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Gaming Machine OC Variant

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| [http://www.gigabyte.com.au/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2455&ModelName=GA-965P-DS3P Gigabyte 965P-DS3Pro V3.3] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=DS3P+3.3 192]
 
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| [http://www.westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=196 320GB Western Digital Caviar SE16] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=320GB+SATA 117]
 
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After the $2500 machines, you get to the area of diminishing returns. This machine is not so much faster than the $2250 system, more a better platform for going crazy with even more high end upgrades, such as two 8800s in SLi. However, you will get to the stage of spending hundreds of dollars for a small improvement in performance.
 

Revision as of 19:08, 20 April 2007

Contents

$750 AM2

Part Model Price Case
CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 105
Foxconn TSAA805
Motherboard ASUS M2N-MX 80
RAM 1GB A-DATA DDR2 667 79
Hard Drive 250GB Samsung SP2504C 88
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 50
Graphics Card 256MB nVidia GeForce 8600GT 185
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Foxconn TSAA805 49
Power Supply 430W Coolermaster Extreme Power 48
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 682 + 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 an 8600GT (capable of pulling reasonable frames for most of today's games I believe).

$1000 AM2

Part Model Price Case
CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 136
iCute S901-4GA-SS
Motherboard ASUS M2N 89
RAM 2GB A-DATA DDR2 800 189
Hard Drive 250GB Samsung SP2504C 88
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 50
Graphics Card 256MB GeForce 8600GTS 279
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case iCute S901-4GA-BB 81
Power Supply 430W Coolermaster Extreme Power 48
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 960 + Postage

I believe this system is the sweet spot for bang for buck computing. It features a decent CPU, plenty of RAM, a large hard drive, and a decent graphics card. The case is pretty good looking too. This system would be appropriate for moderate to frequent gaming.

$1000 Core 2 Duo

Part Model Price Case
CPU Core 2 Duo E4400 182
iCute S901-4GA-SS
Motherboard Gigabyte 965P-S3 148
RAM 2GB A-DATA DDR2 667 150
Hard Drive 250GB Samsung SP2504C 88
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 50
Graphics Card 256MB nVidia GeForce 8600GT 185
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case iCute S901-4GA-SS 81
Power Supply 430W Coolermaster Extreme Power 48
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 934 + Postage

At a touch under $1000 the Core 2 Duo system is quite impressive. The RAM, CPU and Board will allow for some nice overclocking, whilst the 8600GT is a decent card. For $1000, this system would be very quick and well suited for demanding office applications.

$1250 AM2

Part Model Price Case
CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 242
iCute S901-4GA-SS
Motherboard ASUS M2N 89
RAM 2GB A-DATA DDR2 800 189
Hard Drive 250GB Samsung SP2504C 88
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 50
Graphics Card 320MB nVidia 8800GTS 396
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case iCute S901-4GA-SS 81
Power Supply 500W Super Flower Black Diamond 95
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1230 + Postage

This machine is designed to focus this more on stock performance than overclocking, since the Core 2 Duo systems are typically the way to go for the overclockers. However, with a 5600+, Geforce 8800GTS and 2GB of RAM, for the money, this system is a bargain beast!

$1250 Core 2 Duo

Part Model Price Case
CPU Core 2 Duo E6420 249
iCute S901-4GA-SS
Motherboard Gigabyte 965P-DS3 V3.3 158
RAM 2GB A-DATA DDR2 800 189
Hard Drive 320GB Western Digital Caviar SE16 117
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 50
Graphics Card 256MB nVidia GeForce 8600GTS 279
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case iCute S901-4GA-SS 81
Power Supply 430W Coolermaster Extreme Power 48
Cooling Thermaltake BigTyp 120 62
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1233 + Postage

This machine is similarly specced to the AM2 system, however with the aftermarket HSF, probably better suited to overclocking.

$1500 Core 2 Duo

Part Model Price Case
CPU Core 2 Duo E6420 249
iCute S901-4GA-SS
Motherboard Gigabyte 965P-DS3 V3.3 158
RAM 2GB A-DATA Vitesta DDR2 800 189
Hard Drive 320GB Western Digital Caviar SE16 117
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 50
Graphics Card 320MB nVidia 8800GTS 396
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case iCute S901-4GA-SS 81
Power Supply SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W 121
Cooling Thermaltake BigTyp 120 62
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1423 + Postage

Sub $1500 Core 2 system with 8800GTS in the house!

$1750 Core 2 Duo

Part Model Price Case
CPU Core 2 Duo E6600 290
iCute S901-4GA-SS
Motherboard Gigabyte 965P-DS3 V3.3 158
RAM 2GB A-DATA Vitesta DDR2 800 192
Hard Drive 2x 250GB Samsung SP2504C 176
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 50
Graphics Card 640MB nVidia 8800GTS 539
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case iCute S901-4GA-SS 81
Power Supply SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W 121
Cooling Thermaltake BigTyp 120 62
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1669 + Postage

$2000 Core 2 Duo

Part Model Price Case
CPU Core 2 Duo E6600 290
iCute S901-4GA-SS
Motherboard Gigabyte 965P-DS3 V3.3 158
RAM 2GB A-DATA DDR2 800 192
Hard Drive 2x 250GB Samsung SP2504C 176
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 50
Graphics Card 768MB GeForce 8800GTX 765
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case iCute S901-4GA-SS 81
Power Supply 600W OCZ GameXStream 165
Cooling Thermaltake BigTyp 120 62
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1939 + 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

$2250 Core 2 Duo

Part Model Price Case
CPU Core 2 Duo E6600 290
Thermaltake Armor Jr.
Motherboard Gigabyte 965P-DS3P V3.3 188
RAM 2GB A-DATA DDR2 800 192
Hard Drive 2x 320GB Western Digital Caviar SE16 234
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 50
Graphics Card 768MB GeForce 8800GTX 765
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Thermaltake Armor Jr. 165
Power Supply 700W OCZ GameXStream 195
Cooling Thermaltake BigTyp 120 62
Additional - -
Total Cost - 2141 + Postage

$2500 Core 2 Duo

Part Model Price Case
CPU Core 2 Duo E6700 418
Thermaltake Armor Jr.
Motherboard ASUS P5N32-E SLI PLUS 285
RAM 2GB G.Skill F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ 362
Hard Drive 320GB Western Digital Caviar SE16 117
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 50
Graphics Card 768MB GeForce 8800GTX 765
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Thermaltake Armor Jr. 165
Power Supply 700W OCZ GameXStream 199
Cooling Thermaltake BigTyp 120 62
Additional - -
Total Cost - 2423 + Postage
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