HotHardware Holiday Gift Guide

Name: HotHardware Holiday Gift Guide - Page 9
Brand: HotHardware

by Chad Weirick — Thursday, November 29, 2007, 11:00 AM EDT

Summary

Our goal while putting together this guide was to arm you all with the knowledge necessary to design systems that would fall in three different price ranges: a low-end system at under $750, a middle-of-the-road system at approximately $1600, and a high-end rig that really didn't have a budget ceiling.

Please keep in mind, however, that with the number of different product recommendations on the previous pages, there are a myriad of system configuration options to choose from. For those that are less inclined to shop around though, we've eliminated the hassle and compiled a parts list for a trio of systems...

System 1: High-End Intel Rig

Total Price - $4650

C2E QX9650

MAXIMUS FORMULA / SE

4GB DDR2-1066

XFX GeForce 8800 Ultra

Ultra X3 1 Kilowatt PSU

System 2: Mid-Range Quad-Core Intel

Total Price - $1655

WD Caviar SE16 500 GB

Gigabyte 3D Aurora 570

CM eXtreme Power 650W

System 3: Budget AMD

Total Price - $725

ThermalTake Wing RS 100

ThermalTake TR2 430W

We hope that you've enjoyed our 2008 Holiday Buyer's Guide as much as we've enjoyed putting it together for you. We here at HotHardware wish you and your families a happy, healthy, and safe fun-filled holiday season. Thank you all for another great year in 2007. See you all again in 2008!

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