Gaming Machine
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It also might be worth checking out the Worksation section if you are looking for a SOHO or All-Purpose build
Whirlpool also have a Gaming Machine suggestion list Here.
$500 AMD Budget/Extra-Quiet Gaming Box: updated 6/8/2012
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD FM1 A6 3670k | $105 |  |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-A55M-DS2 A55 | $55 | |
| RAM | G.Skill 2x4GB DDR3 1333 | $45 | |
| Hard Drive | Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 500GB | $69 | |
| Optical Drive | N/A | Free | |
| Graphics Card | Gigabyte Radeon Hd6670 | $70 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Cooler Master Elite 344U | $38 | |
| Power Supply | Corsair CX-430 V2 | $59 | |
| Cooling | Cooler Master Hyper 612 | $50 | |
| Additional | GELID Silent 120mm PWM Fan | $9 | |
| Total Cost | $500 + Postage |
$500 Intel Budget/mATX Gaming Box: updated 6/8/2012
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel 1155 Pentium G630 | 63 |  |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-H61MA-D3V | 63 | |
| RAM | G.Skill 2x4GB DDR3 1333 | 45 | |
| Hard Drive | Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 500GB | 69 | |
| Optical Drive | N/A | N/A | |
| Graphics Card | MSI Radeon HD7770 OC | 149 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Cooler Master Elite 341) | 40 | |
| Power Supply | Corsair CX-430 V2 | 59 | |
| Cooling | Stock | Free ] | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | ~$488 + 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 Updated 7/8/2012
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core i3 2100 | $120 |  |
| Motherboard | MSi B75MA-P45 | $75 | |
| RAM | G.Skill 2x4GB DDR3 1333 | $45 | |
| Hard Drive | Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 500GB | $69 | |
| Solid State Drive | OCZ Agility 3 60gb | $62 | |
| Graphics Card | 2GB MSi Twin Frozr HD 7850 | $250 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | BitFenix Shinobi with Window | $72 | |
| Power Supply | Antec Neo 450w | $55 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | $748 + Postage |
$1000 AMD Quad-core Gaming/OC box updated 6/8/2012
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD AM3 FX 4300* | $130 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 | $150 | |
| RAM | G.Skill 2x4GB DDR3 1333 | $45 | |
| Hard Drive | Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 500GB | $69 | |
| Solid State Drive | OCZ Agility 3 60gb | $62 | |
| Graphics Card | Sapphire Radeon HD 7870** | $328 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | BitFenix Shinobi with Window | $72 | |
| Power Supply | [http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=256&area=en SilverStone Strider Plus 600w | $109] | |
| Cooling | [http://www.coolermaster.com.au/product.php?product_id=6738 Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo/Plus | $36] | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 981 + Postage |
* This CPU should be able to achieve an overclock of 4.4ghz+ with relative ease, this is currently the best value AMD 'Gamming Cpu' available as higher models do not offer greater performance. It would be a crime to leave this CPU at stock.
$1,000 Intel i5 (LGA1156) Quad-core gaming box: updated 06/09/2012
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 3470 | $189 |  |
| Motherboard | Asrock Z77 Pro4-M mATX | $105 | |
| RAM | Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz | $55 | |
| Solid State Drive | OCZ Agility 3 120GB SSD | $89 | |
| Optical Drive | Lite-On IHAS324 24x DVDRW | $21 | |
| Graphics Card | VTX3D Radeon HD7950 3GB X-edition | $339 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard the motherboard | - | |
| Case | Silverstone TJ08-E | $99 | |
| Power Supply | Thermaltake Litepower 700W | $77 | |
| Cooling | CoolerMaster Vortex Low Profile | $35 | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | $1,009 + Postage |
$1250 AMD Quad-core Gaming/OC box: updated 20/04/2010
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD AM3 Phenom II x4 955 BE | 186 |  |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4 | 166 | |
| RAM | G.Skill 4GB DDR3 1600 | 145 | |
| Hard Drive | Samsung F3 1TB SATA HDD | 87 | |
| Optical Drive | Sony AD7240 | 32 | |
| Graphics Card | ATI Radeon HD 5850 | 345 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Coolermaster CM 690 Advanced | ||
| Power Supply | Antec TruePower New 750w | 159 | |
| Cooling | CoolerMaster Hyper 212+ Plus | 34 | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1274 + Postage |
$1,200 Intel i5 (LGA1155) Quad-core gaming box: updated 06/09/2012
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-2500k 3.3GHz | $189 | |
| Motherboard | Asrock Z77 Pro4-M mATX | $105 | |
| RAM | Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz | $55 | |
| Solid State Drive | OCZ Agility 3 120GB SSD | $89 | |
| Hard Drive | Seagate Barracuda 2TB ST2000DM001 | $105 | |
| Optical Drive | LG CH12LS28 12X BD-R Blu-ray DVD Combo Drive | $55 | |
| Graphics Card | VTX3D Radeon HD7950 3GB X-edition | $339 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard the motherboard | - | |
| Case | Silverstone TJ08-E | $99 | |
| Power Supply | Thermaltake Litepower 700W | $77 | |
| Cooling | CoolerMaster Vortex Low Profile | $35 | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | $1,189 + Postage |
$1500 AMD
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD FX 8320 | $185 | |
| Motherboard | ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z | $299 | |
| RAM | 2x4GB Gskill Trident DDR3 2400 | $80 | |
| Hard Drive | Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 1TB | $80 | |
| Solid State Drive | OCZ Vertex 4 128gb | $110 | |
| Graphics Card | 3GB Gigabyte HD7970-OC | $414 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | BitFenix Shinobi with Window | $72 | |
| Power Supply | SilverStone Strider Plus 750w | $145 | |
| Cooling | NZXT Havik 140 | $69 | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1454 + 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Coolermaster CM 690 Windowed | ||
| Power Supply | Corsair HX650 650W Modular | 159 | |
| Cooling | Noctua NH-U12P SE2 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Lian Li Lancool Dark Armour K62 | ||
| Power Supply | Corsair HX650 650W Modular | 159 | |
| Cooling | Prolimatech Megahalems | ||
| Additional | Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm Fan 1850rpm | ||
| 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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