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1/17/2009
Basic Necessary Parts:
OCZ GameXStream 700W ATX12V
$49.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341002
COOLER MASTER Centurion 5
$54.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119068
Total: $104.98
Computer Core - Intel Route:
EVGA 1366 Intel X58 Motherboard
$299.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188039
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz Quad-Core Processor
$294.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202
OCZ Gold 6GB DDR3 SDRAM 1600 Triple Channel Memory
$179.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227365
Total: $774.97
Power Multiplier: 131%
DISCLAIMER: In practice, the I7 chip only seems to achieve this
multiplier when fully overclocked. I don't know why.
Computer Core - AMD Route:
MSI K9A2 Platinum AM2+ 790FX Motherboard
$129.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130136
AMD Phenom 9950 Agena 2.6GHz AM2+ 140W Quad-Core Processor
$154.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103273
OCZ Reaper HPC 8GB DDR2 SDRAM 1066 Dual Channel Memory
$81.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227289
Total: $366.96
Power Multiplier: 100%
Video Cards:
NVIDIA Geforce GTX 280
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130365
Total: $304.99
Power Multiplier: 155%
NVIDIA Geforce GTX 260
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130400
Total: $259.99
Power Multiplier: 143%
EVGA GeForce 9800 GTX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130339
Total: $149.99
Power Multiplier: 121%
ATI Radeon HD 3870
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102719
Total: $79.99
Power Multiplier: 100%
Hard Drives:
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB & 300GB VelociRaptor Boot Drive 3.0Gb/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148337
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136260
Total: $289.98
Power Multiplier: 130%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB 3.0Gb/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148337
Total: $129.99
Power Multiplier: 100%
Competition:
(Includes removal of price of software and peripherals.)
Mid-Level Blue Hippo Computer
Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 w/Onboard Video w/HP 7200.0 250GB
Total: $2330.36
Power Rating: 45%
Mid-Level Dell "Studio" Computer
Intel Core 2 Quad w/Radeon 3650 w/DataBurst 7200.11 1.0TB
Total: $1249.99
Power Rating: 66%
Variations:
El Cheapo
AMD w/Radeon HD 3870 w/Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB
Total: $681.92
Power Rating: 100%
Middle Man
AMD w/Radeon HD 3870 w/Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB & VR Boot Drive
Total: $841.91
Power Rating: 130%
Deluxo
AMD w/GTX 280 w/Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB
Total: $906.92
Power Rating: 155%
Speed Boat
AMD w/GTX 280 w/Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB & VR Boot Drive
Total: $1066.91
Power Rating: 201%
Ultron
Intel w/GTX 280 w/Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB & VR Boot Drive
Total: $1474.92
Power Rating: 263%
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