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Tom's System Builder Marathon Motherboards: MSI K9N4 Ultra-F, MSI P965 Platinum, Asus Striker Extreme

Now that you know where our heads are at, here's a recap of the components we chose for the three systems, and the costs of those components. Remember, we didn't include the OS or a monitor in these costs. In all cases we concentrated on the hardware, the components that affect performance.

Low-Priced PC Component Costs
CPU AMD Athlon X2 3800+ AM2 $82
CPU Cooler AMD Boxed Cooler 0
Motherboard MSI K9N4 Ultra-F $59
RAM Wintec AMPO PC2-6400 1 GB $70
Graphics XFX GeForce 7600 GT $120
Hard Drive Samsung HD160JJ - P80SD $51
Sound Onboard Audio 0
Case Coolermaster Centurion 5 $50
Power Fortron Source AX450-PN $56
DVD-RW Sony NEC Optiarc Black AD-7170S-0B 18X SATA $35
Total Price $523
Mid-Priced PC Component Costs
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 $230
CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper TX $30
Motherboard MSI P965 Platinum $135
RAM Patriot eXtreme Performance PDC22G6400LLK $160
Graphics EVGA GeForce 8800GTS PN: 320-P2-N811-AR $280
Hard Drive Western Digital Caviar RE2 WD5000YS $160
Sound Onboard Audio 0
Case SILVERSTONE TEMJIN SST-TJ02SW $100
Power AeroCool ZERODBA-S620 $125
DVD-RW Sony NEC Optiarc Black AD-7170S-0B 18X SATA $35
Total Price $1,255
High-Priced PC Component Costs
CPU Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 970
CPU Cooler Vigor Gaming Monsoon II CLT-M2I 140
Motherboard Asus Striker Extreme 330
RAM Crucial Ballistix DDR2 1000 PC2-8000 $235
Graphics 2x GeForce 8800GTX 768 MB ($560) $1120
Hard Drive 2x Western Digital Caviar RE2 WD5000YS $320
Sound Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS $180
Case LIAN LI PC-60A PLUSII $130
Power PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad $200
DVD-RW Sony NEC Optiarc Black AD-7170S-0B 18X SATA $35
Total Price $3,640

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