- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Taken from the PC gamer forums
$350 budget (Almost impossible?)
PSU: SILVERSTONE SST-ST365 ATX 360W $38
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1681716311 0
Mobo: BIOSTAR NF4 Socket 754 NVIDIA AMD ATX $57.50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1681313827 3
Vid Card: Albatron Geforce 6600LE 256/128 PCI-E $69-$15 rebate = $54
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1681417009 1
CPU: AMD Sempron64 3400+ Palermo 1600MHz 256KB L2 Cache Skt 754 Retail $105
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1681910423 1
Ram: Patriot Signature Series 256MB 184-Pin DDR PC3200 $20.25
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1682022002 4
Hard Drive: Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 8 40GB 7200 RPM ATA133 OEM $42.50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1682214016 7
Optical: LG Beige IDE CD Burner – OEM $20
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1682713605 8
Sound: none
OS: Ubuntu Linux $ Free
http://www.ubuntu.com/
Total: $317 w/out case w/ rebates
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The hard $500 Budget
PSU: OCZ ModStream 550W Modular Power Supply $80 - $20 rebate = $60
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1681710415 4
Mobo: ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 Socket 939 $66
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1681315708 1
Vid Card: eVGA Geforce 7600GT 256MB 128-bit PCI-E x16 $169-$30 rebate = $139
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1681413001 7
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice $99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1681910353 5
Ram: Patriot 512MB 184-Pin Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) $40
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1682022002 7
Hard Drive: HITACHI Deskstar 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA3.0 OEM $46
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1682214508 2
Optical: LG Beige IDE CD Burner – OEM $22
Sound: onboard
OS: Ubuntu Linux $ Free
http://www.ubuntu.com/
Total: $472 w/out case, with rebates * If a more unknown brand of ram is bought you could save about $10
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$750 budget
Case: Any ATX case will do
PSU: ENERMAX Whisper II 460W $76
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1681710346 4
Mobo: ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 ATX $66
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1681315708 1
Vid Card: eVGA Geforce 7600GT 256MB 128-bit PCI-E x16 $169-$30 rebate = $139
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1681413001 7
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice $99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1681910353 5
RAM: OCZ Value Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) $83.50 - $10 rebate = $73.50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1682022703 9
Hard Drive: HITACHI Deskstar 7K80 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s $46
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1682214508 2
Optical: LG Black DVD Burner – OEM $38
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1682713608 5
Sound: onboard
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2 – OEM $85
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1683710205 9
$622.50 w/out case and w/ rebates
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1K Budget
PSU: ENERMAX Whisper II EG565P-VE FMA(24P) ATX12V 535W $90
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1681710351 2
Mobo: ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX $149
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1681313101 3
Vid Card: eVGA Geforce 7900GT CO 256/256 PCI-E x16 $270 - $30 = $240
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1681413028 1
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Orleans 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 $142
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1681910363 1
Ram: OCZ 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Kit $110
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1682022711 9
Hard Drive: Maxtor DiamondMax 10 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s $70
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1682214401 1
Optical: LG Black DVD Burner – OEM $38
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1682713608 5
Sound: onboard
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2 – OEM $85
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1683710205 9
TOTAL: $924
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1.5 K budget
Case: Any ATX case will do
PSU: OCZ GameXStream 600W Power Supply – Retail $129 - $10 = $119
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1681734100 1
Mobo: ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP ATX $230
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1681313101 1
Vid Card: eVGA Geforce 7900GT KO Superclocked 256/256 PCI-E x16 $290 - $20 = $270
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1681413001 6
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Windsor 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 $297
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1681910373 5
Ram: OCZ S.O.E 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin Unbuffered DDR2 800 Kit $122 - $25 = $197
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1682022712 0
Hard Drive: Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA150 $70 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1682214401 1
Optical: LG Black DVD Burner – OEM $38
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1682713608 5
Sound: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic $122-$20 rebate = $102
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1682910218 8
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2 – OEM $85
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1683710205 9
Total: $1408 w/out case or shipping w/ rebates
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2K Budget
Case: Any ATX will do
PSU: OCZ GameXStream 700W – Retail $170 - $13 rebate = $157
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1681734100 2
Mobo: ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP ATX $230
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1681313101 1
Vid Card: eVGA Geforce 7900GT KO Superclocked 256/256 PCI-E x16 $290 - $20 = $270
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1681413001 6
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Windsor 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 $297
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1681910373 5
Ram: OCZ S.O.E 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin Unbuffered DDR2 800 Kit $122 - $25 = $197
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1682022712 0
Hard Drive 1 (boot): Western Digital 10,000 RPM Raptor 74GB - $160
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1682214416 0
Hard Drive 2 (storage): Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 300GB 7200 RPM SATA 8mb Cache OEM $100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1682214813 1
Sound: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic $122-$20 rebate = $102
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1682910218 8
Optical: BenQ Black 2M Cache ATA DVD/CD Burner w/ LightScribe – Retail $42
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1682710100 8
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2 – OEM $85
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1683710205 9
PPU: none * they do not give you enough performance to justify $300*
Total: $1640
I cannot recommend Crossfire at its current standpoint. The next generation is suppose to be better so we’ll see SLI is best if you want a dual card solution right now
*I CANNOT SUGGEST DUAL CARD SOLUTIONS PERIOD SICNE VISTA IS AROUND THE CORNER A SINGLE 7900 GT is fine.
Also I suggest getting the lowest dual core and wait for revision G in december
3K Budget
Case: Any ATX will do
PSU: OCZ GameXStream 700W – Retail $170 - $13 rebate = $157
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1681734100 2
Mobo: ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP ATX $230
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1681313101 1
Vid Card: XFX Geforce 7950GX2 1GB 512-bit (256-bit x2) PCI-E x16 $589
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1681415016 1
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Windsor 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 $297
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1681910373 5
Ram: OCZ S.O.E 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin Unbuffered DDR2 800 Kit $122 - $25 = $197
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1682022712 0
Hard Drive 1 (boot): Western Digital 10,000 RPM Raptor 74GB - $160
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1682214416 0
Hard Drive 2 (storage): Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 300GB 7200 RPM SATA 8mb Cache OEM $100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1682214813 1
Sound: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic $122-$20 rebate = $102
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1682910218 8
Optical: BenQ Black 2M Cache ATA DVD/CD Burner w/ LightScribe – Retail $42
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1682710100 8
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2 – OEM $85
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1683710205 9
PPU:
Total: $1959
I cannot recommend Crossfire at its current standpoint. The next generation is suppose to be better so we’ll see SLI is best if you want a dual card solution right now
*I CANNOT SUGGEST DUAL CARD SOLUTIONS PERIOD SICNE VISTA IS AROUND THE CORNER A SINGLE 7900 GT is fine.
Also I suggest getting the lowest dual core and wait for revision G in december
Revision L MAY include:
Possible SFF Gaming rigs and SFF media center PC's coming soon