Dream Machine

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	Case
CPU	Core 2 Quad Q6600	308
Motherboard	Gigabyte P35C-DS3R	158
RAM	2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800	169
Hard Drive	500GB Samsung HD501LJ	121
Optical Drive	18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA	35
Graphics Card	768MB nVidia GeForce 8800 Ultra	714
Sound Card	Onboard from motherboard	-
Case	Silverstone Temjin TJ04	123
Power Supply	Corsair HX-620 620W	159
Cooling	Thermaltake BigTyp 120	60
Additional	-	-
Total Cost	-	1845 + Postage

$2250 Intel

Part	Model	Price	Case
CPU	Core 2 Quad Q6600	308
Motherboard	Gigabyte P35C-DS3R	158
RAM	2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800	169
Hard Drive	500GB Samsung HD501LJ	121
Optical Drive	18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA	35
Graphics Card	768MB nVidia GeForce 8800 Ultra	714
Sound Card	Onboard from motherboard	-
Case	Antec P180	167
Power Supply	700W OCZ GameXStream	217
Cooling	Thermaltake BigTyp 120	60
Additional	-	-
Total Cost	-	1949 + Postage

$2750 Intel

Part	Model	Price	Case
CPU	Core 2 Quad Q6700	658
Motherboard	Gigabyte P35C-DS3R	168
RAM	2x 2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800	330
Hard Drive	500GB Samsung HD501LJ	129
Optical Drive	18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA	35
Graphics Card	768MB nVidia GeForce 8800 Ultra	799
Sound Card	Onboard from motherboard	-
Case	Antec P180	165
Power Supply	700W OCZ GameXStream	217
Cooling	Thermaltake BigTyp 120	60
Additional	-	-
Total Cost	-	2561 + Postage

$4000 Intel

Part	Model	Price	Case
CPU	Core 2 Extreme QX6850	1219
Motherboard	Asus P5E3	327
RAM	2x 2GB Corsair TwinX PC8500 DDR3	832
Hard Drive 1	150GB Western Digital Raptor X	264
Hard Drive 2	500GB Samsung HD501LJ	129
Optical Drive	18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA	35
Graphics Card	768MB nVidia GeForce 8800 Ultra	799
Sound Card	Onboard from motherboard	-
Case	Antec P180	165
Power Supply	Thermaltake ToughPower W0131 - 850W	249
Cooling	Thermaltake BigTyp 120	60
Additional	-	-
Total Cost	-	4019 + Postage