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September PCstats Shoppling List is here! |
| Mon, August 30 2004 | 3:51PM | PermaLink |
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We know how confusing it can be choosing the right
components for a new computer system, or an upgrade to an existing one. That's
we've assembled the PCstats.com ShoppingList as a guide to help you get good
gear. Below you'll find one of the three ShoppingList's which you can print out
and bring to your local retailer, or use as a general set of guidelines. We
cover the basic components needed to assemble a full system, with monitor,
and list the average $USD price each part retails for. Use the ShoppingList as a
guide to build a better "white box" system, or follow our recommendations to the
letter - it's totally up to you.
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$599
Budget System Parts List |
September
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Description / Model No. |
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Review |
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$65 |
AMD AthlonXP 2500+ 333 MHz FSB Processor PIB |
Dealtime |
Here |
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$91 |
DFI NF2 Ultra Infinity Motherboard |
Dealtime |
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$44 (x2) |
256MB Crucial PC3200 Memory |
Dealtime |
Here |
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$69 |
Sapphire Radeon 9600SE 128MB Retail Videocard |
Dealtime |
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$70 |
80GB Western Digital SATA Hard Drive |
Dealtime |
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$40 |
Lite-On LTR-52327S 52x32x52
CD-RW |
Dealtime |
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$45 |
Inwin S500 Mid Tower ATX Case w/ 300W Power Supply |
Dealtime |
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$130 |
17" NEC MultiSync FE770+ Flat CRT Monitor |
Dealtime |
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Also Consider: Operating System, Keyboard, Mouse, 3.5" Floppy
Drive, 56K Modem, Speakers. |
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$597 |
Estimated Overall Price |
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approximations and are listed in $USD for simplicity. |
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Notes: The budget system stays the same as last week's
system, it might be inexpensive but it's still plenty powerful for most
things! |
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$1500
Mainstream Parts List |
September
2004 | |
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Avg. Price* |
Description / Model No. |
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Review |
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$218 |
Intel Pentium 4 3.2C Retail Box Processor |
Dealtime |
Here |
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$160 |
Abit IC7 MAX3 i875P Motherboard |
Dealtime |
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$88 (x2) |
256MB OCZ PC3500 Platinum EB Memory |
Dealtime |
Here |
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$190 |
MSI GeForceFX 5900XT AGP Videocard |
Dealtime |
Here |
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$75 |
Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS OEM 7.1 Soundcard |
Dealtime |
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$183 |
74GB Western Digital Raptor Hard Drive |
Dealtime |
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$40 |
16x Pioneer Tray OEM DVD-ROM |
Dealtime |
Here |
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$76 |
NEC ND-2510A Dual Layer DVD Writer |
Dealtime |
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$90 |
Antec SX 1080B ATX Case with Antec 400W Power Supply |
Dealtime |
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$310 |
Samsung 900NF 19" CRT Monitor |
Dealtime |
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Also Consider: Operating System, Keyboard, Mouse, 3.5" Floppy
Drive, 56K Modem, Speakers. |
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$1518 |
Estimated Overall Price |
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approximations and are listed in $USD for simplicity. |
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| Notes: The mainstream
system stays about the same but we've upgraded the motherboard from the
i865PE based ABIT AI7 to the ABIT IC7 MAX3. Multimedia users will surely
appreciate the extra features present on the i875P based
motherboard. |
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$2500
High-End Performance Parts List |
September
2004 | |
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Avg. Price* |
Description / Model No. |
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Review |
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$345 |
AMD Athlon64 3500+ Socket 939 Processor |
Dealtime |
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$149 |
MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum Motherboard |
Dealtime |
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$338 |
1GB Corsair TwinX1024-3200XL Memory |
Dealtime |
Here |
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$519 |
Asus V9999Ultra/2DT/256 GeForce 6800 Ultra Videocard |
Dealtime |
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$165 |
Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum 7.1 Soundcard |
Dealtime |
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$183 (x2) |
74GB Western Digital Raptor Hard Drive in RAID 0 |
Dealtime |
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$40 |
16x Pioneer Tray OEM DVD-ROM |
Dealtime
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$76 |
NEC ND-2510A Dual Layer DVD Writer |
Dealtime |
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$142 |
CoolerMaster WaveMaster |
Dealtime |
Here |
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$69 |
Antec TruePower 430W Power Supply |
Dealtime |
Here |
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$239 |
19" Viewsonic P95F+ CRT Monitor |
Dealtime |
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Also Consider: Operating System, Keyboard, Mouse, 3.5" Floppy
Drive, 56K Modem, Speakers. |
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$2448 |
Estimated Overall Price |
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approximations and are listed in $USD for simplicity. |
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| Notes: This month we see
that the motherboard has been replaced with a nForce3 Ultra based MSI K8N
Neo2 Platinum and we've also gone with an Asus GeForce 6800 Ultra
videocard, sweet! |
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