Dream Machine

Revision as of 08:48, 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 E6850 (3.0GHz, 1333MHz FSB, dual-core) is about the same price as the Q6600.

$2000 Intel

Part	Model	Price
CPU	Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0	270
Motherboard	Gigabyte P35C-DS3R	158
RAM	2x 2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800	179
Hard Drive	500GB Samsung HD501LJ	119
Optical Drive	18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA	35
Graphics Card	1GB 9800GX2	706
Sound Card	Onboard from motherboard	-
Case	Antec P180	167
Power Supply	Thermaltake Toughpower 750W	193
Cooling	Thermaltake BigTyp 120	60
Additional	-	-
Total Cost	-	2037 + 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	Antec P180	167
Power Supply	Thermaltake Toughpower 750W	193
Cooling	Thermaltake BigTyp 120	60
Additional	-	-
Total Cost	-	2258 + Postage

$4000 Intel

Part	Model	Price
CPU	Core 2 Extreme QX9650	1185
Motherboard	Asus P5E3	322
RAM	2x 2GB Corsair TwinX PC8500 DDR3	798
Hard Drive 1	150GB Western Digital Raptor X	264
Hard Drive 2	500GB Samsung HD501LJ	121
Optical Drive	18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA	35
Graphics Card	1GB 9800GX2	706
Sound Card	Onboard from motherboard	-
Case	Antec P180	167
Power Supply	Thermaltake ToughPower W0131 - 850W	249
Cooling	Thermaltake BigTyp 120	60
Additional	-	-
Total Cost	-	3855 + Postage

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+| [http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_9800gx2.html 1GB 9800GX2] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=1GB+9800GX2 706]
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-| [http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/power_management/ocz_gamexstream_power_supply-nvidia_sli_ready_ 700W OCZ GameXStream] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=700+OCZ+GameXStream 217]
+| [http://www.thermaltake.com/product/Power/ToughPower/W0116/w0116.asp Thermaltake Toughpower 750W] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=thermaltake+toughpower+750W 193]
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