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Revision as of 10:43, 8 January 2016
Contents |
AMD "Internet/Office Machine" updated 27/10/2012
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD FM2 Trinity A4-5300 | 59 |  |
| Motherboard | Asrock FM2A55m-DGS | 65 | |
| RAM | Gskill 4GB DDR3 1333 | $22 | |
| Hard Drive | Western Digital WD Blue 500gb | $60 | |
| Graphics Card | Onboard from motherboard | Radeon 7480D | |
| Case | Cooler Master Elite 341 + 420w Powersupply | 59 | |
| Power Supply | Packaged With Case | Generic 420w PSU ] | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | $265 + Postage |
See also Whirlpool Basic Machine Configs
Some people are on a limited budget, and want a nice simple desktop for Internet/Office use and the like. This machine is more than enough for even the heaviest of web-apps. This system, a cheap keyboard/mouse, a basic copy of Windows 7/Windows 8 or a Open Source variety Operating System like Linux which is FREE, a nice easy distribution is Ubuntu add a secondhand LCD monitor and it will provide a nice cost effective basic setup.
Basic Intel
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Pentium G860 | 75 | |
| Motherboard | Asus P8H61-MX-USB3 | 59 | |
| RAM | Corsair CMX4GX3M1A1600C9 4GB (1x4GB) DDR3 | 23 | |
| Hard Drive | 500GB Seagate Baracuda ST500DM002 | 60 | |
| Optical Drive | LG CH12LS28 12X BD-R Blu-ray DVD Combo Drive | 55 | |
| Graphics Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Coolermaster Elite 341 | 59 | |
| Power Supply | Included with Case | - | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 271 + Postage |
Above is an Intel version of the workstation, for those who prefer Intel's products.
$600 Intel Updated 08/01/2016
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i3 6100 | 170 |  |
| Motherboard | GA-H110M-S2H | 97 | |
| RAM | 8GB DDR4 2133 | 62 | |
| Hard Drive | Toshiba 1TB 7200RPM | 69 | |
| Solid State Drive | Transcend SSD370 128GB | 68 | |
| Graphics | IGP Intel HD 530 | - | |
| Sound Card | Onboard MB ALC887 | - | |
| Case | Silverstone Precision PS09 | 45 | |
| Power Supply | SeaSonic G 360W 80Plus Gold (Only 4 sata on 1 cable) | 89 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 600 + Postage |
$1200 Intel Updated 08/01/2016
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Xeon E3 1231 V3 | 369 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte B85M-D3H-A | 112 | |
| RAM | 2x8GB 1600c9 1.5v | 116 | |
| SSD | SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB | 155 | |
| Hard Drive | Hitachi 3TB NAS SATA 7200RPM | 179 | |
| Optical Drive | Pioneer BDR-209 | (Optional) 85 | |
| Graphics Card | GeForce GT 730 2GB | 78 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard MB ALC892 | - | |
| Case | Silverstone Precision PS09 | 45 | |
| Power Supply | SeaSonic G 360W 80Plus Gold (Only 4 sata on 1 cable) | 89 | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | SATA Cable MB only has two | 2 | |
| Total Cost | - | $1139-1230 + Postage |
$750 Intel
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 | 215 |  |
| Motherboard | Intel DG33BU | 111 | |
| RAM | 4GB Corsair DDR2-667 | 100 | |
| Hard Drive | 250GB Samsung SP2504C | 59 | |
| Optical Drive | LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW | 29 | |
| Graphics Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Antec SLK1650B | 88 | |
| Power Supply | Included With Case | - | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 602 + Postage |
With a quad core CPU and 4GB of RAM, this machine is a lightning fast workstation.
This machine can handle some serious numbercrunching. Could easily be upgraded with a discrete video card (such as those found in the following recommendations) to be a very good CAD machine. This machine would be very adequate for research purposes, where numbercrunching power is the key.
$1000 Intel, CAD Machine
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 | 215 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte P35-DS3L | 99 | |
| RAM | 4GB Corsair DDR2-667 | 100 | |
| Hard Drive | 250GB Samsung SP2504C | 59 | |
| Optical Drive | LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW | 29 | |
| Graphics Card | nVidia Quadro FX 560 | 335 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Antec SLK1650B | 88 | |
| Power Supply | Included With Case | - | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 915 + Postage |
$1500 Intel, CAD Machine
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 | 215 | |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte P35-DS3L | 99 | |
| RAM | 4GB Corsair DDR2-667 | 100 | |
| Hard Drive | 250GB Samsung SP2504C | 59 | |
| Optical Drive | LG GSA-H62N 18x SATA DVDRW | 29 | |
| Graphics Card | nVidia Quadro FX 1500 | 688 | |
| Sound Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Antec SLK1650B | 88 | |
| Power Supply | Included With Case | - | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| Additional | - | - | |
| Total Cost | - | 1278 + Postage |