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Revision as of 09:44, 20 April 2007

Contents

$750 AM2

Part Model Price Case
CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 105
Foxconn TSAA805
Motherboard ASUS M2N-MX 80
RAM 1GB A-DATA DDR2 667 79
Hard Drive 250GB Samsung SP2504C 88
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 50
Graphics Card 256MB nVidia GeForce 8600GT 185
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Foxconn TSAA805 49
Power Supply 430W Coolermaster Extreme Power 48
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 682 + 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 an 8600GT (capable of pulling reasonable frames for most of today's games I believe).

$1000 AM2

Part Model Price Case
CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 136
iCute S901-4GA-SS
Motherboard ASUS M2N 89
RAM 2GB A-DATA DDR2 800 189
Hard Drive 250GB Samsung SP2504C 88
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 50
Graphics Card 256MB GeForce 8600GTS 279
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case iCute S901-4GA-BB 72
Power Supply 430W Coolermaster Extreme Power 48
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 951 + Postage

I believe this system is the sweet spot for bang for buck computing. It features a decent CPU, plenty of RAM, a large hard drive, and a decent graphics card. The case is pretty good looking too. This system would be appropriate for moderate to frequent gaming.

$1000 Core 2 Duo

Part Model Price Case
CPU Core 2 Duo E4300 155
iCute S901-4GA-SS
Motherboard Gigabyte 965P-S3 148
RAM 2GB A-DATA DDR2 667 150
Hard Drive 250GB Samsung SP2504C 88
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 50
Graphics Card 256MB nVidia GeForce 8600GT 185
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case iCute S901-4GA-SS 72
Power Supply 430W Coolermaster Extreme Power 48
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 898 + Postage

At a touch under $1000 the Core 2 Duo system is quite impressive. The RAM, CPU and Board will allow for some nice overclocking, whilst the 8600GT is a decent card. For $1000, this system would be very quick and well suited for demanding office applications.

$1250 AM2

Part Model Price Case
CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 242
iCute S901-4GA-SS
Motherboard ASUS M2N 89
RAM 2GB A-DATA DDR2 800 189
Hard Drive 250GB Samsung SP2504C 88
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 50
Graphics Card 320MB nVidia 8800GTS 396
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case iCute S901-4GA-SS 72
Power Supply 500W Super Flower Black Diamond 95
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1221 + Postage

This machine is designed to focus this more on stock performance than overclocking, since the Core 2 Duo systems are typically the way to go for the overclockers. However, with a 5600+, Geforce 8800GTS and 2GB of RAM, for the money, this system is a bargain beast!

$1250 Core 2 Duo

Part Model Price Case
CPU Core 2 Duo E6420 249
iCute S901-4GA-SS
Motherboard Gigabyte 965P-DS3 V3.3 158
RAM 2GB A-DATA DDR2 800 189
Hard Drive 320GB Western Digital Caviar SE16 117
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 50
Graphics Card 256MB nVidia GeForce 8600GTS 279
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case iCute S901-4GA-SS 72
Power Supply 430W Coolermaster Extreme Power 48
Cooling Thermaltake BigTyp 120 62
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1224 + Postage

This machine is similarly specced to the AM2 system, however with the aftermarket HSF, probably better suited to overclocking.

$1500 Core 2 Duo

Part Model Price Case
CPU Core 2 Duo E6420 249
iCute S901-4GA-SS
Motherboard Gigabyte 965P-DS3 V3.3 158
RAM 2GB A-DATA Vitesta DDR2 800 189
Hard Drive 320GB Western Digital Caviar SE16 117
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 50
Graphics Card 320MB nVidia 8800GTS 396
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case iCute S901-4GA-SS 72
Power Supply SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W 121
Cooling Thermaltake BigTyp 120 62
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1414 + Postage

Sub $1500 Core 2 system with 8800GTS in the house!

$1750 Core 2 Duo

Part Model Price Case
CPU Core 2 Duo E6600 290
iCute S901-4GA-SS
Motherboard Gigabyte 965P-DS3 V3.3 158
RAM 2GB A-DATA Vitesta DDR2 800 192
Hard Drive 320GB Western Digital Caviar SE16 117
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 50
Graphics Card 640MB nVidia 8800GTS 539
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case iCute S901-4GA-SS 72
Power Supply SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W 121
Cooling Thermaltake BigTyp 120 62
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1601 + Postage

$2000 Core 2 Duo

Part Model Price Case
CPU Core 2 Duo E6700 418
iCute S901-4GA-SS
Motherboard Gigabyte 965P-DS3 V3.3 158
RAM 2GB A-DATA Vitesta DDR2 800 192
Hard Drive 320GB Western Digital Caviar SE16 117
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 50
Graphics Card 768MB GeForce 8800GTX 765
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case iCute S901-4GA-SS 72
Power Supply 600W OCZ GameXStream 165
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1937 + Postage

This Core 2 Duo machine is a hell of a performer stock, but if you want to overclock, a Thermaltake Big Typhoon HSF is only another $62. :)

$2250 Core 2 Duo

Part Model Price Case
CPU Core 2 Duo E6600 419
Thermaltake Armor Jr.
Motherboard Gigabyte 965P-DS3Pro V3.3 192
RAM 2GB A-DATA DDR2 800 192
Hard Drive 320GB Western Digital Caviar SE16 117
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 50
Graphics Card 768MB GeForce 8800GTX 765
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Thermaltake Armor Jr. 165
Power Supply 700W OCZ GameXStream 199
Cooling Thermaltake BigTyp 120 62
Additional - -
Total Cost - 2161 + Postage

$2500 Core 2 Duo

Part Model Price Case
CPU Core 2 Duo E6600 419
Thermaltake Armor Jr.
Motherboard ASUS P5N32-E SLI PLUS 285
RAM 2GB G.Skill F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ 370
Hard Drive 320GB Western Digital Caviar SE16 117
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 50
Graphics Card 768MB GeForce 8800GTX 765
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Thermaltake Armor Jr. 165
Power Supply 700W OCZ GameXStream 199
Cooling Thermaltake BigTyp 120 62
Additional - -
Total Cost - 2432 + Postage

After this stage, you get to the area of diminishing returns. This machine is not so much faster than the $2250 system, more a better platform for going crazy with even more high end upgrades, such as two 8800s in SLi or quad core CPUs. However, after this stage, you will get to the stage of spending hundreds of dollars for a small improvement in performance.

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