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| [http://www.intel.com/products/processor/core2duo/index.htm Intel Core 2 Duo E8200] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=E8200 242]
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| [http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2741 Gigabyte EP35-DS3] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=EP35-DS3 125]
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Revision as of 20:44, 30 March 2008

Contents

$750 AMD

Part Model Price Case
CPU AMD Athlon X2 5600+ 139
Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA770-DS3 105
RAM 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 45
Hard Drive 250GB Samsung Spinpoint P120 SP2504C 68
Optical Drive LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW 35
Graphics Card 256MB ATI Radeon HD3850 174
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 w/430W PSU 107
Power Supply Included with case -
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 673 + 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 decent video card, which will be plenty quick enough for most games.

$750 Intel

Part Model Price Case
CPU Intel Pentium Dual Core E2220 99
Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05
Motherboard Gigabyte EP35-DS3 118
RAM 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 45
Hard Drive 250GB Samsung Spinpoint P120 SP2504C 68
Optical Drive LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW 35
Graphics Card 256MB ATI Radeon HD3850 174
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 w/430W PSU 107
Power Supply Included with case -
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 653 + Postage

$1000 AMD

Part Model Price Case
CPU AMD Phenom X4 9500 190
Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA770-DS3 105
RAM 2GB Kingston DDR2 800 53
Hard Drive 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ 99
Optical Drive LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW 35
Graphics Card 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT 231
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 67
Power Supply SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W 101
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 881 + Postage

For $1000 this machine represents unbelievable value, with an 8800GT, a quad-core AMD Phenom CPU along with 2GB of RAM.

$1000 Intel

Part Model Price Case
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 236
Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05
Motherboard Gigabyte EP35-DS3 118
RAM 2GB Kingston DDR2 800 53
Hard Drive 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ 99
Optical Drive LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW 35
Graphics Card 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT 231
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 67
Power Supply SilverStone Element ST50EF Plus 500W 97
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 936 + 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 9700 369
Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA770-DS3 105
RAM 2GB Kingston DDR2 800 54
Hard Drive 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ 108
Optical Drive LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW 35
Graphics Card 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS 350
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 67
Power Supply SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W 107
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1165 + Postage

$1250 Intel

Part Model Price Case
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 289
Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05
Motherboard Gigabyte EP35-DS3 125
RAM 2GB Kingston DDR2 800 54
Hard Drive 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ 108
Optical Drive LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW 35
Graphics Card 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS 350
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 67
Power Supply 620W Corsair CMPSU-620HX 146
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1174 + Postage

$1500 AMD

Part Model Price Case
CPU AMD Phenom X4 9700 369
Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA770-DS3 105
RAM 2GB Kingston DDR2 800 54
Hard Drive 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ 108
Optical Drive LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW 35
Graphics Card 1024MB ATI Radeon HD3870 X2 530
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 67
Power Supply 620W Corsair CMPSU-620HX 146
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1419 + Postage

$1500 Intel

Part Model Price Case
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 289
Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05
Motherboard Gigabyte EP35-DS3 125
RAM 2GB Kingston DDR2 800 54
Hard Drive 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ 108
Optical Drive LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW 35
Graphics Card 1024MB ATI Radeon HD3870 X2 530
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 67
Power Supply 620W Corsair CMPSU-620HX 146
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1357 + Postage

$1750 Intel

Part Model Price Case
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 289
Silverstone Temjin TJ04
Motherboard Gigabyte EP35-DS3 125
RAM 4GB Corsair TwinX DDR2 800 143
Hard Drive 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ 108
Optical Drive LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW 35
Graphics Card 1024MB ATI Radeon HD3870 X2 530
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Silverstone Temjin TJ04 120
Power Supply 620W Corsair CMPSU-620HX 147
Cooling Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro 39
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1546 + 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. If dualcore is more your thing, an E8500 (3.16GHz, 1333FSB, 6MB L2, 45nm) is similar money.

After this point, the higher end systems are found in the Dream Machine section