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==== $2000 Core 2 Duo ====
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{| class="wikitable" border="0" style="text-align:left; border: 1px solid #999; background-color:#FFFFFF"
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|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
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! Part
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! Model
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! Price
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! Case
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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! CPU
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| [http://www.intel.com/products/processor/core2duo/index.htm Core 2 Duo E6600] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=E6600 290]
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| rowspan="12" | [[Image:iCute.jpg|right|iCute S901-4GA-SS]]
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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! Motherboard
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| [http://www.gigabyte.com.au/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2456&ProductName=GA-965P-DS3 Gigabyte 965P-DS3 V3.3] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=965P-DS3+3.3 154]
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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! RAM
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| [http://www.adata.com.tw/adata_en/product_detail.php?ProductNo=AD2667EU 2GB A-DATA DDR2 800] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=A-DATA+800 179]
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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! Hard Drive
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| [http://www.samsung.com/Products/HardDiskDrive/SpinPointPSeries/HardDiskDrive_SpinPointPSeries_SP2504C.asp 2x 250GB Samsung SP2504C] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=250GB+SATA 176]
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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! Optical Drive
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| [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]
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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! Graphics Card
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| 768MB GeForce 8800GTX || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=8800GTX+768MB 750]
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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! Sound Card
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| Onboard from motherboard || -
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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! Case
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| [http://www.icute.com.tw/english/ArticleShow.asp?ArticleID=322 iCute S901-4GA-SS] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=S901-4GA 81]
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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! Power Supply
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| [http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/power_management/ocz_gamexstream_power_supply-nvidia_sli_ready_ 600W OCZ GameXStream] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=600+OCZ+GameXStream 165]
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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! Cooling
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| [http://www.thermaltake.com/product/Cooler/Retail/CL-P0114-01/cl-p0114-01.asp Thermaltake BigTyp 120] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Big+Typ 62]
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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! Additional
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| - || -
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|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
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! Total Cost
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| - || 1903 + Postage
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|-
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|}
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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
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==== $2250 Core 2 Duo ====
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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
 +
| [http://www.intel.com/products/processor/core2duo/index.htm Core 2 Duo E6600] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=E6600 290]
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| rowspan="12" | [[Image:Armor_Jr.jpg|right|Thermaltake Armor Jr.]]
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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! Motherboard
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| [http://www.gigabyte.com.au/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2455&ModelName=GA-965P-DS3P Gigabyte 965P-DS3P V3.3] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=965P-DS3P 175]
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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! RAM
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| [http://www.adata.com.tw/adata_en/product_show.php?ProductNo=AD2800U 2GB A-DATA DDR2 800] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=ADATA+800 192]
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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! Hard Drive
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| [http://www.westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=196 2x 320GB Western Digital Caviar SE16] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=320GB+SATA 234]
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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! Optical Drive
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| [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 50]
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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! Graphics Card
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| 768MB GeForce 8800GTX || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=8800GTX+768MB 765]
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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! Sound Card
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| Onboard from motherboard || -
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Case
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| [http://www.thermaltake.com/product/Chassis/midtower/armorjr/vc3000_index.asp Thermaltake Armor Jr.] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Thermaltake+Armor+Jr 165]
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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! Power Supply
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| [http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/power_management/ocz_gamexstream_power_supply-nvidia_sli_ready_ 700W OCZ GameXStream] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=700+OCZ+GameXStream 195]
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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! Cooling
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| [http://www.thermaltake.com/product/Cooler/Retail/CL-P0114-01/cl-p0114-01.asp Thermaltake BigTyp 120] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Big+Typ 62]
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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! Additional
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| - || -
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|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
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! Total Cost
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| - || 2128 + Postage
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|-
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|}
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==== $2500 Core 2 Duo====
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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
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| [http://www.intel.com/products/processor/core2duo/index.htm Core 2 Duo E6700] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=E6700 418]
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| rowspan="12" | [[Image:Armor_Jr.jpg|right|Thermaltake Armor Jr.]]
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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! Motherboard
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| [http://au.asus.com/products4.aspx?l1=3&l2=11&l3=397&model=1459&modelmenu=1 ASUS P5N32-E SLI PLUS] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=P5N32-E 285]
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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! RAM
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| [http://www.gskill.com/en/f2-6400phu2-hz.html 2GB G.Skill F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=G.Skill+2GBHZ 362]
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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! Hard Drive
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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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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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! Optical Drive
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| [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 50]
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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! Graphics Card
 +
| 768MB GeForce 8800GTX || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=8800GTX 765]
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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! Sound Card
 +
| Onboard from motherboard || -
 +
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
 +
! Case
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| [http://www.thermaltake.com/product/Chassis/midtower/armorjr/vc3000_index.asp Thermaltake Armor Jr.] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Thermaltake+Armor+Jr 165]
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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! Power Supply
 +
| [http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/power_management/ocz_gamexstream_power_supply-nvidia_sli_ready_ 700W OCZ GameXStream] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=700+OCZ+GameXStream 199]
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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! Cooling
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| [http://www.thermaltake.com/product/Cooler/Retail/CL-P0114-01/cl-p0114-01.asp Thermaltake BigTyp 120] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Big+Ty 62]
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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! Additional
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| - || -
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|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
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! Total Cost
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| - || 2423 + Postage
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|}
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==== $2500 Core 2 Duo====
 
==== $2500 Core 2 Duo====
 
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Revision as of 14:35, 5 May 2007

Contents

$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

$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 314
Hard Drive 500GB Samsung HD501LJ 162
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 46
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 - 2412 + Postage

$2750 Core 2 Quad

Part Model Price Case
CPU Core 2 Quad Q6600 705
Thermaltake Armor Jr.
Motherboard ASUS P5N32-E SLI PLUS 285
RAM 2GB G.Skill F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ 314
Hard Drive 500GB Samsung HD501LJ 162
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 46
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 - 2699 + Postage

$3750 Core 2 Quad + SLi

Part Model Price Case
CPU Core 2 Quad Q6600 705
Thermaltake Armor Jr.
Motherboard ASUS P5N32-E SLI PLUS 285
RAM 4GB G.Skill F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ 585
Hard Drive 500GB Samsung HD501LJ 162
Optical Drive 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA 46
Graphics Card 2x 768MB GeForce 8800GTX 1530
Sound Card Onboard from motherboard -
Case Thermaltake Armor Jr. 165
Power Supply Thermaltake ToughPower W0131 - 850W 265
Cooling Thermaltake BigTyp 120 62
Additional - -
Total Cost - 3805 + Postage