My PC, which I bought just about a week after the Core 2's came out, cost me just under $1,100.
Running:
- NVidia GeForce 7950 GT (512 MB)
- Intel Core 2 Duo E6400
- 2 GB Corsair XMS2 RAM
- MSI P965 Neo-F Mobo (At the time, Core 2 Duo was supported by very, and I mean very few motherboards).
- Sound Blaster X-Fi 7.1
- 17" LCD Monitor (I was going to order one on-line, but due to fear of dead pixels on arrival, I bought it @ Wal-Mart).
- Windows Wireless Desktop (I forget which model)
- Sennheiser Headphone/Mic
- Nec ND-3550A (Beautiful, Dual-Layer DVD Writer for $30.00 @ Newegg)
It was almost top of the line when I got it. If my budget would have allowed, I'd have went E6700, maybe up'ed the RAM to 4 GB (which I don't regret not doing seeing how 2 gets the job done fine), and GTX'ed the GT. But it wasn't expensive and I can throw in a 8800 and Quad-Core whenever I get the money.
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