|
|
Dream
System
|
| CPU |
Dual
Intel Pentium III 733 - $600 x 2
|
| Motherboard |
Intel
OR840 - $400
|
| Memory |
512MB
RDRAM - $2000
|
| Video Card |
ASUS
V6800 Deluxe - $330
|
| Monitor |
Sony
F500R 21" - $2000
|
| Case |
Addtronics
W8500-400A - $400
|
| Sound Card |
Sound
Blaster Live! Platinum - $200
|
| Speakers |
VideoLogic
Sirocco CrossFire - $400
|
| Ethernet |
Integrated
i82559 - $0
|
| Hard Drive |
2
x Seagate Cheetah 73 - $1600 x 2
|
| Hard Drive Controller |
DPT
SmartRAID IV Century PM2865U3 - $900
|
| CD-ROM |
Pioneer
DVD-303S - $140
|
| CD-RW |
Plextor
Plexwriter 12/4/32 - $350
|
| Bottom line |
$11,520
|
|
|
High-End
SOHO
|
Value
SOHO
|
| CPU |
AMD
Athlon 700 - $200
|
Intel
Celeron 500 - $85
|
| Motherboard |
ASUS
K7V - $160
|
AOpen
MX3W - $90
|
| Memory |
256MB
Corsair/Mushkin PC133 SDRAM - $250
|
128MB
Corsair/Mushkin PC133 SDRAM - $125
|
| Video Card |
Matrox
G400 32MB Dual Head - $180
|
Integrated
i810 - $0
|
| Monitor |
iiYama
VisionMaster PRO 450 - $650
|
CTX
VL950SL - $350
|
| Case |
Supermicro
SC750-A Full Tower ATX - $150
Fong Kai FK-320ATX Mid Tower ATX - $120 |
Fong
Kai FK-603 - $60
|
| Sound Card |
Sound
Blaster Live! Value OEM - $50
|
Integrated
AC97 Audio - $0
|
| Speakers |
Cambridge
SoundWorks Digital - $100
|
Generic
- $20
|
| Ethernet |
Linksys
EtherFast 10/100 - $20
|
Linksys
EtherFast 10/100 - $20
|
| Hard Drive |
2
x Maxtor Diamond Max 40 Plus 20GB - $150 x 2
|
Maxtor
Diamond Max 40 Plus 15GB - $140
|
| Hard Drive Controller |
Promise
FastTrak66 - $100
|
Integrated
on motherboard - $0
|
| CD-ROM |
Pioneer
DVD-104S 10X Slot DVD - $120
|
Name
brand 40X – 50X CD-ROM - $40
|
| CD-RW |
Plextor
Plexwriter 8/4/32 - $200
|
None
|
| Bottom line |
$2480
|
$910
|
|
|
High-End
Gaming
|
Value
Gaming
|
| CPU |
Intel
Pentium III 733 - $600
|
AMD
Athlon 700 - $200
|
| Motherboard |
Gigabyte
GA-6VX-4X - $120
|
ASUS
K7V - $160
|
| Memory |
256MB
Corsair/Mushkin PC133 SDRAM - $250
|
128MB
Corsair/Mushkin PC133 SDRAM - $125
|
| Video Card |
ASUS
V6800 Deluxe - $330
|
Leadtek
GeForce 256 DDR Rev. B. - $270
|
| Monitor |
iiYama
VisionMaster PRO 450 - $650
|
CTX
VL950SL - $350
|
| Case |
Supermicro
SC750-A Full Tower ATX - $150
Fong Kai FK-320ATX Mid Tower ATX - $120 |
Fong
Kai FK-603 - $60
|
| Sound Card |
Sound
Blaster Live! X-Gamer - $100
|
Sound
Blaster Live! Value OEM - $50
Aureal SQ 2500 OEM Vortex2- $50 |
| Speakers |
Cambridge
SoundWorks Desktop Theater DTT2500 - $200
|
Cambridge
PCWorks Four Point Surround - $70
Altec Lansing ACS54 - $70 |
| Ethernet |
Linksys
EtherFast 10/100 - $20
|
Linksys
EtherFast 10/100 - $20
|
| Hard Drive |
2
x Maxtor Diamond Max 40 Plus 20GB - $150 x 2
|
Maxtor
Diamond Max 40 Plus 15GB - $140
|
| Hard Drive Controller |
Promise
FastTrak66 - $100
|
Integrated
on motherboard - $0
|
| CD-ROM |
Pioneer
DVD-104S 10X Slot DVD - $120
|
Name
brand 40X – 50X CD-ROM - $40
|
| CD-RW |
Plextor
Plexwriter 8/4/32 - $200
|
None
|
| Bottom line |
$3140
|
$1485
|
|
|
High-End
Professional
|
Value
Professional
|
| CPU |
AMD
Athlon 850 - $750
|
AMD
Athlon 700 - $200
|
| Motherboard |
ASUS
K7V - $160
|
ASUS
K7V - $160
|
| Memory |
512MB
Corsair/Mushkin PC133 SDRAM - $600
|
256MB
Corsair/Mushkin PC133 SDRAM - $250
|
| Video Card |
ELSA
GLoria II (NVIDIA Quadro) - $650
|
Gigabyte
GA-GF2560 SDR GeForce - $200
|
| Monitor |
iiYama
VisionMaster PRO 510 - $1000
|
iiYama
VisionMaster PRO 450 - $650
|
| Case |
Supermicro
SC750-A Full Tower ATX - $150
Fong Kai FK-320ATX Mid Tower ATX - $120 |
Supermicro
SC750-A Full Tower ATX - $150
Fong Kai FK-320ATX Mid Tower ATX - $120 |
| Sound Card |
Sound
Blaster Live! Value OEM - $50
|
Sound
Blaster Live! Value OEM - $50
|
| Speakers |
Cambridge SoundWorks Digital - $100
|
Generic
- $20
|
| Ethernet |
Linksys
EtherFast 10/100 - $20
|
Linksys
EtherFast 10/100 - $20
|
| Hard Drive |
2
x Maxtor Diamond Max 40 Plus 20GB - $150 x 2
|
Maxtor
Diamond Max 40 Plus 15GB - $140
|
| Hard Drive Controller |
Promise
FastTrak66 - $100
|
Integrated
on motherboard - $0
|
| CD-ROM |
Pioneer
DVD-104S 10X Slot DVD - $120
|
Name
brand 40X – 50X CD-ROM - $40
|
| CD-RW |
Plextor
Plexwriter 8/4/32 - $200
|
None
|
| Bottom line |
$4200
|
$1860
|
Final Words
That's all we have for the second edition of the AnandTech Buyer's Guide. As always, we’re open to any suggestions you may have. Remember that these are merely recommendations for a few system configurations. We know a lot of you won’t agree with the exact components chosen here, and we expect that, so plan on tweaking things a bit to get the perfect system for your needs. When sending in suggestions for, remember that all the components must be readily available in the market today in order to be considered for the Buyer’s Guide.
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