Best case senario.
$400 NEC 17-inch LCD
$50 Seagate 80GB 8MB cache @ best buys right now
$80 PC3200 512MB Corsair from fry's
$30 Case from mwave or pcclub
$90 NEC 2500A burner from pricegrabber
$650 total so far
$150 for MB, CPU, HSF, Vid Card, shipping, tax, & incidentals
I'm thinking...