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CPU

AMD A8-3850
AMD A8-3850
5 out of 6
Price: $150
Website: www.amd.com.au
This quad core APU packs fantastic integrated graphics and CPU performance.
Specs: 2.9GHz Socket FM1; Quad core CPU; 400 Radeon cores; 100W TDP.
Alternative: Intel Core i5-650

Motherboard

Gigabyte A75M-UD2H
Gigabyte A75M-UD2H
6 out of 6
Price: $110
Website: www.gigabyte.com.au
For an Intel Core-based system, this is a fully featured budget-priced board.
Specs: Socket 1156; Intel H55 chipset; 2 x PCI-E 16x; 4 x PCI-E 2x; 4 x DDR3 sockets; 5 x SATA; 8 x USB.
Alternative: Asus P5Q

Graphics Card

AMD Radeon 6870
AMD Radeon 6870
5 out of 6
Price: $200
Website: www.amd.com
Hits a price/performance sweet spot, giving great gaming for a pretty reasonable price.
Specs: PCI Express 2.0 graphics card; 900MHz core clock; 1GB GDDR5 at 1050MHz; 1120 stream processors.
Alternative: AMD Radeon 6570

Storage

Samsung Spinpoint F3 2TB
Samsung Spinpoint F3 2TB
5 out of 6
Price: $80
Website: www.samsung.com
This 2TB HDD is incredibly speedy, topping our group test in almost all performance criteria.
Specs: SATA/300 hard disk; 2TB capacity; 32MB data buffer; 13.5ms average seek time.
Alternative: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB

Case

Antec Sonata III
Antec Sonata III
5 out of 6
Price: $165 with PSU
Website: www.antec.com
Not only is this case nice and quiet, it comes with our A-List budget PSU as standard.
Specs: ATX case; 3 x 5.25in, 6 x 3.5in drive bays; rear fan with filter.
Alternative: Cooler Master CM690 II

Power Supply Unit

Antec EarthWatts 500D Green
Antec EarthWatts 500D Green
5 out of 6
Price: $165 with Case
Website: www.antec.com
500W of power from Antec will be more than enough juice for a budget system.
Specs: 500W PSU; 80 Plus Bronze; captive cabling; low noise and power consumption.
Alternative: OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W
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