Gaming Machine

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$600 AMD "Budget" gaming box: updated 28/10/2009

Part	Model	Price	Case
CPU	AMD AM3 Phenom II x2 550BE	~$125
Motherboard	Gigabyte MA785GM-US2H	~$100
RAM	2GB Generic DDR2 800	~$40
Hard Drive	Seagate Barracuda 500GB	~$60
Optical Drive	Whatever is cheapest	~$45
Graphics Card	Generic ATI Radeon HD4850 512MB	~$130
Sound Card	Onboard from motherboard	-
Case	Antec NSK4480B	~$110
Power Supply	380W EarthWatts included with case	-
Cooling	-	-
Additional	-	-
Total Cost		~$610 + Postage

$800 AMD "Bang for Buck" Gaming Box: updated 20/02/2010

Part	Model	Price	Case
CPU	AMD AM3 Phenom II x4 925	168
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-MA785GT-UD3H	106
RAM	G.Skill 4GB DDR3 1600	140
Hard Drive	Samsung F3 1TB SATA HDD	88
Optical Drive	Sony AD7240	35
Graphics Card	ATI Radeon HD 5770	176
Sound Card	Onboard from motherboard	-
Case	Antec Two Hundred (200)	61
Power Supply	Vantec ION2+ "N" 600W	83
Cooling	CoolerMaster Hyper 212+ Plus	34
Additional	-	-
Total Cost		~$891 + Postage

$750 AMD

Part	Model	Price	Case
CPU	AMD Athlon II 250	115
Motherboard	ASUS M3A78-EM	100
RAM	4GB Transcend DDR2 800	63
Hard Drive	500GB Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD501LJ	79
Optical Drive	22x Samsung SpeedPlus SH-S223F	25
Graphics Card	512MB ATI Radeon HD 4850	204
Sound Card	Onboard from motherboard	-
Case	Antec NSK4480B	108
Power Supply	380W EarthWatts included with case	-
Cooling	-	-
Additional	-	-
Total Cost	-	694 + Postage

$750 Intel

Part	Model	Price	Case
CPU	Intel Core 2 Duo E5200	109
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 4850	189
Sound Card	Onboard from motherboard	-
Case	Antec NSK4480B	97
Power Supply	380W EarthWatts included with case	-
Cooling	-	-
Additional	-	-
Total Cost	-	696 + Postage

$1000 AMD

Part	Model	Price	Case
CPU	AMD Phenom II 630	159
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P	106
RAM	4GB DDR3 1333	94
Hard Drive	500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12	53
Optical Drive	22x SATA DVD Burner	31
Graphics Card	1GB ATI Radeon HD 5850	348
Sound Card	Onboard from motherboard	-
Case	Antec Three Hundred	81
Power Supply	600W Vantec ION2+	83
Cooling	-	-
Additional	-	-
Total Cost	-	955 + Postage

$1000 Intel i5 (LGA1156) Quad-core gaming/OC box: updated 12/02/2010

Part	Model	Price	Case
CPU	Intel Core i5 750	229
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3	128
RAM	G.Skill 4GB DDR3 1600	140
Hard Drive	Samsung F3 1TB SATA HDD	98
Optical Drive	Sony AD7240	35
Graphics Card	ATI Radeon HD 5770	176
Sound Card	Onboard from motherboard	-
Case	Antec Three Hundred	81
Power Supply	500W Seasonic M12II	119
Cooling	-	-
Additional	-	-
Total Cost	-	1006 + Postage

$1250 AMD

Part	Model	Price	Case
CPU	AMD Phenom II 945	203
Motherboard	ASUS M4A785TD-M-EVO	132
RAM	2x4GB DDR3 1333	188
Hard Drive	1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12	89
Optical Drive	22x SATA DVD Burner	31
Graphics Card	1GB ATI Radeon HD 5850	348
Sound Card	Onboard from motherboard	-
Case	Antec Three Hundred	81
Power Supply	500W Seasonic M12II	119
Cooling	-	-
Additional	-	-
Total Cost	-	1191 + Postage

$1250 Intel i5 (LGA1156) Quad-core gaming/OC box: updated 12/02/2010

Part	Model	Price	Case
CPU	Intel Core i5 750	229
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-P55-UD3	128
RAM	G.Skill 4GB DDR3 1600	140
Hard Drive	Samsung F3 1TB SATA HDD	98
Optical Drive	Sony AD7240	35
Graphics Card	1GB ATI Radeon HD 5850	359
Sound Card	Onboard from motherboard	-
Case	Antec Three Hundred	81
Power Supply	500W Seasonic M12II	119
Cooling	CoolerMaster Hyper 212+ Plus	34
Additional	-	-
Total Cost	-	1223 + Postage

$1500 AMD

Part	Model	Price	Case
CPU	AMD Phenom II 945	203
Motherboard	ASUS M4A785TD-M-EVO	132
RAM	2x4GB DDR3 1333	188
Hard Drive	1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12	89
Optical Drive	22x SATA DVD Burner	31
Graphics Card	1GB ATI Radeon HD 5870	514
Sound Card	Onboard from motherboard	-
Case	Antec Three Hundred	81
Power Supply	500W Seasonic M12II	119
Cooling	-	-
Additional	-	-
Total Cost	-	1357 + Postage

$1500 Intel i5 (LGA1156) Quad-core gaming/OC box: updated 12/02/2010

Part	Model	Price	Case
CPU	Intel Core i5 750	229
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3	152
RAM	G.Skill 4GB DDR3 1600	140
Hard Drive	Samsung F3 1TB SATA HDD	98
Optical Drive	Pioneer SATA DVD Burner	38
Graphics Card	1GB ATI Radeon HD 5870	515
Sound Card	Onboard from motherboard	-
Case	Coolermaster CM 690 Windowed	119
Power Supply	Corsair HX650 650W Modular	159
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12P SE2	93
Additional	-	-
Total Cost	-	1543 + Postage

$1750 Intel i7 (LGA1156) Quad-core gaming/OC box: updated 12/02/2010

Part	Model	Price	Case
CPU	Intel Core i7 860	330
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4	199
RAM	G.Skill 4GB DDR3 1600	140
Hard Drive	Samsung F3 1TB SATA HDD	98
Optical Drive	Pioneer SATA DVD Burner	38
Graphics Card	1GB ATI Radeon HD 5870	515
Sound Card	Onboard from motherboard	-
Case	Lian Li Lancool Dark Armour K62	155
Power Supply	Corsair HX650 650W Modular	159
Cooling	Prolimatech Megahalems	84
Additional	Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm Fan 1850rpm	29
Total Cost	-	1747 + 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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