Dream Machine

Revision as of 09:33, 7 April 2008

NOTE: The Core 2 Quad Q6600 is a 2.4GHz, 1066FSB, quad-core CPU. If people would prefer a faster dual-core CPU, the Core 2 Duo E8400 (3.0GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 45nm dual-core) is slightly cheaper Q6600 and has better performance in games.

$2000 Intel

Part	Model	Price
CPU	Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0	270
Motherboard	Asus P5N-T Deluxe	374
RAM	2x 2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800	179
Hard Drive	500GB Samsung HD501LJ	99
Optical Drive	18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA	35
Graphics Card	9800GTX 512MB	399
Sound Card	Onboard from motherboard	-
Case	Lian Li A17	213
Power Supply	Thermaltake Toughpower 750W	193
Cooling	Thermaltake BigTyp 120	60
Additional	-	-
Total Cost	-	1822 + Postage

$2500 Intel

Part	Model	Price
CPU	Core 2 Quad Q9450	418
Motherboard	Asus Maximus Formula	379
RAM	2x 2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800	179
Hard Drive	500GB Samsung HD501LJ	121
Optical Drive	18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA	35
Graphics Card	1GB 9800GX2	706
Sound Card	Onboard from motherboard	-
Case	Lian Li PC-A71	350
Power Supply	Thermaltake Toughpower 750W	193
Cooling	Thermaltake BigTyp 120	60
Additional	-	-
Total Cost	-	2451 + Postage

$4000 Intel

Part	Model	Price
CPU	Core 2 Extreme QX9650	1150
Motherboard	Asus Striker II Formula	415
RAM	2x 2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800	179
Hard Drive 1	150GB Western Digital Raptor X	229
Hard Drive 2	500GB Samsung HD501LJ	99
Optical Drive	18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA	30
Graphics Card	1GB 9800GX2	706
Sound Card	Onboard from motherboard	-
Case	Lian Li PC-A71	350
Power Supply	Thermaltake ToughPower 850W	249
Cooling	GAM Mods EP Liquid cooling Kit	500
Additional	-	-
Total Cost	-	3907 + Postage

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+| [http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_9800gtx.html 9800GTX 512MB] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=9800GTX+512MB 399]
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-| - || 1913 + Postage
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