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| [http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_15331_15332,00.html AMD Phenom X3 8450] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Phenom+8450 142] | | [http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_15331_15332,00.html AMD Phenom X3 8450] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Phenom+8450 142] | ||
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| [http://www.intel.com/products/processor/core2duo/index.htm Intel Core 2 Duo E7200] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=E7200 143] | | [http://www.intel.com/products/processor/core2duo/index.htm Intel Core 2 Duo E7200] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=E7200 143] | ||
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| [http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_15331_15332,00.html AMD Phenom X4 9750] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Phenom+9750 226] | | [http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_15331_15332,00.html AMD Phenom X4 9750] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Phenom+9750 226] | ||
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| [http://www.intel.com/products/processor/core2duo/index.htm Intel Core 2 Duo E8400] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=E8400 209] | | [http://www.intel.com/products/processor/core2duo/index.htm Intel Core 2 Duo E8400] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=E8400 209] | ||
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Revision as of 11:25, 20 September 2008
Contents |
$750 AMD
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Phenom X3 8450 | 142 |  |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-MA770-DS3 | 104 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 | 45 | |
| Hard Drive | 250GB Samsung Spinpoint P120 SP2504C | 59 | |
| Optical Drive | LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW | 29 | |
| Graphics Card | 512MB NVIDIA Geforce 9600GT | 141 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Antec NSK4480B | 97 | |
| Power Supply | Included with case | - | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 627 + Postage |
This system, despite its low price is a viable ticket to entry level gaming. It features a reasonable sized hard drive (250GB) sufficient for most users, and a decent video card, which will be plenty quick enough for most games.
Now this machine is running a triple core AMD Phenom CPU. :)
$750 Intel
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 | 143 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte EP35-DS3 | 105 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 | 45 | |
| Hard Drive | 250GB Samsung Spinpoint P120 SP2504C | 59 | |
| Optical Drive | LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW | 29 | |
| Graphics Card | 512MB NVIDIA Geforce 9600GT | 141 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Antec NSK4480B | 97 | |
| Power Supply | Included with case | - | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 636 + Postage |
$1000 AMD
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Phenom X4 9750 | 226 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-MA770-DS3 | 104 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2 800 | 53 | |
| Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ | 77 | |
| Optical Drive | LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW | 29 | |
| Graphics Card | 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS | 275 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Antec NSK4480B | 97 | |
| Power Supply | SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W | 97 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 928 + Postage |
For $1000 this machine represents unbelievable value, with an 8800GTS, a quad-core AMD Phenom CPU along with 2GB of RAM.
$1000 Intel
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 | 209 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte EP35-DS3 | 105 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2 800 | 53 | |
| Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ | 77 | |
| Optical Drive | LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW | 29 | |
| Graphics Card | 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9800GTX | 329 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Antec NSK4480B | 97 | |
| Power Supply | SilverStone Element ST50EF Plus 500W | 97 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 966 + Postage |
At a touch under $1000 the Intel Core 2 Duo system is quite impressive. For $1000, this system would be very quick and well suited for demanding office applications and some decent gaming.
$1250 AMD
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Phenom X4 9850 | 288 |  |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-MA770-DS3 | 104 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2 800 | 53 | |
| Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ | 77 | |
| Optical Drive | LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW | 29 | |
| Graphics Card | 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9800GTX | 329 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | 620W Corsair CMPSU-620HX | 144 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1135 + Postage |
$1250 Intel
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 | 212 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte EP35-DS3 | 105 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2 800 | 53 | |
| Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ | 77 | |
| Optical Drive | LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW | 29 | |
| Graphics Card | 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9800GTX | 329 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | 620W Corsair CMPSU-620HX | 144 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1006 + Postage |
$1500 AMD
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Phenom X4 9850 | 288 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-MA770-DS3 | 104 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2 800 | 53 | |
| Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ | 77 | |
| Optical Drive | LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW | 29 | |
| Graphics Card | 1GB NVIDIA GeForce 9800GX2 | 584 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | 620W Corsair CMPSU-620HX | 144 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1351 + Postage |
$1500 Intel
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 | 380 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte EP35-DS3 | 105 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2 800 | 53 | |
| Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ | 77 | |
| Optical Drive | LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW | 29 | |
| Graphics Card | 1GB NVIDIA GeForce 9800GX2 | 584 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | 620W Corsair CMPSU-620HX | 144 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1439 + Postage |
$1750 Intel
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 | 580 |  |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte EP35-DS3 | 105 | |
| RAM | 4GB Corsair TwinX DDR2 800 | 107 | |
| Hard Drive | Western Digital 1TB 16MB 3.5" SATAII (GREEN POWER) | 175 | |
| Optical Drive | LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW | 29 | |
| Graphics Card | 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX280 | 487 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Silverstone Temjin TJ04 | 120 | |
| Power Supply | 620W Corsair CMPSU-620HX | 145 | |
| Cooling | Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro | 39 | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1787 + Postage |
Probably as far as the average user needs to go to have a very decent gaming experience - top of the range graphics card with a decent CPU.
After this point, the higher end systems are found in the Dream Machine section