This is kind of what I've been thinking of.
Sale prices I've found at NCIX.
1. Windows Vista Premium $133.98
2.LG DVD +RW $36.99
3.Gigabyte GA965P DS3 $149.99
or Asus5PB-E $186.39 [Asus has firewire]
[both good for overclocking]
4.Antec Sonota11 case [comes with 450W power supply] $102.98
[but to be safe I'd rather have 500W and the best rated I've found is the Silverstone St50EF-Plus] about $100
5.Seagate 7200.10 250GB Sata 16MB $85.99
6.Intel Core2 Duo 4400 should be less than $200 when it comes out end of April. Has a 10 times multiplier and should easily overclock.
7. Evga E- GeForce 8800GTS 576MHz 320MB 1.7 GHZ Dula DVI HDCP $349.98
[Make sure you get a HDCP card if you have any plans to use HDTV]
[Also the 8600 GTS and GT are coming in April, also look for the 8500 and 8300. These cards should be priced from $50- $300]
8. Corsair XMS2 PC-5400 1GB 2x512 DDR-675 $99.96
9.Arctic Cooling Freezer7Pro $27.74
10. extra 120mm fan and maybe a 92mm $20
Total comes to about $1208.00 before taxes and shipping and setting it up. Also I haven't included a video capture card
All of this is subject to price changes and compatability. I welcome any comments as this would be the first time I've put something like this together.
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