Gaming Machine OC Variant

Part	Model	Price
CPU	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+	105
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
CPU	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+	168
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
CPU	Core 2 Duo E4400	182
Motherboard	Gigabyte 965P-S3	135
RAM	2GB A-DATA DDR2 667	137
Hard Drive	250GB Samsung SP2504C	88
Optical Drive	18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA	46
Graphics Card	256MB nVidia GeForce 8600GTS	268
Sound Card	Onboard from motherboard	-
Case	CoolerMaster Elite RC-331	49
Power Supply	430W Coolermaster Extreme Power	48
Cooling	-	-
Additional	-	-
Total Cost	-	953 + 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
CPU	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+	168
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
CPU	Core 2 Duo E6420	253
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
CPU	Core 2 Duo E6420	253
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
CPU	Core 2 Duo E6600	290
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
CPU	Core 2 Duo E6600	290
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
CPU	Core 2 Duo E6600	290
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
CPU	Core 2 Duo E6700	418
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