Dream Machine

Revision as of 09:22, 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	99
Optical Drive	18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA	35
Graphics Card	1GB 9800GX2	706
Sound Card	Onboard from motherboard	-
Case	Lian Li A17	213
Power Supply	Thermaltake Toughpower 750W	193
Cooling	Thermaltake BigTyp 120	60
Additional	-	-
Total Cost	-	1913 + 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 W0131 - 850W	249
Cooling	Thermaltake BigTyp 120	60
Additional	-	-
Total Cost	-	3467 + Postage

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 ! CPU
-| [http://www.intel.com/products/processor/core2XE/index.htm Core 2 Extreme QX9650] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=QX9650 1185]
+| [http://www.intel.com/products/processor/core2XE/index.htm Core 2 Extreme QX9650] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=QX9650 1150]
-| rowspan="12" | [[Image:P180.jpg|right|Antec P180]]
+| rowspan="12" | [[Image:Lian Li PC-A71.jpg|right|Lian Li PC-A71]]
 |- bgcolor="#efefef"
 ! Motherboard
-| [http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=11&l3=572&l4=0&model=1874&modelmenu=1 Asus P5E3] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=P5E3 322]
+| [http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?modelmenu=1&model=2016&l1=3&l2=11&l3=610&l4=0 Asus Striker II Formula] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=asus+striker+II+formula 415]
 |- bgcolor="#efefef"
 ! RAM
-| 2x 2GB Corsair TwinX PC8500 DDR3 || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=2GB+DDR3+kit 798]
+| [http://www.crucial.com/store/partspecs.aspx?IMODULE=BL2KIT12864AA804 2x 2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800] || [http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=2gb+ballistix+6400 179]
 |- bgcolor="#efefef"
 ! Hard Drive 1
-| [http://www.westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=190 150GB Western Digital Raptor X] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=150GB+Raptor 264]
+| [http://www.westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=190 150GB Western Digital Raptor X] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=150GB+Raptor 229]
 |- bgcolor="#efefef"
 ! Hard Drive 2
-| [http://www.samsung.com/Products/HardDiskDrive/SpinPointTSeries/HardDiskDrive_SpinPointTSeries_HD501LJ.asp 500GB Samsung HD501LJ] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=500GB+SATA 121]
+| [http://www.samsung.com/Products/HardDiskDrive/SpinPointTSeries/HardDiskDrive_SpinPointTSeries_HD501LJ.asp 500GB Samsung HD501LJ] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=500GB+SATA 99]
 |- bgcolor="#efefef"
 ! Optical Drive
-| [http://www.pioneer.com.au/products/computer_peripherals/index.html 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=212D 35]
+| [http://www.pioneer.com.au/products/computer_peripherals/index.html 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=212D 30]
 |- bgcolor="#efefef"
 ! Graphics Card
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 |- bgcolor="#efefef"
 ! Case
-| [http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=81800# Antec P180] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Antec+P180 167]
+| [http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/product/product06.php?pr_index=134&cl_index=1&sc_index=25&ss_index=61 Lian Li PC-A71] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=lian+li+pc-a71 350]
 |- bgcolor="#efefef"
 ! Power Supply
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 ! Total Cost
-| - || 3855 + Postage
+| - || 3467 + Postage
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