Buyer's Guide: High-End Systems - June 2001
by Mike Andrawes on June 11, 2001 12:00 PM EST- Posted in
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Summary
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Dream System
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| CPU |
Dual
AMD Athlon MP 1.2GHz - $275 x 2 = $550
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| Motherboard |
Tyan
Thunder K7 - $600
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| Memory |
1GB
Crucial Registered PC2100
DDR SDRAM (4 x 256MB) - $80 x 4 = $320 |
| Video Card |
Elsa Gladiac 920 GeForce3 - $375
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| Monitor |
Sony
GDM-FW900 24" Widescreen - $2000
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| Case |
Addtronics
W8500-400A - $400
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| Sound Card |
Sound
Blaster Live! Platinum 5.1- $180
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| Speakers |
VideoLogic
DigiTheater DTS - $600
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| Ethernet |
Integrated
dual 3COM 10/100 - $0
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| Hard Drive |
4
x Seagate Cheetah X15 - $350 x 4 = $1400
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| Hard Drive Controller |
Adaptec
3400S Ultra160 RAID - $1100
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| CD/DVD-ROM |
Pioneer
DVD-305S / Plextor UltraPlex Wide - $125
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| CD-RW |
Yamaha
CRW2100SZ 16x10x40 - $350
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| Bottom line |
$8,000
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|
|
High-End SOHO
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| CPU |
AMD
Athlon 1.33 GHz - $200
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| Motherboard |
Microstar
K7 Master - $175
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| Memory |
256MB
Corsair/Crucial/Mushkin PC2100
CAS 2.5 DDR SDRAM - $75 |
| Video Card |
Matrox
G450 32MB Dual Head - $100
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| Monitor |
Viewsonic
P220F - $775
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| Case |
Supermicro
SC760-A Full Tower ATX - $200
Fong Kai FK-320ATX Mid Tower ATX - $120 |
| Sound Card |
Sound
Blaster Live! Value OEM - $50
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| Speakers |
Cambridge
SoundWorks Digital - $100
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| Ethernet |
Linksys
EtherFast 10/100 - $20
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| Hard Drive |
2
x IBM Desktstar 60GXP 15GB - $100 x 2 = $200
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| Hard Drive Controller |
Promise
FastTrak 100 - $100
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| CD/DVD-ROM |
Pioneer
DVD-106S 16X DVD - $80
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| CD-RW |
Plextor PlexWriter 16/10/40A - $225
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| Bottom line |
$2300
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|
|
High-End
Gaming
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| CPU |
AMD
Athlon 1.33 GHz - $200
|
| Motherboard |
Microstar
K7 Master - $175
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| Memory |
256MB
Corsair/Crucial/Mushkin PC2100
CAS 2.5 DDR SDRAM - $75 |
| Video Card |
Elsa
Gladiac 920 - $375
|
| Monitor |
Viewsonic
P220F - $775
|
| Case |
Supermicro
SC760-A Full Tower ATX - $200
Fong Kai FK-320ATX Mid Tower ATX - $120 |
| Sound Card |
Sound
Blaster Live! Value OEM - $50
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| Speakers |
Cambridge
SoundWorks Desktop Theater DTT3500 - $250
Klipsch ProMedia V2-400 - $250 |
| Ethernet |
Linksys
EtherFast 10/100 - $20
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| Hard Drive |
IBM
Deskstar 60GXP 60GB - $200
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| Hard Drive Controller |
Integrated VIA 686B Ultra ATA 100 - $0
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| CD/DVD-ROM |
Pioneer
DVD-106S 16X DVD - $80
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| CD-RW |
Plextor PlexWriter 16/10/40A - $225
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| Bottom line |
$2625
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|
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High-End
Professional
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| CPU |
AMD
Athlon 1.33 GHz - $200
|
| Motherboard |
Microstar
K7 Master - $175
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| Memory |
2
x 256MB Corsair/Crucial/Mushkin PC2100
CAS 2.5 DDR SDRAM - $75 x 2 = $150 |
| Video Card |
ELSA
Gloria III (NVIDIA Quadro2 Pro) - $600
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| Monitor |
Viewsonic
P220F - $775
|
| Case |
Supermicro
SC760-A Full Tower ATX - $200
Fong Kai FK-320ATX Mid Tower ATX - $120 |
| Sound Card |
Sound
Blaster Live! Value OEM - $50
|
| Speakers |
Cambridge SoundWorks Digital - $100
|
| Ethernet |
Linksys
EtherFast 10/100 - $20
|
| Hard Drive |
2
x IBM Deskstar 60GXP 15GB - $100 x 2 = $200
|
| Hard Drive Controller |
Promise
FastTrak 100 - $100
|
| CD/DVD-ROM |
Pioneer
DVD-106S 16X DVD - $80
|
| CD-RW |
Plextor PlexWriter 16/10/40A - $225
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| Bottom line |
$2875
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Final Words
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, 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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