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| − | | [http://www.corsairmemory.com/products/value_select.aspx 2GB Corsair Value Select DDR2 667] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=2GB+DDR2+Corsair | + | | [http://www.corsairmemory.com/products/value_select.aspx 2GB Corsair Value Select DDR2 667] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=2GB+DDR2+Corsair 104] |
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Revision as of 22:48, 9 August 2007
Contents |
$750 AMD
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Athlon X2 4000+ | 85 |  |
| Motherboard | abit AN52 | 84 | |
| RAM | 2GB Corsair Value Select DDR2 667 | 104 | |
| Hard Drive | 250GB Samsung Spinpoint P120 SP2504C | 73 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GTS | 210 | |
| 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 | - | 707 + 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 | 105 | |
| Motherboard | abit IB9 | 95 | |
| RAM | 2GB Corsair Value Select DDR2 667 | 104 | |
| Hard Drive | 250GB Samsung Spinpoint P120 SP2504C | 73 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT | 128 | |
| 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 | - | 658 + Postage |
$1000 AMD
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Athlon X2 4400+ | 109 | |
| Motherboard | abit AN52 | 86 | |
| RAM | 2GB Corsair Value Select DDR2 667 | 107 | |
| Hard Drive | 250GB Samsung Spinpoint P120 SP2504C | 73 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | 320MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS | 363 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W | 112 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 963 + Postage |
For under $1000 this machine is a bargain beast.
$1000 Intel
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 | 205 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte P35-S3L | 125 | |
| RAM | 2GB Corsair Value Select DDR2 667 | 107 | |
| Hard Drive | 250GB Samsung Spinpoint P120 SP2504C | 73 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GTS | 210 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W | 112 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 945 + 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 Athlon X2 6000+ | 208 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte M59SLI-S4 | 149 | |
| RAM | 2GB Corsair Value Select DDR2 667 | 107 | |
| Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ | 139 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | 320MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS | 363 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W | 112 | |
| Cooling | Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro | 35 | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1226 + 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 | Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 | 229 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte P35-S3L | 125 | |
| RAM | 2GB Corsair Value Select DDR2 667 | 107 | |
| Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ | 139 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | 320MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS | 363 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W | 112 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1188 + 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 X2 6000+ | 208 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte M59SLI-S4 | 149 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston ValueRAM DDR2 800 | 139 | |
| Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ | 139 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | 512MB AMD Radeon HD2900XT | 480 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | 620W Corsair CMPSU-620HX | 168 | |
| Cooling | Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro | 35 | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1431 + Postage |
This machine is going to be very quick for any DAAMiT fan.
$1500 Intel
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 | 229 | |
| Motherboard | abit IP35-E | 147 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston ValueRAM DDR2 800 | 139 | |
| Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ | 139 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | 512MB ATi Radeon HD2900XT | 480 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | 620W Corsair CMPSU-620HX | 168 | |
| Cooling | Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro | 39 | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1455 + Postage |
If nVidia cards are more to your taste, the GeForce 8800GTS 640MB is similar money.
$1750 Intel
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 | 229 | |
| Motherboard | abit IP35-E | 147 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston ValueRAM DDR2 800 | 139 | |
| Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ | 139 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
| Graphics Card | 768MB nVidia GeForce 8800GTX | 699 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | 620W Corsair CMPSU-620HX | 168 | |
| Cooling | Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro | 39 | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1673 + 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