BinghamtonTechs.com Build #00011 - Portfolio Details

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Specifications

Processor:               AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ 3.2GHz 125W Dual-Core Processor

Motherboard:         ASRock A780GXH AM2+/AM2 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard

Power Supply:        OCZ ModXStream Pro OCZ700MXSP 700W SLI Ready/CrossFire Ready Modular

Graphics Card:       XFX GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0

RAM:                        Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066

Hard Drive:             Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s

Case:                        COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UB Black /Blue Aluminum Bezel

Extra:                       Logitech ClearChat Style 3.5mm Supra-aural Headset          Acer X193W+BD Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor

Periphals:                OCZ Behemoth Wired Laser 3200 dpi Gaming Mouse            OCZ USB Wired Slim Elixir II Keyboard

Tech's Notes

The Dual-Core processor was more than suitable for what this customer requeste.She wanted something that would get higher fps in her games but for a cheaper cost. The power supply is a modular power supply unit. Meaning that you only use the necessary power cables for the unit, resulting in about half of the wires of a normal power supply (reduces heat, clutter, and especially better for cases with side windows).

 

The motherboard, graphics card, and power supply all support dual NVIDIA video card SLI configuration so it's fully adaptable to add more componets. The graphics card has 512MB instead of the newer market graphics cards to keep costs down. But with 4GB of RAM and the SLI configuration if we need to add another video card in the future, we made sure that it will run any video game possible on the market with future games being supported as well.

 

The computer case had two fans for cooling, one 80mm fan in the front, and a 120mm fan in the back. We used a normal sized CPU cooler but there is a side duct built into the case which funnels the hot air from the processor right out the side vents. With the front fan installed, it blows most of the dust and other particles through the front of the case, minimising cleaning.

 

The customer also got a keyboard, gaming mouse, a gaming keadset, and a 19" 5mb widescreen monitor to complete the build. We we're able to get all of the parts for a complete gaming system, even with our tech costs and still keep it just over $900.

Overview/Cost

Rough Cost for Parts: $802.90

Shipping Costs: $32.97

Hours for Build: ~3 hours

Labor Costs for Tech: $75

Total Hours for Build: 1.5 hours for build, 1.5 hours for install and configuration of OS and programs

Total Cost for Customer: $910.87

Comparable: Alienware - Approximately $1200.00 HP - Approximately $1000.00