It's time to vote on your favorite build for this category!
Please see below for a list of the choices available.
Ojas' Intel Based MicroATX Solution
Processor: Intel Core i5 2500K -- $219.99
Motherboard: ASRock Z68 PRO3-M MicroATX --$114.99
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) -- $84.99
Graphics Card: EVGA SuperClocked GeForce GTX 570 1280MB -- $339.99 (314.99 with rebate)
Boot SSD: OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTX40G 2.5" 40GB -- 104.99
Alternatively from Amazon: $95 to $101.99
Hard Drive: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA II 3.5" -- $64.99
Case: Lian Li PC-V351B Black Aluminum MicroATX Desktop Computer Case -- $94.99
Power Supply: COOLER MASTER Silent Pro M600 -- $99.99 (69.99 with rebate)
Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus -- $49.99
Alternatively from Amazon: $29.51 to $37.99
DVD Burner: ASUS 24X DVD Burner Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM -- $19.99
Total Price: $1149.9
CMadrid's Pillar of Power
Processor: Intel I5 2500k $225
Motherboard: ASUS P8P67-M $130
RAM: Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 8GB DDR3 1600 $85
Graphics Card: MSI R6950 Twin FrozrII 2GB $280
Hard Drive: Samsung Spinpoint f3 1TB $61
Case: Silverstone FT03 $170
Power Supply: Corsair HX650 $120
Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus $30
DVD Burner: Lite-ON Slot Load DVD Burner $40
Total Price: $1141
Jeremy's Micro ATX (Ninja, Pirate, Viking... axe to your face) AMD build
Processor: AMD Phenom II X6 1100T $189.99
Motherboard: MSI 890GXM-G65 AM3 AMD 890GX HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD $129.99
RAM: CORSAIR XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 $129.99
Graphics Card: XFX HD-695X-CDDC Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity $249.99
Hard Drive: Corsair Force Series GT CSSD-F60GBGT-BK 2.5" 60GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $154.99
Case: IN WIN BR665 Black SECC steel MicroATX $74.99
Power Supply: Seasonic SS-560KM Active PFC F3, 560W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91, 80Plus Gold Certified, Modular Power Supply $129.99
Cooling: Dare I say it? YES... Stock AMD cooler. No real need to go with anything else as the price limit of $1200 keeps the upgrade from happening. Better to spend the money on other top performing parts and capabilities in the system and upgrade this aspect later on as it gets the job done perfectly.
DVD Burner: SAMSUNG Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Drive Model SH-B123L LightScribe Support $57.99
Storage drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" $39.99
Total Price: $1194.91
Please see below for a list of the choices available.
Ojas' Intel Based MicroATX Solution
Processor: Intel Core i5 2500K -- $219.99
Motherboard: ASRock Z68 PRO3-M MicroATX --$114.99
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) -- $84.99
Graphics Card: EVGA SuperClocked GeForce GTX 570 1280MB -- $339.99 (314.99 with rebate)
Boot SSD: OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD2-2VTX40G 2.5" 40GB -- 104.99
Alternatively from Amazon: $95 to $101.99
Hard Drive: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA II 3.5" -- $64.99
Case: Lian Li PC-V351B Black Aluminum MicroATX Desktop Computer Case -- $94.99
Power Supply: COOLER MASTER Silent Pro M600 -- $99.99 (69.99 with rebate)
Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus -- $49.99
Alternatively from Amazon: $29.51 to $37.99
DVD Burner: ASUS 24X DVD Burner Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM -- $19.99
Total Price: $1149.9
CMadrid's Pillar of Power
Processor: Intel I5 2500k $225
Motherboard: ASUS P8P67-M $130
RAM: Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 8GB DDR3 1600 $85
Graphics Card: MSI R6950 Twin FrozrII 2GB $280
Hard Drive: Samsung Spinpoint f3 1TB $61
Case: Silverstone FT03 $170
Power Supply: Corsair HX650 $120
Cooling: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus $30
DVD Burner: Lite-ON Slot Load DVD Burner $40
Total Price: $1141
Jeremy's Micro ATX (Ninja, Pirate, Viking... axe to your face) AMD build
Processor: AMD Phenom II X6 1100T $189.99
Motherboard: MSI 890GXM-G65 AM3 AMD 890GX HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD $129.99
RAM: CORSAIR XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 $129.99
Graphics Card: XFX HD-695X-CDDC Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity $249.99
Hard Drive: Corsair Force Series GT CSSD-F60GBGT-BK 2.5" 60GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $154.99
Case: IN WIN BR665 Black SECC steel MicroATX $74.99
Power Supply: Seasonic SS-560KM Active PFC F3, 560W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91, 80Plus Gold Certified, Modular Power Supply $129.99
Cooling: Dare I say it? YES... Stock AMD cooler. No real need to go with anything else as the price limit of $1200 keeps the upgrade from happening. Better to spend the money on other top performing parts and capabilities in the system and upgrade this aspect later on as it gets the job done perfectly.
DVD Burner: SAMSUNG Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Drive Model SH-B123L LightScribe Support $57.99
Storage drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" $39.99
Total Price: $1194.91