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| [http://www.intel.com/products/processor/core2duo/index.htm Intel Core 2 E8500] || [http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=E8500 215]
 
| [http://www.intel.com/products/processor/core2duo/index.htm Intel Core 2 E8500] || [http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=E8500 215]
| rowspan="12" | [[Image:Antec_NSK6580B.jpg|right|Antec NSK6580B]]
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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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| [http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=7&l2=37&l3=94&l4=0&model=1495&modelmenu=1 ASUS TA-98] || [http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=ASUS+TA+98 65]
 
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| [http://www.enermax.com.tw/english/product_Display1.asp?PrID=92 525W Enermax Modu82+] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=enermax+525 122]
 
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Revision as of 15:58, 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 198
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 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 - 928 + Postage

$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 235
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 - 1154 + Postage

$1250 Intel

Part Model Price Case
CPU Intel Core 2 E8500 215
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 ASUS TA-98 65
Power Supply 525W Enermax Modu82+ 122
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1201 + 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 525W Enermax Modu82+ 122
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1296 + 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 525W Enermax Modu82+ 122
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1293 + 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