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If I had $2k:
Athlon 64 3500+ 90nm $277
DFI LanParty Ultra-D $159
Thermalright XP-90 w/ Panaflo 90mm Fan $50
GSkill 1GB Dual Channel DDR "LE" $270
BFG 6800 GT OC PCIE $426
NV Silencer 5 Rev2 $30
ThermalTake Tsunami Dream $115
OCZ PowerStream 420W $94
NEC ND3520 DVD-RW $61
Maxtor DM10 300GB SATAII 16MB W/ NCQ $200
SB Audigy2 ZS $67
WindowsXP $100
Floppy $10
Round Cables $10
Dual CCFLs $7
Arctic Silver 5 $6
$1882
This is currently my benchmark for a $2k rig...the best components in their respective categories for the budget...GSkill LE, BFG 6800 GT, Maxtor DM10, etc. The DFI is an extraordinary motherboard. People are getting some insane memory overclocks with it, setting all new records for TCCD and BH5 bandwidth.
But I love putting stuff together, so I wouldn't pay someone else to do it. Some of you may have better things to do with your time, and so it is perfectly fine going with a decent vendor like Monarch (Alienware/FalconNW rape you).
Athlon 64 3500+ 90nm $277
DFI LanParty Ultra-D $159
Thermalright XP-90 w/ Panaflo 90mm Fan $50
GSkill 1GB Dual Channel DDR "LE" $270
BFG 6800 GT OC PCIE $426
NV Silencer 5 Rev2 $30
ThermalTake Tsunami Dream $115
OCZ PowerStream 420W $94
NEC ND3520 DVD-RW $61
Maxtor DM10 300GB SATAII 16MB W/ NCQ $200
SB Audigy2 ZS $67
WindowsXP $100
Floppy $10
Round Cables $10
Dual CCFLs $7
Arctic Silver 5 $6
$1882
This is currently my benchmark for a $2k rig...the best components in their respective categories for the budget...GSkill LE, BFG 6800 GT, Maxtor DM10, etc. The DFI is an extraordinary motherboard. People are getting some insane memory overclocks with it, setting all new records for TCCD and BH5 bandwidth.
But I love putting stuff together, so I wouldn't pay someone else to do it. Some of you may have better things to do with your time, and so it is perfectly fine going with a decent vendor like Monarch (Alienware/FalconNW rape you).