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Revision as of 18:37, 12 July 2007
Contents |
$750 AMD
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ | 86 |  |
| Motherboard | ABIT AN52 | 94 | |
| RAM | 2GB Corsair DDR2-667 | 105 | |
| Hard Drive | 250GB Samsung SP2504C | 75 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GTS | 225 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05 w/430W PSU | 107 | |
| Power Supply | Included with case | - | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 736 + 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 E2160 | 112 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte 965P-S3 | 115 | |
| RAM | 2GB Corsair DDR2-667 | 105 | |
| Hard Drive | 250GB Samsung SP2504C | 75 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT | 138 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05 w/430W PSU | 107 | |
| Power Supply | Included with case | - | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 698 + Postage |
$1000 AMD
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ | 116 | |
| Motherboard | ABIT AN52 | 94 | |
| RAM | 2GB Corsair DDR2-667 | 105 | |
| Hard Drive | 250GB Samsung SP2504C | 75 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | 320MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS | 363 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W | 112 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 978 + Postage |
For under $1000 this machine is a bargain beast.
$1000 Intel
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core 2 Duo E6420 | 228 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte 965P-S3 | 115 | |
| RAM | 2GB Corsair DDR2-667 | 105 | |
| Hard Drive | 250GB Samsung SP2504C | 75 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GTS | 225 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W | 112 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 973 + 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 AMD
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ | 194 | |
| Motherboard | MSI K9N Platinum | 140 | |
| RAM | 2GB Corsair DDR2-667 | 105 | |
| Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung HD501LJ | 139 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | 320MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS | 363 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W | 112 | |
| Cooling | Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro | 35 | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1201 + Postage |
This machine is a bargain beast, with a 5600+, Geforce 8800GTS, 2GB of RAM and a 500GB HDD. Definitely a good value system :)
$1250 Intel
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core 2 Duo E6420 | 228 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte 965P-S3 | 115 | |
| RAM | 2GB Corsair DDR2-667 | 105 | |
| Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung HD501LJ | 139 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | 320MB nVidia GeForce 8800GTS | 363 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W | 112 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1175 + 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 AMD
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ | 209 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte M59SLI-S4 | 195 | |
| RAM | 2GB Corsair DDR2-667 | 105 | |
| Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung HD501LJ | 139 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | 512MB ATi Radeon HD2900XT | 499 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | Corsair HX-620 620W | 165 | |
| Cooling | Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro | 35 | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1460 + Postage |
This machine is going to be very quick for any AMD/ATi fan.
$1500 Intel
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core 2 Duo E6600 | 290 | |
| Motherboard | Abit IP35-E | 147 | |
| RAM | 2GB Corsair DDR2-667 | 105 | |
| Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung HD501LJ | 139 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | 640MB nVidia GeForce 8800GTS | 494 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W | 112 | |
| Cooling | Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro | 39 | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1440 + Postage |
$1750 Intel
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core 2 Duo E6600 | 290 | |
| Motherboard | Abit IP35-E | 147 | |
| RAM | 2GB Corsair DDR2-667 | 105 | |
| Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung HD501LJ | 139 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | 768MB nVidia GeForce 8800GTX | 710 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | Corsair HX-620 620W | 155 | |
| Cooling | Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro | 39 | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1698 + 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