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This machine is a real budget beast, with an E6420, plenty of RAM and a very quick video card :)
 
This machine is a real budget beast, with an E6420, plenty of RAM and a very quick video card :)
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==== $1500 AM2 ====
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! CPU
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| AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=X2+4800%2B 168]
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| rowspan="12" | [[Image:iCute.jpg|right|iCute S901-4GA-SS]]
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! Motherboard
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| ABIT KN9S || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=KN9S 112]
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! RAM
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| [http://www.adata.com.tw/adata_en/product_show.php?ProductNo=AD2800U 2GB A-DATA DDR2 800] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=ADATA+800 189]
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! Hard Drive
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| [http://www.samsung.com/Products/HardDiskDrive/SpinPointPSeries/HardDiskDrive_SpinPointPSeries_SP2504C.asp 250GB Samsung SP2504C] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=250GB+SATA 88]
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! Optical Drive
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| [http://www.pioneer.com.au/products/computer_peripherals/index.html 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=212D 46]
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| 320MB nVidia 8800GTS || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=8800GTS 396]
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| Onboard from motherboard || -
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! Case
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| [http://www.icute.com.tw/english/ArticleShow.asp?ArticleID=322 iCute S901-4GA-SS] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=S901-4GA 70]
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| [http://www.silverstonetek.com/products-56f.htm SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=ST56F 121]
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| - || -
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| - || 1190 + Postage
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This machine is about the fastest machine that's still worth considering AMD, past this point, it's Intel all the way!
  
 
==== $1500 Core 2 Duo ====
 
==== $1500 Core 2 Duo ====

Revision as of 17:29, 25 April 2007

Contents

$750 AM2

Part Model Price Case
CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 100
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 189
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Foxconn TSAA805 49
Power Supply 430W Coolermaster Extreme Power 48
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 677 + 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 143
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 189
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case iCute S901-4GA-SS 70
Power Supply 430W Coolermaster Extreme Power 48
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 955 + 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 4800+ 168
iCute S901-4GA-SS
Motherboard ABIT KN9S 112
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 - 1190 + 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 4800+, 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 253
iCute S901-4GA-SS
Motherboard Gigabyte 965P-S3 143
RAM 2GB A-DATA DDR2 667 150
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 430W Coolermaster Extreme Power 48
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1194 + Postage

Sub $1250 Core 2 system with 8800GTS in the house!

This machine is a real budget beast, with an E6420, plenty of RAM and a very quick video card :)

$1500 AM2

Part Model Price Case
CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ 168
iCute S901-4GA-SS
Motherboard ABIT KN9S 112
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 - 1190 + Postage

This machine is about the fastest machine that's still worth considering AMD, past this point, it's Intel all the way!

$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 113
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 - 1344 + Postage

$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 113
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 46
Graphics Card 768MB nVidia GeForce 8800GTX 765
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case iCute S901-4GA-SS 70
Power Supply SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W 121
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1713 + 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 162
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 46
Graphics Card 768MB GeForce 8800GTX 765
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case iCute S901-4GA-SS 70
Power Supply 600W OCZ GameXStream 165
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1934 + Postage
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