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PC Gamer February 2008 Perfect Gaming PC
By an Amazon.com customer
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad-Core Processor, 2.40 GHz, 8M L2 Cache, LGA 775Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad-Core Processor, 2.40 GHz, 8M L2 Cache, LGA 775
Buy new: $195.99 / Used from: $175.99
...price and performance...
XFX PVT88PYDF4 GeForce 8800GT 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Ready Video Card (Dual DVI/S-Video)XFX PVT88PYDF4 GeForce 8800GT 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Ready Video Card (Dual DVI/S-Video)
Buy new: $179.99 / Used from: $148.97
sweet spot
eVGA e-GeForce 8800 GT 512MB DDR3 PCI-E 2.0 Graphics Card (512-P3-N801-AR)eVGA e-GeForce 8800 GT 512MB DDR3 PCI-E 2.0 Graphics Card (512-P3-N801-AR)
Buy new: $139.99 / Used from: $150.00
sweet spot
Cosmos CaseCosmos Case
Buy new: $181.99
650W ATX12V V2.2 + EPS12V Psu Modular Cableng High Eff Univ Input650W ATX12V V2.2 + EPS12V Psu Modular Cableng High Eff Univ Input
Buy new: $111.97 / Used from: $131.44
modular,yes; dual GPU support, yes.
eVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 122-CK-NF67-T1eVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard 122-CK-NF67-T1
Buy used from: $159.99
cost-benefit analysis
Western Digital WD1500AHFDRTL Raptor X 150GB SATA/150 Hard DriveWestern Digital WD1500AHFDRTL Raptor X 150GB SATA/150 Hard Drive
Buy new: $164.99
150GB, 10,000rpm
150GB Raptor X Sata I 10K Rpm 16MB 3.5IN 150MB/S150GB Raptor X Sata I 10K Rpm 16MB 3.5IN 150MB/S
Buy new: $229.84 / Used from: $169.99
150GB, 10,000rpm
Corsair 2GB 2x 240 DIMM non-ECC DDR2 RAM (TWIN2X2048-9136C5D)Corsair 2GB 2x 240 DIMM non-ECC DDR2 RAM (TWIN2X2048-9136C5D)
Buy new: $370.90
1142MHz, overclocking headroom
Corsair Dominator 2X2GB Kit PC2-8500 1066MHz DDR2 (TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF)Corsair Dominator 2X2GB Kit PC2-8500 1066MHz DDR2 (TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF)
Buy new: $149.58 / Used from: $124.37
1066MHz, touch slower for almost half the price
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium FULL VERSION [DVD] [OLD VERSION]Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium FULL VERSION [DVD] [OLD VERSION]
Buy used from: $115.00
my own addition
ASUS EN880GT/G/HTDP/512M HTDP 512MB PCIE Dual DVI DVI-I Graphics CardASUS EN880GT/G/HTDP/512M HTDP 512MB PCIE Dual DVI DVI-I Graphics Card
Buy new: $185.99 / Used from: $167.00
my own addition