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Revision as of 23:27, 16 July 2007

Contents

$750 AMD

Part Model Price Case
CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ 86
CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05
Motherboard ABIT AN52 94
RAM 2GB Corsair DDR2-667 108
Hard Drive 250GB Samsung SP2504C 75
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 46
Graphics Card 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GTS 209
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05 w/430W PSU 107
Power Supply Included with case -
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 723 + 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
CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05
Motherboard Gigabyte 965P-S3 115
RAM 2GB Corsair DDR2-667 108
Hard Drive 250GB Samsung SP2504C 75
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 46
Graphics Card 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT 130
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05 w/430W PSU 107
Power Supply Included with case -
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 693 + Postage

$1000 AMD

Part Model Price Case
CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 109
CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05
Motherboard ABIT AN52 94
RAM 2GB Corsair DDR2-667 108
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 - 974 + Postage

For under $1000 this machine is a bargain beast.

$1000 Intel

Part Model Price Case
CPU Core 2 Duo E6550 218
CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05
Motherboard Abit IP35-E 147
RAM 2GB Corsair DDR2-667 108
Hard Drive 250GB Samsung SP2504C 75
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 46
Graphics Card 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GTS 209
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05 67
Power Supply SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W 112
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 982 + 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+ 191
CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05
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 - 1198 + 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 E6550 218
CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05
Motherboard Abit IP35-E 147
RAM 2GB Corsair DDR2-667 108
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 - 1200 + 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
CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05
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 489
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 - 1450 + Postage

This machine is going to be very quick for any AMD/ATi fan.

$1500 Intel

Part Model Price Case
CPU Core 2 Duo E6750 242
CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05
Motherboard Abit IP35-E 147
RAM 2GB Corsair DDR2-667 108
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 - 1395 + Postage

$1750 Intel

Part Model Price Case
CPU Core 2 Duo E6750 242
CoolerMaster Centurion 5 CAC-T05
Motherboard Abit IP35-E 147
RAM 2GB Corsair DDR2-667 108
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 165
Cooling Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro 39
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1663 + 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

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