Summary

Dream System
CPU
Dual Intel Pentium III 866 - $650 x 2
Motherboard
Intel OR840 - $400
Memory
512MB RDRAM - $2200
Video Card
Hercules 3D Prophet II GTS 64MB - $425
Monitor
Sony F500R 21" - $2000
Case
Addtronics W8500-400A - $400
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Live! Platinum - $200
Speakers
VideoLogic Sirocco CrossFire - $400
Ethernet
Integrated i82559 - $0
Hard Drive
3 x Seagate Cheetah 73 - $1400 x 3
Hard Drive Controller
DPT SmartRAID IV Century PM2865U3 - $900
CD-ROM
Pioneer DVD-303S - $140
CD-RW
Plextor Plexwriter 12/4/32 - $350
Bottom line
$12,915

 

High-End SOHO
CPU
AMD Athlon 700 - $200
Motherboard
ASUS K7V - $160
Memory
2 x 128MB Corsair/Mushkin PC133 SDRAM - $150 x 2
Video Card
Matrox G400 32MB Dual Head - $120
Monitor
iiYama VisionMaster PRO 450 - $650
Case
Supermicro SC750-A Full Tower ATX - $150
Fong Kai FK-320ATX Mid Tower ATX - $120
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Live! Value OEM - $50
Speakers
Cambridge SoundWorks Digital - $100
Ethernet
Linksys EtherFast 10/100 - $20
Hard Drive
2 x Quantum Fireball Plus LM 20GB - $150 x 2
Hard Drive Controller
Promise FastTrak66 - $100
CD-ROM
Pioneer DVD-115 16X DVD - $160
CD-RW
Plextor Plexwriter 8/4/32 - $200
Bottom line
$2210

 

High-End Gaming
CPU
Intel Pentium III 866 - $650
Motherboard
ASUS P3V4X- $120
Memory
2 x 128 MB Corsair/Mushkin PC133 SDRAM - $150 x 2
Video Card
Creative Labs 3D Blaster Annihilator 2 - $300
Monitor
iiYama VisionMaster PRO 450 - $650
Case
Supermicro SC750-A Full Tower ATX - $150
Fong Kai FK-320ATX Mid Tower ATX - $120
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Live! X-Gamer - $100
Speakers
Cambridge SoundWorks Desktop Theater DTT2500 - $200
Ethernet
Linksys EtherFast 10/100 - $20
Hard Drive
Maxtor Diamond Max 40 Plus 20GB - $275
Hard Drive Controller
Promise FastTrak66 - $100
CD-ROM
Pioneer DVD-115 16X DVD - $160
CD-RW
Plextor Plexwriter 8/4/32 - $200
Bottom line
$2925

 

High-End Professional
CPU
AMD Athlon 900 - $650
Motherboard
ASUS K7V - $160
Memory
2 x 256MB Corsair/Mushkin PC133 SDRAM - $350 x 2
Video Card
ELSA GLoria II (NVIDIA Quadro) - $650
Monitor
iiYama VisionMaster PRO 510 - $1000
Case
Supermicro SC750-A Full Tower ATX - $150
Fong Kai FK-320ATX Mid Tower ATX - $120
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Live! Value OEM - $50
Speakers
Cambridge SoundWorks Digital - $100
Ethernet
Linksys EtherFast 10/100 - $20
Hard Drive
2 x Quantum Fireball Plus LM 20GB - $150 x 2
Hard Drive Controller
Promise FastTrak66 - $100
CD-ROM
Pioneer DVD-115 16X DVD - $160
CD-RW
Plextor Plexwriter 8/4/32 - $200
Bottom line
$3590

 

Final Words

And that concludes our recommendations for high-end systems in the fourth edition of the AnandTech Buyer's Guide.

As always, we’re open to any suggestions you may have.  Remember that these are merely recommendations for a few system configurations. We know a lot of you won’t agree with the exact components chosen here, and we expect that, so plan on tweaking things a bit to get the perfect system for your needs.  When sending in suggestions, remember that all the components must be readily available in the market today in order to be considered for the Buyer’s Guide.

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