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Revision as of 21:13, 18 October 2007
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$750 AMD
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Athlon X2 5200+ | 145 |  |
| Motherboard | MSI K9N-Neo V3 | 96 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 | 65 | |
| Hard Drive | 250GB Samsung Spinpoint P120 SP2504C | 70 | |
| Optical Drive | LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW | 34 | |
| Graphics Card | 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GTS | 194 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 w/430W PSU | 100 | |
| Power Supply | Included with case | - | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 702 + 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 E2180 | 110 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte P31-S3L | 99 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 | 60 | |
| Hard Drive | 250GB Samsung Spinpoint P120 SP2504C | 70 | |
| Optical Drive | LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW | 34 | |
| Graphics Card | 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GTS | 194 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 w/430W PSU | 100 | |
| Power Supply | Included with case | - | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 662 + Postage |
$1000 AMD
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Athlon X2 5200+ | 145 | |
| Motherboard | MSI K9N-Neo V3 | 96 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 | 60 | |
| Hard Drive | 320GB Samsung Spinpoint T HD321KJ | 87 | |
| Optical Drive | LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW | 34 | |
| Graphics Card | 320MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS | 341 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W | 110 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 940 + Postage |
For under $1000 this machine is a bargain beast.
$1000 Intel
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 | 169 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte P31-S3L | 99 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 | 60 | |
| Hard Drive | 250GB Samsung Spinpoint P120 SP2504C | 70 | |
| Optical Drive | LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW | 34 | |
| Graphics Card | 320MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS | 341 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W | 110 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 950 + 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+ | 188 | |
| Motherboard | MSI K9N-Neo V3 | 96 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 | 60 | |
| Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ | 133 | |
| Optical Drive | LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW | 34 | |
| Graphics Card | 512MB AMD Radeon HD2900XT | 489 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W | 110 | |
| Cooling | Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro | 35 | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1212 + Postage |
This machine is a bargain beast, with a 6000+, Radeon HD2900XT, 2GB of RAM and a 500GB HDD. Definitely a good value system :)
$1250 Intel
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 | 219 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte P35-DS3L | 124 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 | 60 | |
| Hard Drive | 250GB Samsung Spinpoint P120 SP2504C | 70 | |
| Optical Drive | LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW | 34 | |
| Graphics Card | 512MB AMD Radeon HD2900XT | 489 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W | 110 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1193 + 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 6400+ | 259 | |
| Motherboard | MSI K9N-Neo V3 | 96 | |
| RAM | 2GB Corsair TwinX DDR2 800 | 129 | |
| Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ | 133 | |
| Optical Drive | LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW | 34 | |
| Graphics Card | 512MB AMD Radeon HD2900XT | 489 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | 620W Corsair CMPSU-620HX | 165 | |
| Cooling | Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro | 35 | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1407 + Postage |
This machine is going to be very quick for any AMD fan.
$1500 Intel
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 | 219 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte P35-DS3L | 124 | |
| RAM | 2GB Corsair TwinX DDR2 800 | 129 | |
| Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ | 133 | |
| Optical Drive | LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW | 34 | |
| Graphics Card | 512MB ATi Radeon HD2900XT | 489 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | 620W Corsair CMPSU-620HX | 165 | |
| Cooling | Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro | 39 | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1399 + 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 Quad Q6600 | 320 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte P35-DS3L | 124 | |
| RAM | 2GB Corsair TwinX DDR2 800 | 129 | |
| Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ | 133 | |
| Optical Drive | LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW | 34 | |
| Graphics Card | 768MB nVidia GeForce 8800GTX | 645 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | 620W Corsair CMPSU-620HX | 165 | |
| Cooling | Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro | 39 | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1666 + 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 E6850 is similar money.
After this point, the higher end systems are found in the Dream Machine section