MB ATI Radeon HD3850 | 210 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 w/430W PSU | 101 | |
| Power Supply | Included with case | - | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 681 + 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 decent video card, which will be plenty quick enough for most games.
$750 Intel
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Pentium Dual Core E2180 | 105 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte P35-DS3L | 110 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 | 50 | |
| Hard Drive | 250GB Samsung Spinpoint P120 SP2504C | 70 | |
| Optical Drive | LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW | 35 | |
| Graphics Card | 256MB ATI Radeon HD3850 | 210 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 w/430W PSU | 101 | |
| Power Supply | Included with case | - | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 688 + Postage |
$1000 AMD
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Athlon X2 6000+ | 176 | |
| Motherboard | MSI K9N-Neo V3 | 89 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 | 50 | |
| Hard Drive | 320GB Samsung Spinpoint T HD321KJ | 88 | |
| Optical Drive | LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW | 35 | |
| Graphics Card | 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT | 329 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 65 | |
| Power Supply | SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W | 108 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 940 + Postage |
For $1000 this machine represents unbelievable value, with an 8800GT, a quick AMD 6000+ CPU along with 2GB of RAM.
$1000 Intel
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 | 165 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte P35-DS3L | 110 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 | 54 | |
| Hard Drive | 320GB Samsung Spinpoint T HD321KJ | 88 | |
| Optical Drive | LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW | 35 | |
| Graphics Card | 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT | 329 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W | 109 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 957 + Postage |
At a touch under $1000 the Intel 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 AMD
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Phenom X4 9500 | 299 | |
| Motherboard | Asus M3A | 125 | |
| RAM | 2GB Corsair TwinX DDR2 800 | 85 | |
| Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ | 118 | |
| Optical Drive | LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW | 35 | |
| Graphics Card | 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT | 329 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | 620W Corsair CMPSU-620HX | 149 | |
| Cooling | Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro | 35 | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1242 + Postage |
$1250 Intel
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 | 219 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte P35-DS3L | 110 | |
| RAM | 2GB Corsair TwinX DDR2 800 | 85 | |
| Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ | 118 | |
| Optical Drive | LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW | 35 | |
| Graphics Card | 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT | 329 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | 620W Corsair CMPSU-620HX | 149 | |
| Cooling | Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro | 39 | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1151 + Postage |
$1500 AMD
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Phenom X4 9600 | 339 | |
| Motherboard | Asus M3A | 125 | |
| RAM | 2GB Corsair TwinX DDR2 800 | 85 | |
| Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ | 118 | |
| Optical Drive | LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW | 35 | |
| Graphics Card | 512MB ATI Radeon HD3870 | 330 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | 620W Corsair CMPSU-620HX | 149 | |
| Cooling | Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro | 35 | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1283 + Postage |
$1500 Intel
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 | 315 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte P35-DS3L | 110 | |
| RAM | 2GB Corsair TwinX DDR2 800 | 85 | |
| Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ | 118 | |
| Optical Drive | LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW | 35 | |
| Graphics Card | 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT | 329 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | 620W Corsair CMPSU-620HX | 149 | |
| Cooling | Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro | 39 | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1247 + Postage |
$1750 Intel
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 | 315 |  |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte P35-DS3L | 110 | |
| RAM | 2x 2GB Corsair TwinX DDR2 800 | 170 | |
| Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ | 118 | |
| Optical Drive | LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW | 35 | |
| Graphics Card | 768MB nVidia GeForce 8800GTX | 629 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Silverstone Temjin TJ04 | 123 | |
| Power Supply | 620W Corsair CMPSU-620HX | 149 | |
| Cooling | Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro | 39 | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1698 + 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. If dualcore is more your thing, an E6850 is similar money.
After this point, the higher end systems are found in the Dream Machine section
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