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$500 AMD Budget Gaming/OC Box (Warning low performance Wont run all games): updated 08/01/2016
Part | Model | Price | Case |
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CPU | AMD FM2+ A8 7650K | $139 | |
Motherboard | AsRock FM2A88X Extreme4+ | $99 | |
RAM | G.Skill 2x4GB DDR3 2400 | $69 | |
Hard Drive | 7200 1tb | $67 | |
Graphics Card | IGP | ||
Sound Card | Onboard MB ALC1150 | - | |
Case | Zalman MicroATX ZM-T4 | $19 | |
Power Supply | Corsair VS350 | $48 | |
Cooling | Cryorig H7 | (optional) $55 | |
Additional | DeepCool XFAN 120 | (optional) $5 | |
Total Cost | $441-501 + Postage |
$500 Intel Budget/mATX Gaming Box: updated 6/8/2012
Part | Model | Price | Case |
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CPU | Intel 1155 Pentium G630 | 63 | |
Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-H61MA-D3V | 63 | |
RAM | G.Skill 2x4GB DDR3 1333 | 45 | |
Hard Drive | Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 500GB | 69 | |
Optical Drive | N/A | N/A | |
Graphics Card | MSI Radeon HD7770 OC | 149 | |
Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
Case | Cooler Master Elite 341) | 40 | |
Power Supply | Corsair CX-430 V2 | 59 | |
Cooling | Stock | Free ] | |
Additional | - | - | |
Total Cost | ~$488 + Postage |
$750 AMD
Part | Model | Price | Case |
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CPU | AMD Athlon II 250 | 115 | |
Motherboard | ASUS M3A78-EM | 100 | |
RAM | 4GB Transcend DDR2 800 | 63 | |
Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ | 79 | |
Optical Drive | 22x Samsung SpeedPlus SH-S223F | 25 | |
Graphics Card | 512MB ATI Radeon HD 4850 | 204 | |
Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
Case | Antec NSK4480B | 108 | |
Power Supply | 380W EarthWatts included with case | - | |
Cooling | - | - | |
Additional | - | - | |
Total Cost | - | 694 + Postage |
$750 Intel i3 (LGA1151) Dual-core gaming box: updated 07/01/2016
Part | Model | Price | Case |
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CPU | Intel Core i3 6100 | $170 | |
Motherboard | Gigabyte B150M D3H DDR4 mATX | $135 | |
RAM | Corsair 2133C13 (2x4GB) | $78 | |
HDD | Toshiba 1TB 7200RPM | $69 | |
Graphics Card | GTX950 2GB | $219 | |
Sound Card | Onboard MB Realtek ALC892 | - | |
Case | Deepcool Smarter LED | $40 | |
Power Supply | Corsair VS450 | $58 | |
Cooling | - | - | |
Additional | - | - | |
Total Cost | - | $769 + Postage |
$1000 AMD Quad-core Gaming/OC box updated 6/8/2012
Part | Model | Price | Case |
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CPU | AMD AM3 FX 4300* | $130 | |
Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 | $150 | |
RAM | G.Skill 2x4GB DDR3 1333 | $45 | |
Hard Drive | Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 500GB | $69 | |
Solid State Drive | OCZ Agility 3 60gb | $62 | |
Graphics Card | Sapphire Radeon HD 7870** | $328 | |
Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
Case | BitFenix Shinobi with Window | $72 | |
Power Supply | SilverStone Strider Plus 600w | $109 | |
Cooling | Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo/Plus | $36 | |
Additional | - | - | |
Total Cost | - | 981 + Postage |
* This CPU should be able to achieve an overclock of 4.4ghz+ with relative ease, this is currently the best value AMD 'Gamming Cpu' available as higher models do not offer greater performance. It would be a crime to leave this CPU at stock.
$1,000 Intel i5 (LGA1151) Quad-core gaming/OC box: updated 07/01/2016
* Non K Asrock OC Guide There is some big catches so read carefully before purchasing i5-6400 & H170 to oc.
Part | Model | Price | Case |
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CPU | Intel Core i5-6400 | $265 | |
Motherboard | ASRock H170M PRO4 mATX | $145 | |
RAM | Corsair 2133C13 (2x4GB) | $78 | |
HDD | Toshiba 1TB 7200RPM | $69 | |
GPU option 1 | GTX 960 2GB | $249 | |
GPU option 2 | GTX970 4GB | $439 | |
Sound Card | Onboard MB Realtek ALC892 | - | |
Case | Deepcool Smarter LED | $40 | |
Power Supply | FSP 450W Raider 80Plus SILVER | $79 | |
Cooling | Cryorig M9i | $39 | |
Additional | - | - | |
Total Cost | - | $964-1154 + Postage |
$1250 AMD Quad-core Gaming/OC box: updated 20/04/2010
Part | Model | Price | Case |
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CPU | AMD AM3 Phenom II x4 955 BE | 186 | '''OUT OF DATE!''' |
Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4 | 166 | |
RAM | G.Skill 4GB DDR3 1600 | 145 | |
Hard Drive | Samsung F3 1TB SATA HDD | 87 | |
Optical Drive | Sony AD7240 | 32 | |
Graphics Card | ATI Radeon HD 5850 | 345 | |
Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
Case | Coolermaster CM 690 Advanced | ||
Power Supply | Antec TruePower New 750w | 159 | |
Cooling | CoolerMaster Hyper 212+ Plus | 34 | |
Additional | - | - | |
Total Cost | - | 1274 + Postage |
$1,300 Intel i5 (LGA1151) Quad-core gaming/OC box: updated 07/01/2016
Part | Model | Price | Case |
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CPU | Intel Core i5 6600K | $352 | |
Motherboard | Gigabyte Z170-HD3 ATX | $184 | |
RAM | (4Gx2) DDR4 3000C15 | $84 | |
Solid State Drive | Sandisk Ultra II 240GB SSD | $109 | |
GPU option 1 | R9 380 4GB | $319 | |
GPU option 2 | GTX970 4GB | $439 | |
Sound Card | Onboard MB Realtek ALC887 | - | |
Case | Deepcool Kendomen | $66 | |
Power Supply | Antec TPC 550W Gold | $115 | |
Cooling | Cryorig M9i | $39 | |
Additional | - | - | |
Total Cost | - | $1,388 + Postage |
$1500 Intel i5 (LGA1151) Quad-core gaming/OC box: updated 07/01/2016
Part | Model | Price | Case |
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CPU | Intel Core i5 6600K | $352 | |
Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-Z170M-D3H | $189 | |
RAM | (4Gx2) DDR4 3000C15 | $84 | |
SSD | Sandisk Ultra II 480G | $202 | |
Graphics Card | GTX970 4GB | $439 | |
Sound Card | Onboard MB ALC892 | - | |
Case | Silverstone TJ08-E | $129 | |
Power Supply | XFX TS Gold Series 650W | $129 | |
Cooling | Cryorig H7 | $55 | |
Additional | - | - | |
Total Cost | - | $1579 + Postage |
$1900 Intel i5 (LGA1151) Quad-core gaming/OC box: updated 07/01/2016
Part | Model | Price | Case |
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CPU | Intel Core i5 6600K | $352 | |
Motherboard | Asus Z170 Pro Gaming | $259 | |
RAM | Corsair Vengeance LPX 8Gx2 3200 31mm | $183 | |
SSD | Sandisk Ultra II 480G | $202 | |
Graphics Card | R9 390X 8GB | $559 | |
Sound Card | MB ALC1150 | - | |
Case | Silverstone Raven RV05 | $129 | |
Power Supply | XFX TS Gold Series 750W | $139 | |
Cooling | Noctua NH-D14 | $99 | |
Additional | - | - | |
Total Cost | - | $1916 + Postage |
$3000 Intel i7 (LGA2011-3) Hex-core gaming/OC box: updated 07/01/2016
Part | Model | Price | Case |
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CPU | Intel Core i7 5820K | $558 | |
Motherboard | Asus X99-A | $433 | |
RAM | Corsair Vengeance LPX 3000 4Gx4 31mm | $203 | |
SSD | Samsung 850 EVO 500GB | $235 | |
Graphics Card | GTX980Ti 6GB | $957 | |
Sound Card | Onboard MB Realtek ALC1150 | - | |
Case | Silverstone Fortress FT05 | $199 | |
Power Supply | eVGA SuperNova 850W G2 | $199 | |
Cooling | Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 | $99 | |
Total Cost | - | $2883 + Postage |