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Revision as of 18:50, 14 May 2007
Contents |
$750 AM2
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ | 88 |  |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte M55SLI-S4 | 103 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 | 100 | |
| Hard Drive | 250GB Samsung SP2504C | 82 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT | 165 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | CoolerMaster Elite RC-331 | 49 | |
| Power Supply | 430W Coolermaster Extreme Power | 49 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 680 + 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 5600+ | 242 |  |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte M55SLI-S4 | 103 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2 667 | 100 | |
| Hard Drive | 250GB Samsung SP2504C | 82 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GTS | 251 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | 430W Coolermaster Extreme Power | 49 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 940 + Postage |
$1000 Core 2 Duo
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core 2 Duo E4400 | 182 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte 965P-DS3 | 145 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 | 100 | |
| Hard Drive | 250GB Samsung SP2504C | 82 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GTS | 251 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | 430W Coolermaster Extreme Power | 49 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 921 + Postage |
At a touch under $1000 the 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 AM2
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ | 242 | |
| Motherboard | ABIT KN9S | 112 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2 667 | 100 | |
| Hard Drive | 320GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 | 105 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | 320MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS | 385 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W | 121 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1178 + Postage |
This machine is a bargain beast, with a 5600+, Geforce 8800GTS and 2GB of RAM. Definitely a good value system :)
$1250 Core 2 Duo
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core 2 Duo E6420 | 253 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte 965P-S3 | 132 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2 667 | 100 | |
| Hard Drive | 250GB Samsung SP2504C | 82 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | 320MB nVidia GeForce 8800GTS | 385 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W | 121 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1199 + Postage |
I'd say that this machine is probably the sweet spot. It has a quick CPU, plenty of RAM, and a very quick video card. :)
$1500 AM2
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ | 298 | |
| Motherboard | ABIT KN9 SLI | 165 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2 667 | 100 | |
| Hard Drive | 320GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 | 105 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | 640MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS | 517 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W | 121 | |
| Cooling | Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro | 35 | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1454 + Postage |
I'd say at this point, the Intel system is better value, but many dedicated AMD fans will not be disappointed by this system.
$1500 Core 2 Duo
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core 2 Duo E6600 | 290 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte 965P-DS3 | 145 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2 667 | 100 | |
| Hard Drive | 320GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 | 105 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | 640MB nVidia GeForce 8800GTS | 517 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W | 121 | |
| Cooling | Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro | 39 | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1431 + Postage |
$1750 Core 2 Duo
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core 2 Duo E6600 | 290 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte 965P-DS3 | 145 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2 667 | 100 | |
| Hard Drive | 320GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 | 105 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | 768MB nVidia GeForce 8800GTX | 748 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | 600W OCZ GameXStream | 166 | |
| Cooling | Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro | 39 | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1706 + 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