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Originally Posted by Burninator
Really? I didn't think it would be that cheap. I though building a top end computer on my own would be around the $1500-$2000 plus a monitor. I most likely wouldn't go Vista either.
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You can score some pretty wicked deals on monitors these days. I'd imagine you could find a good one for ~ $200 bucks.
With $1500-$2000, you could build a rig that would put most VooDoo machines to shame, and those babies usually run the the high $3000's.
Edit:
Just did a running total on Newegg.com, and for a 5.6 gig dual core, 4 gigs memory, 256 video card, 120 gig HD and ample space for upgrades (and I mean ample. Motherboards are never anything you want to go cheap on,) including all the fixings like wireless keyboard and mouse, 20 inch" plasma screen and speakers, came to a grand total of $1119.88 USD, which would be roughly $1181.25 CAD. That doesn't include the cost of OS though, but if you're not going Vista, It probably wouldn't be any more then $120 bucks, I'm guessing (if you can find a good deal on eBay or are going to use a OS like Ubuntu or Linux - which are both free I think.)
That actually kind of makes me wish I had an extra $1200 bucks kicking around.