Chaque année, autour de Noël, Je Pub-blir une recom-hommes-ded budget de PC art-icle. Cette année, je fais un peu plus tôt, mais a décidé de comparer directement les spécifications et le prix de cette année à l'année dernière pour voir comment les choses ont évolué.
1. The ultimate budget system
| Component | 2011 Product | 2011 Prix | 2012 Product | 2012 Prix | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | E350 1.6GHz | £0 | E450 1.65GHz | £0 | A 50MHz increase. Feeble! |
| Motherboard | Asus E35M1‑M Pro | £99 | Asus E45M1‑M Pro | £106 | Not much change in a year |
| RAM | Kingston 4GB DDR3-1333 kit | £20 | Corsair 8GB DDR3-1333 kit | £28 | Double your RAM for £8? Why not… |
| Stor-âge | Crucial M4 64Gb | £80 | OCZ Agility 4 128Gb | £80 | Double the SSD capacity and add some speed for the same money — excellent |
| lecteur optique | DVD–RW | £17 | DVD-RW | £13 | Non-BD drives continue to fall in price |
| Power supply | Corsair CX430 V2 | £ 35 | HuntKey Jumper 300 | £39 | A higher quality PSU for nearly the same money |
| Cas | Coolermaster Élite 335 | £28 | Coolermaster Élite 334U | £34 | A slight increase for an equivalent piece of kit, but not significant |
| Total: | £279 | Total: | £300 | UNE 7.5% increase in price. Overall the system is significantly faster thanks to the extra RAM et SSD. le PSU is also more efficient. |
2. The budget gaming system
| Component | 2011 Product | 2011 Prix | 2012 Product | 2012 Prix | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i3 2100 3.1GHz | £95 | Intel Core i3 3220 3.3GHz | £97 | Basically the same price for an extra 200MHz. Slow progress! |
| Motherboard | Asus P8Z68‑V LX | £82 | Asus P8Z77‑V LX | £79 | No real change, but thats fair enough |
| RAM | Corsair 8GB DDR3-1333 kit | £37 | Corsair 8GB DDR3-1333 kit | £28 | Memory continues to fall. 16Gb is almost attainable! |
| Stor-âge | Crucial M4 64Gb | £80 | OCZ Vertex 4 128Gb | £90 | SSDs have shown remarkable progress — a doubling in size and a performance boost for nearly the same money! |
| Vidéo | AMD HD6670 1Gb GDDR5 | £69 | AMD HD7750 1Gb DDR5 | £88 | A minimum of 50% faster across the board — a reasonable improvement |
| lecteur optique | BD–ROM / DVD–RW | £40 | BD–ROM / DVD–RW | £ 50 | UNE 25% increase for the same kit — very poor |
| Power supply | Corsair CX430 V2 | £ 35 | HuntKey Jumper 300 | £39 | A higher quality PSU for nearly the same money |
| Cas | Coolermaster Elite 335 | £28 | Coolermaster Élite 334U | £34 | A slight increase for an equivalent piece of kit, but not significant |
| Total: | £466 | Total: | £504 | An overall increase of 8% in price. But overall you get a lot more for your money, thanks to the SSD et GPU |
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