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Revision as of 17:05, 2 November 2007

Contents

$750 AMD

Part Model Price Case
CPU AMD Athlon X2 5200+ 144
Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05
Motherboard MSI K9N-Neo V3 98
RAM 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 65
Hard Drive 250GB Samsung Spinpoint P120 SP2504C 70
Optical Drive LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW 35
Graphics Card 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GTS 187
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 - 697 + 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 Core 2 Duo E4500 145
Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05
Motherboard Gigabyte P31-S3L 97
RAM 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 65
Hard Drive 250GB Samsung Spinpoint P120 SP2504C 70
Optical Drive LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW 35
Graphics Card 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GTS 187
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 - 694 + Postage

$1000 AMD

Part Model Price Case
CPU AMD Athlon X2 5600+ 168
Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05
Motherboard MSI K9N-Neo V3 98
RAM 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 65
Hard Drive 320GB Samsung Spinpoint T HD321KJ 88
Optical Drive LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW 35
Graphics Card 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT 314
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 67
Power Supply SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W 111
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 946 + Postage

For under $1000 this machine is a bargain beast.

$1000 Intel

Part Model Price Case
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 145
Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05
Motherboard Gigabyte P35-DS3L 123
RAM 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 65
Hard Drive 320GB Samsung Spinpoint T HD321KJ 88
Optical Drive LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW 35
Graphics Card 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT 314
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 67
Power Supply SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W 111
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 948 + 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+ 179
Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05
Motherboard MSI K9N-Neo V3 98
RAM 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 65
Hard Drive 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ 129
Optical Drive LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW 35
Graphics Card 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT 314
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 67
Power Supply SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W 111
Cooling Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro 35
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1033 + 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
Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05
Motherboard Gigabyte P35-DS3L 124
RAM 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 65
Hard Drive 250GB Samsung Spinpoint P120 SP2504C 70
Optical Drive LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW 35
Graphics Card 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT 314
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 67
Power Supply SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W 111
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1025 + 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
Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05
Motherboard MSI K9N-Neo V3 98
RAM 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 65
Hard Drive 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ 129
Optical Drive LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW 35
Graphics Card 768MB nVidia GeForce 8800GTX 640
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 67
Power Supply 620W Corsair CMPSU-620HX 164
Cooling Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro 35
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1492 + Postage

This machine might be a shade over budget, but it's worth it for the excellent 8800GTX video card. If price is an issue, maybe drop down to a HD2900XT or 640MB 8800GTS.

$1500 Intel

Part Model Price Case
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 219
Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05
Motherboard Gigabyte P35-DS3L 124
RAM 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 65
Hard Drive 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ 129
Optical Drive LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW 35
Graphics Card 768MB nVidia GeForce 8800GTX 640
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 67
Power Supply 620W Corsair CMPSU-620HX 164
Cooling Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro 39
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1482 + Postage

This does go over budget, but it gives you an excellent video card. If price is an issue, maybe drop down to an E6550 or a Radeon HD2900XT/GeForce 8800GTS instead.

$1750 Intel

Part Model Price Case
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 318
Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05
Motherboard Gigabyte P35-DS3L 124
RAM 2GB Corsair TwinX DDR2 800 106
Hard Drive 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ 129
Optical Drive LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW 35
Graphics Card 768MB nVidia GeForce 8800GTX 640
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 67
Power Supply 620W Corsair CMPSU-620HX 164
Cooling Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro 39
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1632 + 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