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Revision as of 11:09, 23 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 46
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 - 678 + 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 GeForce 8600GT, which will be plenty quick enough for most games.

$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 46
Graphics Card 256MB GeForce 8600GTS 275
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case iCute S901-4GA-BB 70
Power Supply 430W Coolermaster Extreme Power 48
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 941 + 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 E6320 219
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 46
Graphics Card 256MB nVidia GeForce 8600GT 185
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case iCute S901-4GA-SS 70
Power Supply 430W Coolermaster Extreme Power 48
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 956 + 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 46
Graphics Card 320MB nVidia 8800GTS 396
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case iCute S901-4GA-SS 70
Power Supply SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W 121
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1241 + 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 E6600 290
iCute S901-4GA-SS
Motherboard Gigabyte 965P-DS3 V3.3 158
RAM 2GB A-DATA DDR2 667 150
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 81
Power Supply 430W Coolermaster Extreme Power 48
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1173 + Postage

This machine is a real budget beast, with an E6600, plenty of RAM and a quick video card :)

$1500 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 667 150
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 81
Power Supply SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W 121
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1363 + 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 DDR2 667 150
Hard Drive 320GB Western Digital Caviar SE16 117
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 50
Graphics Card 768MB nVidia GeForce 8800GTX 765
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case iCute S901-4GA-SS 81
Power Supply SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W 121
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1732 + 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.

$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 DDR2 667 150
Hard Drive 500GB Samsung HD501LJ 175
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 50
Graphics Card 768MB GeForce 8800GTX 765
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case iCute S901-4GA-SS 81
Power Supply 600W OCZ GameXStream 165
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1962 + Postage
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