Idea here is simple...
Build a computer posting valid retail links to components and try to get the highest possible price to score ratio.
Scoring method:
The scoring is based on a points system and is calculated with the following formula -
( (GPU score*CPU score*HDD Speed*HDD Storage)/price)*1000
GPU and CPU Scores are determined by Toms Hardware lists.
GPU - scale 1-10
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html
| GeForce | Radeon | Points |
| Discrete: GTX 690 | 10 | |
| Discrete: GTX 590 | Discrete: HD 6990, 7970 GHz Ed. | 9 |
| Discrete: GTX 680 | Discrete: HD 7970 | 8 |
| Discrete: GTX 670 | Discrete: HD 5970, 7950 | 7 |
| Discrete: GTX 580, 660 Ti | Discrete: HD 7870 | 6 |
| Discrete: GTX 295, 480, 570, 660 | Discrete: HD 4870 X2, 6970, 7850 | 5 |
| Go (mobile): 680M | Mobility: 7970M | |
| Discrete: GTX 470, 560 Ti, 560 Ti 448 Core | Discrete: HD 4850 X2, HD 5870, HD 6950 | 4 |
| Mobility: 7950M | ||
| Discrete: GTX 560, 650 Ti | Discrete: HD 5850, HD 6870 | 3 |
| Go (mobile): 580M | Mobility: 6990M | |
| Discrete: 9800 GX2, 285, 460 256-bit, 465 | Discrete: HD 6850, HD 7770 | 2 |
| Go (mobile): 675M | Mobility: 6900M | |
| Discrete: GTX 260, 275, 280, 460 192-bit, 460 SE, 550 Ti, 560 SE, 650 | Discrete: HD 4870, 5770, 4890, 5830, 6770, 6790, 7750 | 1 |
CPU - Scale 6-10
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-5.html
| Intel | AMD | Points |
| Core i7-2600, -2600K, -2700K, -3770, -3770K, -3820, -3930K, -3960X | 10 | |
| Core i7-965, -975 Extreme, -980X Extreme, -990X Extreme | ||
| Core i5-3570K, -3570, -3550, -3470, -3450P, -3450, -3350P, -3330, 2550K, -2500K, -2500, -2450P, -2400, -2380P, -2320, -2310, -2300 | ||
| Core i7-980, -970, -960 | 9 | |
| Core i7-870, -875K | ||
| Core i3-3225, -3240, -3220,-2100, -2105, -2120, -2125, -2130 | ||
| Core i7-860, -920, -930, -940, -950 | FX-4170 | 8 |
| Core i5-3220T, -750, -760, -2405S, -2400S | Phenom II X6 1100T BE, 1090T BE | |
| Core 2 Extreme QX9775, QX9770, QX9650 | Phenom II X4 Black Edition 980, 975 | |
| Core 2 Quad Q9650 | ||
| Core 2 Extreme QX6850, QX6800 | FX-8150, -6200 | 7 |
| Core 2 Quad Q9550, Q9450, Q9400 | Phenom II X6 1075T | |
| Core i5-650, -655K, -660, -661, -670, -680 | Phenom II X4 Black Edition 970, 965, 955 | |
| Core i3-2100T, -2120T | ||
| Core 2 Extreme QX6700 | FX-8120, -6100, -4100 | 6 |
| Core 2 Quad Q6700, Q9300, Q8400, Q6600, Q8300 | Phenom II X6 1055T, 1045T | |
| Core 2 Duo E8600, E8500, E8400, E7600 | Phenom II X4 945, 940, 920, 910, 910e, 810 | |
| Core i3 -530, -540, -550 | Phenom II X3 Black Edition 720, 740 | |
| Pentium G2120, G870, G860, G850, G840, G645, G640, G630 | A8-3850, -3870K | |
| A6-3650, -3670K | ||
| Athlon II X4 645, 641, 640, 635, 630 | ||
| Athlon II X3 460, 455, 450, |
HDD Speed - scale 6-10
| HDD SPEED | Points |
| PCIe SSD (over 500 MB/s) | 10 |
| SATA III SSD | 9 |
| SATA II SSD | 8 |
| WD Velocity RAPTOR HDD | 7 |
| STANDARD HDD | 6 |
HDD Storage - Scale 6-10
| HDD STORAGE | Points |
| Over 1 TB | 10 |
| 1 TB | 9 |
| 480 GB or higher | 8 |
| 120 GB or higher | 7 |
| Under 120 GB | 6 |
Rules and things to consider:
Case must be a decent case. (minimum 40 dollars). No 19.99 refurbished IBM cases.
GPU SLI will score a maximum of 10 points and it's score will be refflective of the single card it beats. Example: GTX 560 Ti SLI =~GTX 680 = 9
RAM has to be 8 GB and DDR3 -1600 minimum.
Stock CPU cooler
DVD Drive not needed
OS not needed (everyone is going to use Windows 7 or 8 anyways for 99 dollars).
Mail in rebates don't count. Retail sticker price only.
Final price is counted before tax and in American/Canadian dollars (same value believe it or not). If links are from another country, please provide exchange rate to US dollars.
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