XS Official Rig Building Guide 2009

[perkam]

My thought is all systems except that budget system have to be DDR3. The budget system should be 65nm/45nm and DDR2, because of cost restrictions. The price of DDR3 is getting quite competitive (with DDR2), but the price of a good DDR3 board is restrictive still.

Bobsama, your budget rig is much appreciated. However, this is the XS Rig Building Guide, not the Poor-Man's Rig Building Guide.

It represents the no-compromise hardware for every price range. I would prefer if people would recommend different options for items in the same price range.

Also, the Sub $1,100 rig has been added for both AMD and Intel, do let me know if they are ok.

Perkam