DIY PC Setup of the Month from MMO Champion

Peripherals/Monitors

Component	Puppy	Dolphin
Monitor	Acer V223W EJBD 22-Inch Widescreen - $140	ASUS VW246H 24-Inch Widescreen - $202
Keyboard	Logitech Media Keyboard K200 - $12	Cyborg V.5 - $43
Mouse	Logitech G400 - $40	Razer Deathadder - $45
Speakers	Creative A220 2.1 Speaker System - $30	Logitech Z313 Speaker System - $43
Component	Narwhal	Unicorn
Monitor	ASUS VE278Q 27-Inch - $295	HP ZR2440W 24-inch (IPS Panel) - $385
Keyboard	Logitech G110 - $85	Razer BlackWidow (Backlit)- $78 ($140)
Mouse	Logitech G500 - $56	Razer Naga (Buttons on the Side) - $70
Speakers	Logitech Z323 2.1 Speaker System - $59	Logitech Speaker System Z523 - $84

Puppy and Dolphin
Overclocked Puppy will outperform Dolphin when multiple threads are in use (Not WoW) and come close in most other cases.
Mix and match anything but the CPU/Motherboard combo between Puppy and Dolphin. Pick one of the two CPU/Motherboard combos.
Mix and match anything between Dolphin and Narwhal.

Component	Puppy	Dolphin
Case	NZXT GAMMA Classic - $36	NZXT GAMMA Classic - $36
Power Supply	Corsair CX500 - $60	XFX Core Edition PRO 550W - $77
CPU	AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition- $98	Intel i3-3220 - $120
Heatsink	Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - $25	Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - $30
Motherboard	ASUS M5A97 R2 AM3+ 970 - $97	Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H - $117
Memory	Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB 1333 - $21	8GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 - $49
Graphics Card	MSI 7770 - $125	MSI 7850 Twin Frozr or EVGA GTX 660 - $165 / $239
Hard Drive	Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB - $63	Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB - $92
DVD	Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $25	Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $25
Total	$550	$711 - $785

Narwhal and Unicorn
All of these parts can be mixed and matched to create a build between Narwhal and Unicorn. SSDs are always optional.

Component	Narwhal	Unicorn
Case	Cooler Master HAF 912 - $63	Cooler Master HAF X - $163
Power Supply	Corsair 650TX V2 - $90	Corsair 750HX - $130
CPU	Intel i5-3570K - $220	Intel i7-3770K - $320
Heatsink	Thermaltake Frio - $57	Noctua 6 NH-D14 - $80
Motherboard	ASUS P8Z77-V LK - $124	ASUS P8Z77-V - $190
Memory	8GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 - $48	8GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 - $48
Graphics Card	XFX 7870 (7950) OR GIGABYTE GTX 660 Ti - $257 ($290) / $280	Gigabyte 7970 OR GIGABYTE GTX 670 - $442 / $380
Hard Drive	Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black - $91	Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black - $91
SSD	SAMSUNG 840 128GB (Review) - $100 OR OCZ 128 GB Vertex 4 (Review) - $110	Crucial 128 GB m4 (Review) - $112 OR Corsair Force Series GT 120 GB - $130
DVD	Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $23	Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $23
Total	$973 - $1116	$1425 - $1617