Gaming Machine
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$750 AMD
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Phenom X3 8450 | 142 |  |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-MA770-DS3 | 104 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 | 45 | |
| Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ | 71 | |
| Optical Drive | 20x Samsung super-WriteMaster SH-S203 | 25 | |
| Graphics Card | 512MB ATI Radeon HD 4850 | 193 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Antec NSK4480B | 97 | |
| Power Supply | 380W EarthWatts included with case | - | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 627 + Postage |
$750 Intel
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo E5200 | 109 | |
| Motherboard | ASUS P5K | 100 | |
| RAM | 4GB Transcend DDR2 800 | 82 | |
| Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ | 71 | |
| Optical Drive | 20x Samsung super-WriteMaster SH-S203 | 25 | |
| Graphics Card | 512MB ATI Radeon HD 4850 | 193 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Antec NSK4480B | 97 | |
| Power Supply | 380W EarthWatts included with case | - | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 683 + Postage |
$1000 AMD
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Phenom X4 9750 | 226 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-MA770-DS3 | 104 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2 800 | 53 | |
| Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ | 77 | |
| Optical Drive | 20x Samsung super-WriteMaster SH-S203 | 25 | |
| Graphics Card | 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS | 275 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Antec NSK4480B | 97 | |
| Power Supply | SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W | 97 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 928 + Postage |
For $1000 this machine represents unbelievable value, with an 8800GTS, a quad-core AMD Phenom CPU along with 2GB of RAM.
$1000 Intel
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 | 199 |  |
| Motherboard | ASUS P5K/EPU | 119 | |
| RAM | 4GB Transcend DDR2 800 | 82 | |
| Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ | 71 | |
| Optical Drive | 22x Samsung SpeedPlus SH-S223F | 23 | |
| Graphics Card | 512MB ATI Radeon HD 4870 | 315 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Antec NSK4480B | 135 | |
| Power Supply | EarthWatts 430W Included with Case | - | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 949 + 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 Phenom X4 9850 | 288 |  |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-MA770-DS3 | 104 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2 800 | 53 | |
| Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ | 77 | |
| Optical Drive | 20x Samsung super-WriteMaster SH-S203 | 25 | |
| Graphics Card | 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9800GTX | 329 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 | 67 | |
| Power Supply | 620W Corsair CMPSU-620HX | 144 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1135 + Postage |
$1250 Intel
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 2 E8500 | 215 | |
| Motherboard | ASUS P5K/EPU | 119 | |
| RAM | 4GB Transcend DDR2 800 | 82 | |
| Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ | 71 | |
| Optical Drive | 22x Samsung SpeedPlus SH-S223F | 23 | |
| Graphics Card | 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 | 504 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Antec NSK6580B | 135 | |
| Power Supply | EarthWatts 430W Included with Case | - | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1149 + Postage |
$1500 AMD
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Phenom X4 9850 | 235 |  |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-MA770-DS3 | 104 | |
| RAM | 4GB Transcend DDR2 800 | 82 | |
| Hard Drive | 750GB Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD753LJ | 101 | |
| Optical Drive | 22x Samsung SpeedPlus SH-S223F | 23 | |
| Graphics Card | 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 | 504 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Lian Li PC-A07B | 125 | |
| Power Supply | 620W Corsair CMPSU-620HX | 144 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1318 + Postage |
$1500 Intel
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 2 E8500 | 215 | |
| Motherboard | ASUS P5K/EPU | 119 | |
| RAM | 4GB Transcend DDR2 800 | 82 | |
| Hard Drive | 750GB Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD753LJ | 101 | |
| Optical Drive | 22x Samsung SpeedPlus SH-S223F | 23 | |
| Graphics Card | 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 | 504 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Lian Li PC-A07B | 125 | |
| Power Supply | 620W Corsair CMPSU-620HX | 142 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1313 + 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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