If I were in the market for PC hardware today (I'm not 'coz I'm poor), this is what I would be shopping for (listed is barebones system only, this is not a full computer!).
The system is "most bang for the buck" oriented, for general work (actually it's supposed to be the best for anything but multimedia encoding (not creation, mind!)) and mild gaming (actually, I'd leave my fanless Radeon 9000 as I'm not running any games at all), the processor would get overclocked as far as it would go while being rock solid during Israeli summer using standard heatsink and fan combo (or a cheap & quiet alternative), and of course you need two identical DIMMs (pieces of RAM) - I just couldn't decide which.
I only used reputable vendors I know, prices include shipping & handling. Exchange rate is for December 17th. Spreadsheet work done using OpenOffice's Calc.
| category | part description | USD | rate | US price in NIS | price in Israel incl. VAT | ripoff rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Athlon 64 3000+ (939, 512K) | 159 | 4.34 | 690.06 | 1040 | 150.71% |
| Motherboard | MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum (nForce3 Ultra, 939) | 139 | 603.26 | 1175 | 194.78% | |
| RAM | Corsair PC-3200 512MB XMS (DDR400, CL2) | 105 | 455.7 | 865 | 189.82% | |
| Corsair PC-3200 512MB Value (DDR400, CL2.5) | 75 | 325.5 | 685 | 210.45% | ||
| HDD | WD 200GB, 7200rpm, 8MB, SATA | 125 | 542.5 | 734 | 135.3% | |
| Video | ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB | 230 | 998.2 | 1225 | 122.72% |
I've used www.zap.co.il for local prices as it's the industry's standard here, but I have to say the site is horrible compared to Anand's. Numbers are fairly reliable, though.
I write no conclusions, as this is self explanatory.
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