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! CPU
 
! CPU
 
| [http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_15331_15332,00.html AMD Phenom X4 9850] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Phenom+9850 288]
 
| [http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_15331_15332,00.html AMD Phenom X4 9850] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Phenom+9850 288]
| rowspan="12" | [[Image:Centurion5.jpg|right|Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05]]
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| rowspan="12" | [[Image:Antec_NSK6580B.jpg|right|Antec NSK6580B]]
 
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! Motherboard
 
! Motherboard
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! RAM
 
! RAM
| 2GB Kingston DDR2 800 || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=2GB+DDR2+Kingston+800 53]
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| 4GB Transcend DDR2 800 || [http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=4GB+DDR2+800 82]
 
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! Hard Drive
 
! Hard Drive
| [http://www.samsung.com/global/business/hdd/productmodel.do?group=computersperipherals&type=harddiskdrives&subtype=spinpointtseries&model_cd=HD501LJ&tab=fea&ppmi=1087 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=500GB+SATA 77]
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| [http://www.samsung.com/global/business/hdd/productmodel.do?group=computersperipherals&type=harddiskdrives&subtype=spinpointtseries&model_cd=HD501LJ&tab=fea&ppmi=1087 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=500GB+SATA+-upgrade 71]
 
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! Optical Drive
 
! Optical Drive
| [http://www.samsung.com/au/consumer/detail/detail.do?group=computerperipherals&type=opticaldiscdrive&subtype=dvd_rwdrive&model_cd=SH-S203B/BEBN 20x Samsung super-WriteMaster SH-S203] || [http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Samsung+S203 25]
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| [http://www.samsung.com/ca/consumer/detail/detail.do?group=computersaccessories&type=opticaldiskdrives&subtype=dvdwriter&model_cd=SH-S223F/BEBN 22x Samsung SpeedPlus SH-S223F] || [http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=DVDRW+SATA 23]
 
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! Graphics Card
 
! Graphics Card
| [http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce9.html 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9800GTX] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=9800GTX 329]
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| [http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_gtx_280.html 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280] || [http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=GTX280 504]
 
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! Sound Card
 
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! Case
 
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| [http://www.coolermaster.com/index.php?LT=english&Language_s=2&url_place=product&p_serial=CAC-T05&other_title=+CAC-T05+Centurion%205 Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Centurion+5 67]
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| [http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=96582 Antec NSK6580B] || [http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=NSK6580 135]
 
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! Power Supply
 
! Power Supply
| [http://www.corsairmemory.com/products/hx.aspx 620W Corsair CMPSU-620HX] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Corsair+620 144]
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| EarthWatts 430W Included with Case || -
 
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! Cooling
 
! Cooling

Revision as of 14:46, 5 October 2008

Contents

$750 AMD

Part Model Price Case
CPU AMD Phenom X3 8450 142
Antec NSK4480B
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA770-DS3 104
RAM 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 45
Hard Drive 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ 71
Optical Drive 20x Samsung super-WriteMaster SH-S203 25
Graphics Card 512MB ATI Radeon HD 4850 193
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Antec NSK4480B 97
Power Supply 380W EarthWatts included with case -
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 627 + Postage

$750 Intel

Part Model Price Case
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E5200 109
Antec NSK4480B
Motherboard ASUS P5K 100
RAM 4GB Transcend DDR2 800 82
Hard Drive 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ 71
Optical Drive 20x Samsung super-WriteMaster SH-S203 25
Graphics Card 512MB ATI Radeon HD 4850 193
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Antec NSK4480B 97
Power Supply 380W EarthWatts included with case -
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 683 + Postage

$1000 AMD

Part Model Price Case
CPU AMD Phenom X4 9750 226
Antec NSK4480B
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA770-DS3 104
RAM 2GB Kingston DDR2 800 53
Hard Drive 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ 77
Optical Drive 20x Samsung super-WriteMaster SH-S203 25
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 199
Antec NSK6580B
Motherboard ASUS P5K/EPU 119
RAM 4GB Transcend DDR2 800 82
Hard Drive 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ 71
Optical Drive 22x Samsung SpeedPlus SH-S223F 23
Graphics Card 512MB ATI Radeon HD 4870 315
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Antec NSK4480B 135
Power Supply EarthWatts 430W Included with Case -
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 949 + 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
Antec NSK6580B
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA770-DS3 104
RAM 4GB Transcend DDR2 800 82
Hard Drive 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ 71
Optical Drive 22x Samsung SpeedPlus SH-S223F 23
Graphics Card 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 504
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Antec NSK6580B 135
Power Supply EarthWatts 430W Included with Case -
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1135 + Postage

$1250 Intel

Part Model Price Case
CPU Intel Core 2 E8500 215
Antec NSK6580B
Motherboard ASUS P5K/EPU 119
RAM 4GB Transcend DDR2 800 82
Hard Drive 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ 71
Optical Drive 22x Samsung SpeedPlus SH-S223F 23
Graphics Card 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 504
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Antec NSK6580B 135
Power Supply EarthWatts 430W Included with Case -
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1149 + Postage

$1500 AMD

Part Model Price Case
CPU AMD Phenom X4 9850 235
Lian Li PC-A07B
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA770-DS3 104
RAM 4GB Transcend DDR2 800 82
Hard Drive 750GB Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD753LJ 101
Optical Drive 22x Samsung SpeedPlus SH-S223F 23
Graphics Card 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 504
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Lian Li PC-A07B 125
Power Supply 620W Corsair CMPSU-620HX 144
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1318 + Postage

$1500 Intel

Part Model Price Case
CPU Intel Core 2 E8500 215
Lian Li PC-A07B
Motherboard ASUS P5K/EPU 119
RAM 4GB Transcend DDR2 800 82
Hard Drive 750GB Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD753LJ 101
Optical Drive 22x Samsung SpeedPlus SH-S223F 23
Graphics Card 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 504
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Lian Li PC-A07B 125
Power Supply 620W Corsair CMPSU-620HX 142
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1313 + 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