ITT Intro to PC TB-143 Economy Class Computer * Mother Board / CPU: The MSi E350IA-E45 / Zacate E350 Dual Core AMD processor. $75 (These two came a combo pack for smaller computer intended for turning your television entertainment console into a computer. 1 PCI Express x16 slot, 4 SATA 6Gb/s ports, Realtek PCI-E GbLAN controller, 2 USB 3.0 ports, 6 USB 2.0 ports, PS/2 port, HDMI port, Coax port, SPDIF [aka optical audio] port, Ethernet port, 6 channel audio ports, built in processor with1.6GHz processor speed) * Hard Drive: 500 GB Seagate Baracuda HDD $90 * Memory (RAM):Two, Corsair DDR2 4200 (800Mhz, 1GB each.) $20 each. $40 total * Case/power supply: Rosewill RS-M1-01-BK Case which comes with a 500 watt power supply $50 * Mouse/Keyboard Logitech MK320 Wireless Combo. $20 * Speakers: Gigaware 2.1 Speakers $50
Total Amount so far is equal to $325. Which enough to to buy a new windows OS at the retail price of $120 to make the grand total $445.
The Basic run down of the computer specs are enough to run any program (including some games if desired) at 2GB of RAM, 1.6GHz of Processor speed, and a slot for a graphics card is need be. Moderate Computer * Mother Board: ASUS M5A88-V EVO (AMD AM3+ 880G/SB850, 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (blue), 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode, black), 1 x PCIe 2.0 x1, 3 x PCI, 5 x SATA 6Gb/s ports, 2 x IEEE 1394a ports, 2 x USB 3.0, 4 x USB 2.0, 6 audio jacks not including the S/PDIF, Anti Surge capability, Fanless Heat-sink, ASUS EZ flash for updates,) $120 * CPU: AMD FX-4100 AM3+ CPU with 3.6GHz Processor $120 * Hard Drive: Hitachi Deskstar 2 TB Hard drive. $150 * Memory (RAM): G. skill Sniper Series 4GB Card. $60 * Video Card: XFX HD-685X-ZCFC 1GB Video Card $140 * Case/power supply: Lian Li PC-V351B case /Corsair TX750 power supply $100 / $105 * Mouse/Keyboard: Microsoft Desktop 400 5MH-00001 $20 * Speakers: Logitech Z506 Speakers $90 * Monitor: Hannspree HF series HF205DPB $90 (this was a special deal through newegg.com and would normally float for 130. I would be over the margin if not for the sale.)
The Total for this computer ran at $995 which very nearly had me at my limit, which only goes to show that in the technological world, it’s easier to save money and blow all your money, than it is to maintain a budget between two figures. In order to save on money for this computer, I used a free operating system. This computer has the capability to run the windows, but I opted to use Ubuntu or linux (both free) to keep it under the

Performance Computer * Mother Board: ASUS Rampage IV Extreme $430 (8 x USB 3.0 port(s), 12 x USB 2.0 ports, Bluetooth V2.1+EDR, Optical S/PDIF out port, 4 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16,1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16, 1 x PCIe 2.0 x1, 2 x eSATA 6Gb/s ports, 2 x SATA 6Gb/s ports.) * CPU: Intel i7 3960X $1040 * Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 500 GB Hard Drive $2,200 (this is marketed as a external hard drive, but a quick reformat and a cracking of the external shell will fix that.) * Memory (RAM): Corsair Vengeance 4GB card (x4 for 16GB of RAM total) $160 * Case/power supply: Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition. VN100006W2N / Antec TPQ-1200 (1200Watt Power Supply) $290 / $220 * Mouse/Keyboard: both Products by Razer, a company I would Kill to have 5 minutes alone in their warehouse, the Black Widow Stealth Keyboard / Naga EPIC MMO Macro gaming mouse Priced $140 / $130 * Sound Card:Creative sound blaster Recond 3D Fatal 1 sound Core $200 * Speakers: Once again by Razer: the Razer Megalodon Surround headset $150 * Video Card: GeoVision GV1480A Combo Card $4,900 * Monitor: Sharp series LC-80LE844U 80” LED-LCD Flat Panel Television screen $5,400
This gaming GOD system I build costs a little over $15,000 (15,260). A full 80” screen TV and enough power to run an entire household’s entertainment from one station.