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==== $1500 Intel Core 2 Duo ====
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==== $750 AMD ====
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{| class="wikitable" border="0" style="text-align:left; border: 1px solid #999; background-color:#FFFFFF"
 +
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
 +
!Part
 +
!Model
 +
!Price
 +
!Case
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! CPU
 +
| AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=X2+4000%2B 85]
 +
| rowspan="12"| [[Image:Centurion5.jpg|right|Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05]]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Motherboard
 +
| [http://www2.abit.com.tw/page/en/motherboard/motherboard_detail.php?pMODEL_NAME=AN52&fMTYPE=Socket+AM2 abit AN52 ] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=AN52 86]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! RAM
 +
| [http://www.corsairmemory.com/products/value_select.aspx 2GB Corsair Value Select DDR2 667] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=2GB+DDR2+Corsair 107]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Hard Drive
 +
| [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 73]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Optical Drive
 +
| [http://www.pioneer.com.au/products/computer_peripherals/index.html 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=212D 46]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Graphics Card
 +
| [http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce8.html [http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce8.html 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT]S] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=8600GTS 210]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Sound Card
 +
| Onboard from motherboard || -
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Case
 +
| [http://www.coolermaster.com/index.php?LT=english&Language_s=2&url_place=product&p_serial=CAC-T05&other_title=+CAC-T05+Centurion%205 Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 w/430W PSU] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Centurion+5+430W 107]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Power Supply
 +
| Included with case || -
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Cooling
 +
| - || -
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Additional
 +
| - || -
 +
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
 +
! Total Cost
 +
| - || 712 + 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 a decent video card, which will be plenty quick enough for most games.
 +
 
 +
==== $750 Intel ====
 +
{| class="wikitable" border="0" style="text-align:left; border: 1px solid #999; background-color:#FFFFFF"
 +
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
 +
!Part
 +
!Model
 +
!Price
 +
!Case
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! CPU
 +
| [http://www.intel.com/products/processor/pentium_dual-core/index.htm Intel Pentium Dual Core E2160] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=E2160 105]
 +
| rowspan="12" | [[Image:Centurion5.jpg|right|Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05]]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Motherboard
 +
| [http://www2.abit.com.tw/page/en/motherboard/motherboard_detail.php?pMODEL_NAME=IB9&fMTYPE=LGA775 abit IB9] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=IB9 115]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! RAM
 +
| [http://www.corsairmemory.com/products/value_select.aspx 2GB Corsair Value Select DDR2 667] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=2GB+DDR2+Corsair 107]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Hard Drive
 +
| [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 73]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Optical Drive
 +
| [http://www.pioneer.com.au/products/computer_peripherals/index.html 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=212D 46]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Graphics Card
 +
| [http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce8.html 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=8600GT 128]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Sound Card
 +
| Onboard from motherboard || -
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Case
 +
| [http://www.coolermaster.com/index.php?LT=english&Language_s=2&url_place=product&p_serial=CAC-T05&other_title=+CAC-T05+Centurion%205 Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 w/430W PSU] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Centurion+5+430W 107]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Power Supply
 +
| Included with case || -
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Cooling
 +
| - || -
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Additional
 +
| - || -
 +
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
 +
! Total Cost
 +
| - || 681 + Postage
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==== $1000 AMD ====
 +
{| class="wikitable" border="0" style="text-align:left; border: 1px solid #999; background-color:#FFFFFF"
 +
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
 +
!Part
 +
!Model
 +
!Price
 +
!Case
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! CPU
 +
| AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=AMD+4400%2B 109]
 +
| rowspan="12" | [[Image:Centurion5.jpg|right|Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05]]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Motherboard
 +
| [http://www2.abit.com.tw/page/en/motherboard/motherboard_detail.php?pMODEL_NAME=AN52&fMTYPE=Socket+AM2 abit AN52 ] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=AN52 86]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! RAM
 +
| [http://www.corsairmemory.com/products/value_select.aspx 2GB Corsair Value Select DDR2 667] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=2GB+DDR2+Corsair 107]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Hard Drive
 +
| [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 73]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Optical Drive
 +
| [http://www.pioneer.com.au/products/computer_peripherals/index.html 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=212D 46]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Graphics Card
 +
| [http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce8.html 320MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=8800GTS 363]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Sound Card
 +
| Onboard from motherboard || -
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Case
 +
| [http://www.coolermaster.com/index.php?LT=english&Language_s=2&url_place=product&p_serial=CAC-T05&other_title=+CAC-T05+Centurion%205 Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Centurion+5 67]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Power Supply
 +
| [http://www.silverstonetek.com/products/st56f/st56f.html SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=ST56F 112]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Cooling
 +
| - || -
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Additional
 +
| - || -
 +
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
 +
! Total Cost
 +
| - || 963 + Postage
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
For under $1000 this machine is a bargain beast.
 +
 
 +
==== $1000 Intel ====
 +
{| class="wikitable" border="0" style="text-align:left; border: 1px solid #999; background-color:#FFFFFF"
 +
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
 +
!Part
 +
!Model
 +
!Price
 +
!Case
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! CPU
 +
| [http://www.intel.com/products/processor/core2duo/index.htm Intel Core 2 Duo E6550] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=E6550 205]
 +
| rowspan="12" | [[Image:Centurion5.jpg|right|Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05]]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Motherboard
 +
| [http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2597 Gigabyte P35-S3L] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=P35-S3L 125]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! RAM
 +
| [http://www.corsairmemory.com/products/value_select.aspx 2GB Corsair Value Select DDR2 667] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=2GB+DDR2+Corsair 107]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Hard Drive
 +
| [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 73]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Optical Drive
 +
| [http://www.pioneer.com.au/products/computer_peripherals/index.html 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=212D 46]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Graphics Card
 +
| [http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce8.html [http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce8.html 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT]S] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=8600GTS 210]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Sound Card
 +
| Onboard from motherboard || -
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Case
 +
| [http://www.coolermaster.com/index.php?LT=english&Language_s=2&url_place=product&p_serial=CAC-T05&other_title=+CAC-T05+Centurion%205 Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Centurion+5 67]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Power Supply
 +
| [http://www.silverstonetek.com/products/st56f/st56f.html SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=ST56F 112]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Cooling
 +
| - || -
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Additional
 +
| - || -
 +
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
 +
! Total Cost
 +
| - || 945 + 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 ====
 
{| class="wikitable" border="0" style="text-align:left; border: 1px solid #999; background-color:#FFFFFF"
 
{| class="wikitable" border="0" style="text-align:left; border: 1px solid #999; background-color:#FFFFFF"
 
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
 
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
! CPU
 
! CPU
−
| [http://www.intel.com/products/processor/core2duo/index.htm Intel Core 2 Duo E6750] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=E6750 226]
+
| AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=X2+6000%2B 208]
−
| rowspan="12" | [[Image:ICute_S901-5G1.jpg|right|iCute S901-5G1-BB/WW/SS]]
+
| rowspan="12" | [[Image:Centurion5.jpg|right|Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05]]
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
! Motherboard
 
! Motherboard
−
| [http://www2.abit.com.tw/page/en/motherboard/motherboard_detail.php?pMODEL_NAME=IP35+Pro&fMTYPE=LGA775 abit IP-35 Pro] || [http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=IP35+Pro 210]
+
| [http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2313 Gigabyte M59SLI-S4] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=M59SLI 149]
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
! RAM
 
! RAM
−
| [http://www.crucial.com/store/partspecs.aspx?IMODULE=BL2KIT12864AA804 2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800] || [http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=2gb+ballistix+6400 219]
+
| [http://www.corsairmemory.com/products/value_select.aspx 2GB Corsair Value Select DDR2 667] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=2GB+DDR2+Corsair 107]
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
! Hard Drive
 
! Hard Drive
−
| [http://www.westerndigital.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=299&language=en 320GB W.D. Caviar SE16 3200AAKS] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=320GB+SATA 95]
+
| [http://www.samsung.com/Products/HardDiskDrive/SpinPointTSeries/HardDiskDrive_SpinPointTSeries_HD501LJ.asp 500GB Samsung HD501LJ] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=500GB+SATA 139]
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
! Optical Drive
 
! Optical Drive
−
| [http://au.lge.com/md/product/prodcategorylist.do?actType=detail&currPage=1&categoryId=1000000083&parentCategoryId=0200000602&categoryLevel=4&productId=1100001516 18x LG H62N SATA] || [http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=18X+SATA 40]
+
| [http://www.pioneer.com.au/products/computer_peripherals/index.html 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=212D 46]
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
! Graphics Card
 
! Graphics Card
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
! Case
 
! Case
−
| [http://www.icute.com.tw/english/ArticleShow.asp?ArticleID=322 iCute S901-5GA-BB/WW/SS] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=S901-5G 85]
+
| [http://www.coolermaster.com/index.php?LT=english&Language_s=2&url_place=product&p_serial=CAC-T05&other_title=+CAC-T05+Centurion%205 Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Centurion+5 67]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Power Supply
 +
| [http://www.silverstonetek.com/products/st56f/st56f.html SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=ST56F 112]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Cooling
 +
| [http://www.arctic-cooling.com/cpu2.php?idx=80&disc= Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Freezer+64 35]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Additional
 +
| - || -
 +
|
 +
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
 +
! Total Cost
 +
| - || 1226 + Postage
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
This machine is a bargain beast, with a 5600+, Geforce 8800GTS, 2GB of RAM and a 500GB HDD. Definitely a good value system :)
 +
 
 +
==== $1250 Intel ====
 +
{| class="wikitable" border="0" style="text-align:left; border: 1px solid #999; background-color:#FFFFFF"
 +
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
 +
! Part
 +
! Model
 +
! Price
 +
! Case
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! CPU
 +
| [http://www.intel.com/products/processor/core2duo/index.htm Intel Core 2 Duo E6750] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=E6750 229]
 +
| rowspan="12" | [[Image:Centurion5.jpg|right|Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05]]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Motherboard
 +
| [http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2597 Gigabyte P35-S3L] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=P35-S3L 125]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! RAM
 +
| [http://www.corsairmemory.com/products/value_select.aspx 2GB Corsair Value Select DDR2 667] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=2GB+DDR2+Corsair 107]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Hard Drive
 +
| [http://www.samsung.com/Products/HardDiskDrive/SpinPointTSeries/HardDiskDrive_SpinPointTSeries_HD501LJ.asp 500GB Samsung HD501LJ] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=500GB+SATA 139]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Optical Drive
 +
| [http://www.pioneer.com.au/products/computer_peripherals/index.html 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=212D 46]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Graphics Card
 +
| [http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce8.html 320MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=8800GTS 363]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Sound Card
 +
| Onboard from motherboard || -
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Case
 +
| [http://www.coolermaster.com/index.php?LT=english&Language_s=2&url_place=product&p_serial=CAC-T05&other_title=+CAC-T05+Centurion%205 Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Centurion+5 67]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Power Supply
 +
| [http://www.silverstonetek.com/products-56f.htm SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=ST56F 112]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Cooling
 +
| - || -
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Additional
 +
| - || -
 +
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
 +
! Total Cost
 +
| - || 1188 + Postage
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
I'd say that this machine is probably the sweet spot. It has a quick CPU, plenty of RAM, and a very quick video card. :)
 +
 
 +
==== $1500 AMD ====
 +
{| class="wikitable" border="0" style="text-align:left; border: 1px solid #999; background-color:#FFFFFF"
 +
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
 +
! Part
 +
! Model
 +
! Price
 +
! Case
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! CPU
 +
| AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=X2+6000%2B 208]
 +
| rowspan="12" | [[Image:Centurion5.jpg|right|Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05]]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Motherboard
 +
| [http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2313 Gigabyte M59SLI-S4] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=M59SLI 149]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! RAM
 +
| [http://www.valueram.com/datasheets/default.asp#DDR2 400MHz, 533MHz, 667MHz and 800MHz 2GB Kingston ValueRAM DDR2 800] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=2GB+DDR2+Kingston+800 139]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Hard Drive
 +
| [http://www.samsung.com/Products/HardDiskDrive/SpinPointTSeries/HardDiskDrive_SpinPointTSeries_HD501LJ.asp 500GB Samsung HD501LJ] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=500GB+SATA 139]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Optical Drive
 +
| [http://www.pioneer.com.au/products/computer_peripherals/index.html 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=212D 46]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Graphics Card
 +
| 512MB AMD Radeon HD2900XT || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=2900XT 480]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Sound Card
 +
| Onboard from motherboard || -
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Case
 +
| [http://www.coolermaster.com/index.php?LT=english&Language_s=2&url_place=product&p_serial=CAC-T05&other_title=+CAC-T05+Centurion%205 Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Centurion+5 67]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Power Supply
 +
| [http://www.corsairmemory.com/products/hx.aspx 620W Corsair HX-620] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Corsair+620 168]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Cooling
 +
| [http://www.arctic-cooling.com/cpu2.php?idx=80&disc= Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Freezer+64 35]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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! Additional
 +
| - || -
 +
|
 +
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
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! Total Cost
 +
| - || 1431 + Postage
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
This machine is going to be very quick for any DAAMiT fan.
 +
 
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==== $1500 Intel ====
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|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
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! Part
 +
! Model
 +
! Price
 +
! Case
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! CPU
 +
| [http://www.intel.com/products/processor/core2duo/index.htm Intel Core 2 Duo E6750] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=E6750 229]
 +
| rowspan="12" | [[Image:Centurion5.jpg|right|Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05]]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Motherboard
 +
| [http://www.abit.com.tw/page/en/motherboard/motherboard_detail.php?pMODEL_NAME=IP35-E&fMTYPE=LGA775 abit IP35-E] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=IP35 147]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! RAM
 +
| [http://www.valueram.com/datasheets/default.asp#DDR2 400MHz, 533MHz, 667MHz and 800MHz 2GB Kingston ValueRAM DDR2 800] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=2GB+DDR2+Kingston+800 139]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Hard Drive
 +
| [http://www.samsung.com/Products/HardDiskDrive/SpinPointTSeries/HardDiskDrive_SpinPointTSeries_HD501LJ.asp 500GB Samsung HD501LJ] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=500GB+SATA 139]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Optical Drive
 +
| [http://www.pioneer.com.au/products/computer_peripherals/index.html 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=212D 46]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Graphics Card
 +
| 512MB ATi Radeon HD2900XT || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=2900XT 480]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Sound Card
 +
| Onboard from motherboard || -
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Case
 +
| [http://www.coolermaster.com/index.php?LT=english&Language_s=2&url_place=product&p_serial=CAC-T05&other_title=+CAC-T05+Centurion%205 Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Centurion+5 67]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Power Supply
 +
| [http://www.corsairmemory.com/products/hx.aspx 620W Corsair HX-620] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Corsair+620 168]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Cooling
 +
| [http://www.arctic-cooling.com/cpu2.php?idx=79&disc= Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Freezer+7 39]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Additional
 +
| - || -
 +
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
 +
! Total Cost
 +
| - || 1455 + Postage
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
If nVidia cards are more to your taste, the GeForce 8800GTS 640MB is similar money.
 +
 
 +
==== $1750 Intel ====
 +
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|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
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! Part
 +
! Model
 +
! Price
 +
! Case
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! CPU
 +
| [http://www.intel.com/products/processor/core2duo/index.htm Intel Core 2 Duo E6750] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=E6750 229]
 +
| rowspan="12" | [[Image:Centurion5.jpg|right|Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05]]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Motherboard
 +
| [http://www.abit.com.tw/page/en/motherboard/motherboard_detail.php?pMODEL_NAME=IP35-E&fMTYPE=LGA775 abit IP35-E] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=IP35 147]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! RAM
 +
| [http://www.valueram.com/datasheets/default.asp#DDR2 400MHz, 533MHz, 667MHz and 800MHz 2GB Kingston ValueRAM DDR2 800] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=2GB+DDR2+Kingston+800 139]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Hard Drive
 +
| [http://www.samsung.com/Products/HardDiskDrive/SpinPointTSeries/HardDiskDrive_SpinPointTSeries_HD501LJ.asp 500GB Samsung HD501LJ] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=500GB+SATA 139]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Optical Drive
 +
| [http://www.pioneer.com.au/products/computer_peripherals/index.html 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=212D 46]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Graphics Card
 +
| [http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce8.html 768MB nVidia GeForce 8800GTX] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=8800GTX+768MB 699]
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Sound Card
 +
| Onboard from motherboard || -
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Case
 +
| [http://www.coolermaster.com/index.php?LT=english&Language_s=2&url_place=product&p_serial=CAC-T05&other_title=+CAC-T05+Centurion%205 Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Centurion+5 67]
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
! Power Supply
 
! Power Supply
−
| [http://www.silverstonetek.com/products/p_contents.php?pno=st56f&area=usa 560W SilverStone Strider ST56F] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=ST56F 112]
+
| [http://www.corsairmemory.com/products/hx.aspx 620W Corsair HX-620] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Corsair+620 168]
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
! Cooling
 
! Cooling
−
| [http://www.thermalright.com/a_page/main_product_ultra120_extreme.htm Thermalright Ultra 120 eXtreme + Fan] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=ultra+120+extreme+-clip 99]
+
| [http://www.arctic-cooling.com/cpu2.php?idx=79&disc= Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Freezer+7 39]
 
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 
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! Additional
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|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
 
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! Total Cost
−
| - || 1449 + Postage
+
| - || 1673 + 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
  
 
==== $1750 Intel Core 2 Duo ====
 
==== $1750 Intel Core 2 Duo ====

Revision as of 20:29, 8 August 2007

Contents

$750 AM2

Part Model Price Case
CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ 85
CoolerMaster Elite RC-331
Motherboard ASUS M2N-E 115
RAM 2GB Ram Bo DDR2 800 116
Hard Drive 250GB Samsung SP2504C 75
Optical Drive 18x LG H62N SATA 40
Graphics Card 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT 128
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case CoolerMaster Elite RC-331 44
Power Supply 430W Coolermaster Extreme Power 46
Cooling Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro 35
Additional - -
Total Cost - 685 + 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). Being an OC variant, the choice of Mainboard and 65nm CPU should be very overclocking friendly for the price.

$750 Intel Core 2 Duo

Part Model Price Case
CPU Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160 86
CoolerMaster Elite RC-331
Motherboard Gigabyte P35-S3L 125
RAM 2GB Ram Bo DDR2 800 116
Hard Drive 250GB Samsung SP2504C 75
Optical Drive 18x LG H62N SATA 40
Graphics Card 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT 128
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case CoolerMaster Elite RC-331 44
Power Supply 430W Coolermaster Extreme Power 46
Cooling Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro 39
Additional - -
Total Cost - 699 + Postage

$1000 AM2

Part Model Price Case
CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ 135
iCute S901-4GA-BB/SS
Motherboard MSI K9N Platinum 136
RAM 2GB Ram Bo DDR2 800 116
Hard Drive 320GB W.D. Caviar SE16 3200AAKS 95
Optical Drive 18x LG H62N SATA 40
Graphics Card 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GTS 205
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case iCute S901-4GA-BB/SS 70
Power Supply SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W 112
Cooling Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro 35
Additional - -
Total Cost - 946 + Postage

$1000 Intel Core 2 Duo

Part Model Price Case
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E4400 137
iCute S901-4GA-BB/SS
Motherboard abit IP35-E 147
RAM 2GB Ram Bo DDR2 800 116
Hard Drive 250GB Samsung SP2504C 75
Optical Drive 18x LG H62N SATA 40
Graphics Card 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GTS 205
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case iCute S901-4GA-BB/SS 70
Power Supply SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W 112
Cooling Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro 39
Additional - -
Total Cost - 941 + Postage

At a touch under $1000 the Intel 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+ 135
iCute S901-4GA-BB/SS
Motherboard Gigabyte M59SLI-S4 162
RAM 2GB A-DATA DDR2 800 134
Hard Drive 320GB W.D. Caviar SE16 3200AAKS 95
Optical Drive 18x LG H62N SATA 40
Graphics Card 320MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS 363
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case iCute S901-4GA-BB/SS 70
Power Supply SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W 112
Cooling SunBeamTech Tuniq Tower 120 69
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1180 + Postage

$1250 Intel Core 2 Duo

Part Model Price Case
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 169
iCute S901-4GA-BB/SS
Motherboard abit IP35-E 147
RAM 2GB A-DATA DDR2 800 134
Hard Drive 320GB W.D. Caviar SE16 3200AAKS 95
Optical Drive 18x LG H62N SATA 40
Graphics Card 320MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS 363
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case iCute S901-4GA-BB/SS 70
Power Supply 560W SilverStone Strider ST56F 112
Cooling SunBeamTech Tuniq Tower 120 69
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1199 + Postage

$750 AMD

Part Model Price Case
CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ 85
Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05
Motherboard abit AN52 86
RAM 2GB Corsair Value Select DDR2 667 107
Hard Drive 250GB Samsung SP2504C 73
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 46
Graphics Card [http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce8.html 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GTS] 210
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 w/430W PSU 107
Power Supply Included with case -
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 712 + 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 a decent video card, which will be plenty quick enough for most games.

$750 Intel

Part Model Price Case
CPU Intel Pentium Dual Core E2160 105
Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05
Motherboard abit IB9 115
RAM 2GB Corsair Value Select DDR2 667 107
Hard Drive 250GB Samsung SP2504C 73
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 46
Graphics Card 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT 128
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 w/430W PSU 107
Power Supply Included with case -
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 681 + Postage

$1000 AMD

Part Model Price Case
CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 109
Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05
Motherboard abit AN52 86
RAM 2GB Corsair Value Select DDR2 667 107
Hard Drive 250GB Samsung SP2504C 73
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 46
Graphics Card 320MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS 363
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 67
Power Supply SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W 112
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 963 + Postage

For under $1000 this machine is a bargain beast.

$1000 Intel

Part Model Price Case
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 205
Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05
Motherboard Gigabyte P35-S3L 125
RAM 2GB Corsair Value Select DDR2 667 107
Hard Drive 250GB Samsung SP2504C 73
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 46
Graphics Card [http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce8.html 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600GTS] 210
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 67
Power Supply SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W 112
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 945 + 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 Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 208
Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05
Motherboard Gigabyte M59SLI-S4 149
RAM 2GB Corsair Value Select DDR2 667 107
Hard Drive 500GB Samsung HD501LJ 139
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 46
Graphics Card 320MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS 363
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 67
Power Supply SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W 112
Cooling Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro 35
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1226 + Postage

This machine is a bargain beast, with a 5600+, Geforce 8800GTS, 2GB of RAM and a 500GB HDD. Definitely a good value system :)

$1250 Intel

Part Model Price Case
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 229
Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05
Motherboard Gigabyte P35-S3L 125
RAM 2GB Corsair Value Select DDR2 667 107
Hard Drive 500GB Samsung HD501LJ 139
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 46
Graphics Card 320MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS 363
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 67
Power Supply SilverStone Strider ST56F 560W 112
Cooling - -
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1188 + Postage

I'd say that this machine is probably the sweet spot. It has a quick CPU, plenty of RAM, and a very quick video card. :)

$1500 AMD

Part Model Price Case
CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 208
Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05
Motherboard Gigabyte M59SLI-S4 149
RAM 400MHz, 533MHz, 667MHz and 800MHz 2GB Kingston ValueRAM DDR2 800 139
Hard Drive 500GB Samsung HD501LJ 139
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 46
Graphics Card 512MB AMD Radeon HD2900XT 480
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 67
Power Supply 620W Corsair HX-620 168
Cooling Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro 35
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1431 + Postage

This machine is going to be very quick for any DAAMiT fan.

$1500 Intel

Part Model Price Case
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 229
Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05
Motherboard abit IP35-E 147
RAM 400MHz, 533MHz, 667MHz and 800MHz 2GB Kingston ValueRAM DDR2 800 139
Hard Drive 500GB Samsung HD501LJ 139
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 46
Graphics Card 512MB ATi Radeon HD2900XT 480
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 67
Power Supply 620W Corsair HX-620 168
Cooling Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro 39
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1455 + Postage

If nVidia cards are more to your taste, the GeForce 8800GTS 640MB is similar money.

$1750 Intel

Part Model Price Case
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 229
Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05
Motherboard abit IP35-E 147
RAM 400MHz, 533MHz, 667MHz and 800MHz 2GB Kingston ValueRAM DDR2 800 139
Hard Drive 500GB Samsung HD501LJ 139
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 46
Graphics Card 768MB nVidia GeForce 8800GTX 699
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05 67
Power Supply 620W Corsair HX-620 168
Cooling Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro 39
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1673 + 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

$1750 Intel Core 2 Duo

Part Model Price Case
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 226
iCute S901-5G1-BB/WW/SS
Motherboard ASUS P5K-E 225
RAM 2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800 219
Hard Drive 2x 250GB Samsung SP2504C 150
Optical Drive 18x LG H62N SATA 40
Graphics Card 640MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS 474
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case iCute S901-5GA-BB/WW/SS 85
Power Supply 620W Corsair HX-620 168
Cooling Thermalright Ultra 120 eXtreme + Fan 99
Additional - -
Total Cost - 1686 + Postage

After this point, the higher end systems are found in the Dream Machine section

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