Dream Machine

Revision as of 15:23, 20 November 2009

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	30
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	-	1817 + Postage

$2500 i7 (LGA1366) Quad-Core "Crossfire" Gaming/OC Box: updated 20/11/2009

Part	Model	Price
CPU	Intel Core i7 920	350
Motherboard	Asus P6T Deluxe	369
RAM	G.Skill DDR3 1200 Trident 6GB	215
Hard Drive 1	G.Skill Falcon II Series 64GB SSD	244
Hard Drive 2	Samsung F3 1TB SATA HDD	98
Optical Drive	Pioneer SATA DVD Burner	[43
Graphics Card 1	1GB ATI Radeon HD 5850	348
Graphics Card 2	1GB ATI Radeon HD 5850	348
Sound Card	Onboard from motherboard	-
Case	Lian Li Lancool Dark Armour K62	155
Power Supply	Corsair HX-850 Modular	229
Cooling	Prolimatech Megahalems	89
Additional	Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm Fan 1850rpm	29
Total Cost	-	2518 + 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	465
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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 ! CPU
-| [http://www.intel.com/products/processor/core2quad/index.htm Core 2 Quad Q9450] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=intel+q9450 418]
+| [http://www.intel.com/Consumer/Learn/Desktop/corei7-detail.htm Intel Core i7 920] ||
-| rowspan="12" | [[Image:Lian Li PC-A71.jpg|right|Lian Li PC-A71]]
+[http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=i7+920&spos=1 350]
+|
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 ! Motherboard
-| [http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?modelmenu=1&model=1981&l1=3&l2=11&l3=610&l4=0 Asus P5N-T Deluxe] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=asus+p5n-t 374]
+| [http://www.asus.com.au/product.aspx?P_ID=iRlP8RG9han6saZx&templete=2 Asus P6T Deluxe] ||
+[http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=P6T+Deluxe&spos=1 369]
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 ! RAM
-| [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]
+| [http://www.gskill.com/products.php?index=188 G.Skill DDR3 1200 Trident 6GB] ||
+[http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=G.Skill+DDR3+Trident+6gb&spos=1 215]
 |- bgcolor="#efefef"
-! Hard Drive
+! Hard Drive 1
-| [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]
+| [http://www.gskill.com/products.php?index=241&c1=3&c2=6 G.Skill Falcon II Series 64GB SSD] ||
+[http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=G.Skill+Falcon+II+64GB+SSD&spos=1 244]
+|- bgcolor="#efefef"
+! Hard Drive 2
+| Samsung F3 1TB SATA HDD || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=samsung+f3+1tb+&spos=1 98]
 |- 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 30]
+| [http://www.pioneer.com.au/Products/Computer%20Drives/OEM%20DVD%20Drives/DVR-218BK.aspx Pioneer SATA DVD Burner]
+|| [[http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Pioneer+SATA+DVD&spos=1 43]
+|- bgcolor="#efefef"
+! Graphics Card 1
+| [http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/graphics/ati-radeon-hd-5000/Pages/ati-radeon-hd-5000.aspx 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5850] || [http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=HD+5850&spos=1 348]
 |- bgcolor="#efefef"
-! Graphics Card
+! Graphics Card 2
-| [http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_9800gx2.html 1GB 9800GX2] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=1GB+9800GX2 706]
+| [http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/graphics/ati-radeon-hd-5000/Pages/ati-radeon-hd-5000.aspx 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5850] || [http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=HD+5850&spos=1 348]
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 ! Sound Card
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 ! Case
-| [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]
+| [http://www.lancoolpc.com/en/product/product06.php?pr_index=15&cl_index=1&sc_index=25&ss_index=62&g=f Lian Li Lancool Dark Armour K62] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=lancool+k62&spos=3 155]
 |- bgcolor="#efefef"
 ! Power Supply
-| [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]
+| [http://www.corsair.com/products/hx850/default.aspx Corsair HX-850 Modular] ||
+[http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=HX-850&spos=1 229]
 |- bgcolor="#efefef"
 ! Cooling
-| [http://www.thermaltake.com/product/Cooler/Retail/CL-P0114-01/cl-p0114-01.asp Thermaltake BigTyp 120] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Big+Ty 60]
+| [http://www.prolimatech.com/products/cpu_cooler/megahalems_rev.b.html Prolimatech Megahalems] ||
+[http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Prolimatech+Megahalems&spos=1 89]
 |- bgcolor="#efefef"
 ! Additional
-| - || -
+| [http://www.scythe-usa.com/product/acc/051/d1225c12b1ap_detail.html Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm Fan 1850rpm] ||
+[http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Scythe+Typhoon+1850RPM&spos=1 29]
 |- bgcolor="#cccccc"
 ! Total Cost
-| - || 2409 + Postage
+| - || 2518 + Postage
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