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June 09, 2009

Bada55 CPU for $2k

LM4K helped me out in designing a system that could handle heavy processing and OpenGL graphics for $2k or less, and here is what he came up with:

CPU: Intel - BX80601965 - Core i7 965 - $999
Memory: GeIL - N82E16820144291 - 6GB (3 x 2GB) - $124.99
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-EX58-UD3R-SLI - $209.99
GPU: Gigabyte - GV-N275UD-896H - GTX 275 896MB - $249
PSU: Corsair - CMPSU-620HX - 620W Modular - $149.99
HDD: Hitachi - HTS723232L9A360 - 2.5" 320GB 7200RPM - $68.99
HDD Adapter: StarTech - BRACKET25 - 2.5" to 3.5" HDD Adapter - $18.99
DVD: Pioneer - DVR-217DBK - 20X DVD-R - $26.99
Case: Lian Li - PC-A05N - Black Mini Tower Case - $89
Total = $1936.94

Build photos here. All hail the Love Monkey 4000.

Posted by fi5e at June 9, 2009 06:10 AM