Buyer's Guide: High-End Systems - December 2000
by Mike Andrawes on December 24, 2000 2:52 PM EST- Posted in
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Summary
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Dream System
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| CPU |
Dual
Intel Pentium III 933 - $375 x 2
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| Motherboard |
Intel
OR840 - $300
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| Memory |
512MB
RDRAM - $1000
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| Video Card |
Creative Labs Annihilator2 Ultra - $400
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| Monitor |
Sony
GDM-FW900 24" Widescreen - $2300
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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
i82559 - $0
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| Hard Drive |
4
x Seagate Cheetah X15 - $450 x 4
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| Hard Drive Controller |
DPT
SmartRAID IV Century PM2865U3 - $900
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| CD-ROM |
Pioneer
DVD-304S / Plextor UltraPlex Wide - $150
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| CD-RW |
Plextor
Plexwriter 12/10/32 - $350
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| Bottom line |
$9,130
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High-End SOHO
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| CPU |
AMD
Athlon "Thunderbird" 1.1 GHz - $250
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| Motherboard |
Microstar
K7T Pro2A - $130
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| Memory |
256MB
Corsair/Mushkin PC133 CAS 2 SDRAM - $200
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| Video Card |
Matrox
G400/G450 32MB Dual Head - $100
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| Monitor |
iiYama
VisionMaster PRO 450 - $450
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| Case |
Supermicro
SC750-A Full Tower ATX - $150
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 75GXP 15GB - $100 x 2
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| Hard Drive Controller |
Promise
FastTrak 100 - $100
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| CD-ROM |
Pioneer
DVD-105S 16X DVD - $150
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| CD-RW |
Yamaha
CRW2100EZ 16/10/40X - $275
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| Bottom line |
$2175
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High-End
Gaming
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| CPU |
AMD
Athlon "Thunderbird" 1.1 GHz - $250
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| Motherboard |
Microstar
K7T Pro2A - $130
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| Memory |
256MB
Corsair/Mushkin PC133 CAS 2 SDRAM - $200
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| Video Card |
Creative
Labs 3D Blaster Annihilator 2 - $200
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| Monitor |
iiYama
VisionMaster PRO 450 - $450
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| Case |
Supermicro
SC750-A Full Tower ATX - $150
Fong Kai FK-320ATX Mid Tower ATX - $120 |
| Sound Card |
Sound
Blaster Live! X-Gamer - $100
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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 75GXP 45GB - $170
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| Hard Drive Controller |
Integrated VIA 686B Ultra ATA 100 - $0
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| CD-ROM |
Pioneer
DVD-105S 16X DVD - $150
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| CD-RW |
Yamaha
CRW2100EZ 16/10/40X - $275
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| Bottom line |
$2345
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High-End
Professional
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| CPU |
AMD
Athlon "Thunderbird" 1.2 GHz - $300
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| Motherboard |
Microstar
K7T Pro2A - $130
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| Memory |
2
x 256MB Corsair/Mushkin PC133 SDRAM - $200 x 2
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| Video Card |
ELSA
Gloria II (NVIDIA Quadro) - $600
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| Monitor |
iiYama
VisionMaster PRO 510 - $1000
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| Case |
Supermicro
SC750-A Full Tower ATX - $150
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 Deskstar 75GXP 15GB - $100 x 2
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| Hard Drive Controller |
Promise
FastTrak 100 - $100
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| CD-ROM |
Pioneer
DVD-105S 16X DVD - $150
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| CD-RW |
Yamaha
CRW2100EZ 16/10/40X - $275
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| Bottom line |
$3475
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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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