July Entry-Level Gaming PC Guide - Page 3

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium  64-bit 1-pack for System Builders
Current price: $100

And finally, we again chose Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit as our operating system. For an entry-level gaming system, this choice pretty much made itself.

Price Roundup

AMD Phenom II X6 System
Case: NZXT GAMMA Classic Series GAMA-001BK - $36
Power Supply: Antec Basic BP550 Plus 550W - $55
Processor: AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition 3.3GHz - $190
CPU Cooling: Stock Cooling - $0
Motherboard: ASUS M4A87TD EVO (AMD 870) - $105
Memory: G.SKILL F3-10600CL9D-4GBPK (CAS9) 2 x 2GB kit - $36
Hard Drive: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB  - $55
Optical Drive: LG DVD±RW SuperMulti Drive Black SATA Model GH22NS50B - $19
Video Card: Sapphire 100283-3L Radeon HD 5770- $115
Monitor: Acer X223WDbd Black 22” 5ms 1680x1050 - $120
Sound Card: Integrated Sound - $0
Speakers: Logitech LS21 Speaker System - $20
Mouse: RAZER ABYSSUS Gaming Mouse - $30
Keyboard: Rosewill RK-7300 Multimedia Keyboard - $12
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit - $100
Total Price: $893

Intel Core i7 System
Case: NZXT GAMMA Classic Series GAMA-001BK - $36
Power Supply: Antec Basic BP550 Plus 550W - $55
Processor: Intel CPU: Core i5-2300 Sandy Bridge 2.8GHz - $185
CPU Cooling: Stock Cooling - $0
Motherboard: MSI P67A-G43 (P67) - $125
Memory: G.SKILL F3-10600CL9D-4GBPK (CAS9) 2 x 2GB kit - $36
Hard Drive: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB  - $55
Optical Drive: LG DVD±RW SuperMulti Drive Black SATA Model GH22NS50B - $19
Video Card: Sapphire 100283-3L Radeon HD 5770- $115
Monitor: Acer X223WDbd Black 22” 5ms 1680x1050 - $120
Sound Card: Integrated Sound - $0
Speakers: Logitech LS21 Speaker System - $20
Mouse: RAZER ABYSSUS Gaming Mouse - $30
Keyboard: Rosewill RK-7300 Multimedia Keyboard - $12
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit - $100
Total Price: $908