vxdesigns

Hey fellas, here is your chance to show off your skills and win some money. Here's the deal, whoever builds the best gaming machine for the cheapest cost before the Contest End Date will win $20 US Dollars via paypal just to show my appreciation. I might increase the winning amount depending on the winning entry.

My budget is a maximum of $1200 CAN Dollars and I will only need the following components:

1) Motherboard
2) Processor
3) Video Card
4) Hard Disk
5) Ram

Now the reason I only need the above components is that I'm going to take these components to Pakistan and build the system there so I'm not sure if other components (power supply) will work in Pakistan. If you have any suggestion or knowledge about that then please let me know.

I will select the winner mainly with the help of the following calculator:

http://www.ut2341.com/UT3SystemScore/

Whoever gets the highest score in the above calculator, without over clocking, with the lowest cost, including shipping+handling will win the contest. You must only select components from a Canadian based website like www.tigerdirect.ca, www.directcanada.com, www.ncix.com, etc.

I will be posting this contest on other forums as well and post the winning entry here, so it's going to be a tough competition.

Good luck to all who participate!

P.S I will greatly appreciate it if a staff member can sticky this thread until the contest is over.

NEW ADDITIONS:

The components you select don't have to be in the calculator although it is preferred.
Contest End Date has been changed to Saturday, December 15, 12:00 AM EST.
Contest Has Ended Now. Thanks for your entries.

ENTRIES:

ENTRY 1:

MOTHERBOARD: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L ATX LGA775 P35 1333FSB 1PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 Sound GBLAN = $101.96

PROCESSOR: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad Core Processor LGA775 Kentsfield 2.40GHZ 1066FSB 8MB Retail Box = $268.88

VIDEO CARD: EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800GT Superclocked 650MHZ 512MB DDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDTV Out DIRECTX10 = $299.99

RAM: Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB 2X1GB PC2-6400 DDR2-800 CL4-4-4-12 Dual Channel = $90.38

HARD DISK: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB SATA2 8.5MS 7200RPM 16MB Cache = $82

TOTAL COST BEFORE TAXES/SHIPPING = $843
TOTAL COST AFTER TAXES/SHIPPING = $911


ENTRY 2:

MOTHERBOARD: EVGA Nforce 680I LT SLI Conroe LGA775 ATX 2PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 2PCI SATA2 Sound GBLAN = $170.83

PROCESSOR: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad Core Processor LGA775 Kentsfield 2.40GHZ 1066FSB 8MB Retail Box = $267.99

VIDEO CARD: ASUS GeForce 8800GT 600MHZ 512MB 1.8GHZ DDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out DIRECTX10 = $291.60

RAM: OCZ Gold XTC PC2-6400 2GB 2X1GB DDR2-800 CL5-5-5-12 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel = $84.99

HARD DISK: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB SATA2 8.5MS 7200RPM 16MB Cache = $81.63

TOTAL COST BEFORE TAXES/SHIPPING = $898
TOTAL COST AFTER TAXES/SHIPPING = $978

ENTRY 3:

MOTHERBOARD: Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L ATX LGA775 P31 1333FSB 1PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 Sound GBLAN = $93.77

PROCESSOR: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad Core Processor LGA775 Kentsfield 2.40GHZ 1066FSB 8MB = $267.99

VIDEO CARD: Galaxy GeForce 8800GT Overclocked 600MHZ 512MB 2.0GHZ DDR3 PCI-E DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out OEM = $279.99

RAM: OCZ Platinum XTC REV.2 PC2-6400 2GB 2X1GB DDR2-800 CL4-4-4-15 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel = $81.37

HARD DISK: Western Digital Raptor 150GB SATA 10KRPM 16MB NCQ = $250.80

TOTAL COST BEFORE TAXES/SHIPPING = $974
TOTAL COST AFTER TAXES/SHIPPING = $1049

ENTRY 4:

MOTHERBOARD: Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L ATX LGA775 P31 1333FSB 1PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 Sound GBLAN = $93.77

PROCESSOR: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad Core Processor LGA775 Kentsfield 2.40GHZ 1066FSB 8MB = $267.99

VIDEO CARD: EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800GTS Crysis Edition 670MHZ 512MB 1.94GHZ DDR3 PCI-E DVI-I HDTV Out = $359.99

RAM: OCZ Platinum XTC REV.2 PC2-6400 2GB 2X1GB DDR2-800 CL4-4-4-15 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel = $81.37

HARD DISK: Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 3.5IN 500GB SATA2 8.5MS 7200RPM 32MB Cache NCQ = $140.11

TOTAL COST BEFORE TAXES/SHIPPING = $944
TOTAL COST AFTER TAXES/SHIPPING = $1017

ENTRY 5:

MOTHERBOARD: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R Atx LGA775 Conroe P35 DDR2 1PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 Sata Raid Sound Gblan = $131.54

PROCESSOR: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad Core Processor LGA775 Kentsfield 2.40GHZ 1066FSB 8MB = $267.99

VIDEO CARD: Galaxy Geforce 8800GT Overclocked 600MHZ 512MB 2.0GHZ DDR3 PCI-E DVI-I Hdcp Hdtv Out Oem = $249.99

RAM: Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X2048-6400 2GB 2X1GB PC2-6400 DDR2-800 CL 5-5-5-18 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel = $75.60

HARD DISK: Western Digital SE16 320GB SATA2 7200RPM 16MB 8.9MS Hard Drive Oem = $75.99

TOTAL COST BEFORE TAXES/SHIPPING = $802
TOTAL COST AFTER TAXES/SHIPPING = $850

ENTRY 6:

MOTHERBOARD: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R Socket 775 Intel P35 + ICH9R Dual-Channel DDR2 1066/800/667/533Mhz GigaLAN 8-Channel Audio Support 1333Mhz FSB = $144.99

PROCESSOR: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad-Core Socket LGA775, 2.40 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB, 8MB L2 Cache, 65nm = $293.99

VIDEO CARD: EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS Superclocked Video Card - FREE Enemy Territory: Quake Wars PC Game, 640MB GDDR3, PCI Express,SLI Ready, Dual DVI, HDTV = $481.99

RAM: Crucial Ballistix (BL2KIT12864AA804) DDR2 800Mhz CL4-4-4-12 PC2 6400 2GB Kit (1GB x 2) 240-pin = $96.99

HARD DISK: Seagate Barracuda (ST3250410AS) 7200.10 250GB SATA2 8.5MS 7200RPM 16MB Cache = $72.99

TOTAL COST BEFORE TAXES/SHIPPING = $1091
TOTAL COST AFTER TAXES/SHIPPING = $1288


ENTRY 7:

MOTHERBOARD: XFX nForce 680i LT SLI Motherboard, NVIDIA, Socket 775, ATX, Audio, PCI Express, SLI Ready, Gigabit LAN, S/PDIF, USB 2.0 & Firewire, Serial ATA, RAID = $99.97

PROCESSOR: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Processor HH80562PH0568M - 2.40GHz, 8MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB, Kentsfield, Quad-Core, OEM, Socket 775, Processor = $259.97

VIDEO CARD: PNY XLR8 GeForce 8800 GT Video Card - Performance Edition, 512MB GDDR3, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, HDCP, Video Card = $365.99

RAM: Corsair XMS2 DHX 2048MB Dual Channel PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory (2 x 1024MB) = $74.97

HARD DISK: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB, 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM = $89.97

TOTAL COST BEFORE TAXES/SHIPPING = $891
TOTAL COST AFTER TAXES/SHIPPING = $1045

ENTRY 7:

MOTHERBOARD: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R Atx LGA775 Conroe P35 DDR2 1PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 Sata Raid Sound Gblan Motherboard = $131.54

PROCESSOR: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Processor HH80562PH0568M - 2.40GHz, 8MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB, Kentsfield, Quad-Core, OEM, Socket 775, Processor = $267.99

VIDEO CARD: EVGA E-GEFORCE 8800GT Superclocked 650MHZ 512MB DDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDTV Out DIRECTX10 = $299.99

RAM: Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500 DDR2 2GB 2X1GB DDR2-1066 CL5-5-5-15 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel = $134.99

HARD DISK: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB SATA2 3GB/S 7200RPM 16MB Cache NCQ = $91.80

TOTAL COST BEFORE TAXES/SHIPPING = $927
TOTAL COST AFTER TAXES/SHIPPING = $997

ENTRY 8:

MOTHERBOARD+PROCESSOR: Asus P5B-MX Motherboard CPU Bundle - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Processor 2.40GHz OEM = $451.99

VIDEO CARD: EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS SSC Video Card - FREE Crysis PC Game, 640MB GDDR3, PCI Express, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV = $359.97

RAM: OCZ Vista Upgrade Edition Dual Channel 4096MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory (2 x 2048MB) = $182.99

HARD DISK: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, Serial ATA-300, OEM = $119.97

TOTAL COST BEFORE TAXES/SHIPPING = $1115
TOTAL COST AFTER TAXES/SHIPPING = $1,304.43

ENTRY 9:

MOTHERBOARD: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L ATX LGA775 P35 1333FSB 1PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 Sound GBLAN Motherboard = $101.96

PROCESSOR: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad Core Processor LGA775 Kentsfield 2.40GHZ 1066FSB 8MB Retail Box = $299.99

VIDEO CARD: Galaxy GeForce 8800GT Overclocked 600MHZ 512MB 2.0GHZ DDR3 PCI-E DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out OEM Video Card = $279.99

RAM: Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB 2X1GB PC2-6400 DDR2-800 CL4-4-4-12 Dual Channel = $90.38

HARD DISK: Hitachi Deskstar T7K 250GB SATAII 7200RPM 8MB 8.5MS U300 Hard Drive (OEM) = $100.80

TOTAL COST BEFORE TAXES/SHIPPING = $842
TOTAL COST AFTER TAXES/SHIPPING = $909

ENTRY 10:

MOTHERBOARD: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L ATX LGA775 P35 1333FSB 1PCI-E16 3PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 Sound GBLAN Motherboard = $101.96

PROCESSOR: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad Core Processor LGA775 Kentsfield 2.40GHZ 1066FSB 8MB Retail Box = $299.99

VIDEO CARD: Galaxy GeForce 8800GTS 650MHZ 512MB 1.94GHZ DDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out OEM Video *IR-$30* = $339.99

RAM: G.SKILL F2-6400CL4D-4GBPK PC2-6400 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-800 CL4-4-4-12 240PIN Dual Channel = $129.99

HARD DISK: Western Digital Raptor 74GB SATA 10000RPM 5.2MS 16MB NCQ 5 Year MFR Warranty = $177.84

TOTAL COST BEFORE TAXES/SHIPPING = $1,019
TOTAL COST AFTER TAXES/SHIPPING = $1097

ENTRY 11:

MOTHERBOARD: Intel 975XBX2KR Motherboard - Intel 975X, Socket 775, ATX, Viiv Ready, Audio, PCI Express, Gigabit LAN, S/PDIF, USB 2.0 & Firewire, Serial ATA, RAID = $243.99

PROCESSOR: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Processor BX80557E6850 - 3.0GHz, 4MB Cache, 1333MHz FSB, Conroe, Dual-Core, Retail, Socket 775, Processor with Fan = $365.99

VIDEO CARD: XFX GeForce 8800 GT XXX Video Card - FREE Company of Heroes PC Game, 512MB DDR3, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, Video Card = $329.97

RAM: Corsair Dual Channel TWINX 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz E.P.P. Memory (2 x 1024) = $109.99

HARD DISK: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, Serial ATA-300, OEM = $119.97

TOTAL COST BEFORE TAXES/SHIPPING = $1,170
TOTAL COST AFTER TAXES/SHIPPING = $1,368

tuxify

You could buy my computer for $900 if you fancy.

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vxdesigns

Thanks, but I prefer a new build.

mep916

Your calculator does not include the Radeon 3850/3870 or the GeForce 8800 GT. Does that matter?

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Q9450 @ 2.66 GHz || Zalman CNPS9700
ASUS Rampage Formula
320MB 8800 GTS (G80)
4GB Ballistix Tracer @ 1068 MHz
2X 150GB WD Raptors (RAID 0)
1TB Hitachi Deskstar
Antec Nine Hundred Case
750W Quad Silencer
FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND:F@H Team 44358 || Team Stats || My Stats || Hardware Contributions: Q9450/PS3/P4

oscaryu1

Yes it will work if the power connectors are the same and [maybe] switch the 110 to 220V...

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oscaryu1

http://www.directcanada.com/products...ufacture=INTEL
Q6600

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...cture=Gigabyte
P31-DS3L

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...%20Digital
WD Raptor 10,000RPM 150GB

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...facture=Liteon
Liteon DVD+-RW EIDE

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...Z%20Technology
OCZ Platinum 2GB Dual Channel Kit DDR2-800 (x2 for 4GB)

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...xy%20Techology
8800GT 512MB PCI-E x16

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...Z%20Technology
OCZ GameXStream 700W

Total after rebates : $1099.42

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vxdesigns

No it doesn't matter.

mep916

Should those cards be excluded from the contest?

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Q9450 @ 2.66 GHz || Zalman CNPS9700
ASUS Rampage Formula
320MB 8800 GTS (G80)
4GB Ballistix Tracer @ 1068 MHz
2X 150GB WD Raptors (RAID 0)
1TB Hitachi Deskstar
Antec Nine Hundred Case
750W Quad Silencer
FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND:F@H Team 44358 || Team Stats || My Stats || Hardware Contributions: Q9450/PS3/P4

vxdesigns

Are you sure about that because many people have told me otherwise.

vxdesigns

Not really because that calculator doesn't have all of the components in it thus it's simply a guideline. You don't have to build a system based on that calculator but it is preferred