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| [http://www.samsung.com/Products/HardDiskDrive/SpinPointPSeries/HardDiskDrive_SpinPointPSeries_SP2504C.asp 250GB Samsung SP2504C] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=250GB+SATA 88]
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| [http://www.samsung.com/Products/HardDiskDrive/SpinPointPSeries/HardDiskDrive_SpinPointPSeries_SP2504C.asp 250GB Samsung SP2504C] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=250GB+SATA 82]
 
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Revision as of 12:08, 5 May 2007

Contents

$750 AM2

Part Model Price Case
CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 105
Powerhouse E-18
Motherboard MSI KN9U Neo-V 100
RAM 1GB A-DATA DDR2 667 71
Hard Drive 250GB Samsung SP2504C 82
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 46
Graphics Card 256MB nVidia GeForce 8600GT 170
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Powerhouse E-18 27
Power Supply 430W Coolermaster Extreme Power 48
Cooling Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro 64 35
Additional - -
Total Cost - 684 + 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 4800+ 168
CoolerMaster Elite RC-331
Motherboard DFI Infinity Ultra-II M2 127
RAM 2GB A-DATA DDR2 667 137
Hard Drive 250GB Samsung SP2504C 82
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 46
Graphics Card 256MB nVidia GeForce 8600GTS 261
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case CoolerMaster Elite RC-331 49
Power Supply 430W Coolermaster Extreme Power 49
Cooling Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro 64 35
Additional - -
Total Cost - 954 + Postage

$1000 Core 2 Duo

Part Model Price Case
CPU Core 2 Duo E4400 182
CoolerMaster Elite RC-331
Motherboard Gigabyte 965P-S3 135
RAM 2GB A-DATA DDR2 667 137
Hard Drive 250GB Samsung SP2504C 82
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 46
Graphics Card 256MB nVidia GeForce 8600GTS 261
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case CoolerMaster Elite RC-331 49
Power Supply 430W Coolermaster Extreme Power 49
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 941 + 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 8600GTS is a decent card. For $1000, this system would be very quick and well suited for games.

$1250 AM2

Part Model Price Case
CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ 168
iCute S901-4GA-BB/SS
Motherboard DFI Infinity Ultra-II M2 127
RAM 2GB A-DATA DDR2 800 179
Hard Drive 250GB Samsung SP2504C 88
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 46
Graphics Card 320MB nVidia GeForce 8800GTS 387
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case iCute S901-4GA-BB/SS 70
Power Supply SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W 121
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1197 + Postage

$1250 Core 2 Duo

Part Model Price Case
CPU Core 2 Duo E6420 253
iCute S901-4GA-BB/SS
Motherboard Gigabyte 965P-DS3 V3.3 154
RAM 2GB A-DATA DDR2 800 179
Hard Drive 320GB W.D. Caviar SE16 3200AAKS 112
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 46
Graphics Card 256MB nVidia GeForce 8600GTS 268
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case iCute S901-4GA-BB/SS 70
Power Supply 430W Coolermaster Extreme Power 48
Cooling Thermaltake BigTyp 120 62
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1192 + Postage

$1500 Core 2 Duo

Part Model Price Case
CPU Core 2 Duo E6420 253
iCute S901-5G1-BB/WW/SS
Motherboard Gigabyte 965P-DS3 V3.3 154
RAM 2GB A-DATA DDR2 800 179
Hard Drive 320GB W.D. Caviar SE16 3200AAKS 112
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 46
Graphics Card 320MB nVidia GeForce 8800GTS 387
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case iCute S901-5GA-BB/WW/SS 85
Power Supply SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W 121
Cooling Thermaltake BigTyp 120 62
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1399 + 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 V3.3 154
RAM 2GB A-DATA DDR2 800 179
Hard Drive 2x 250GB Samsung SP2504C 176
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 46
Graphics Card 768MB GeForce 8800GTX 750
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 - 1903 + 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 V3.3 175
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 - 2128 + 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