I have configured the following system at ncix.com for C$1981 (US$1685), including the build and testing. It will be for all-around family use with some media capabilities. Will be adding a TV tuner (Sapphire Theatrix 550) and Dell LCD (19" or 20"). What components should I swap out to get the best bang for buck? May add a sound card.
1 x PC ASSEMBLY AND TESTING (PRE-CONFIG OS IF PURCHASED)
1 x Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 OEM Single Copy
1 x LOGITECH Z-2300 SPEAKER SYSTEM 2.1 200WRMS 400W 8IN SUBWOOFER
1 x LOGITECH LX 700 CORDLESS DESKTOP KEYBOARD & OPTICAL RECHARGABLE MOUSE USB PS/2
1 x NEC ND-3550A DVD+RW 16X8X16X DVD-RW 16X6X16X DL 8X/6X IDE 2MB Burner Black OEM W/ SW
1 x CONNECT3D Radeon X800 GTO 256MB 256BIT GDDR3 PCI-E VGA DVI VIVO Video Card
2 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 250GB SATA W/ NCQ 7200RPM 8MB 8MS Hard Drive 5 Year MFR Warranty
1 x OCZ EL Platinum PC3200 2GB 2X1GB DDR400 CL2-3-2-5 184PIN Pin Dual Channel Memory Kit /W Ramsink
1 x ASUS A8N-E MOTHERBOARD ATX S939 NFORCE4 ULTRA DDR PCI-E16 PCI-E4 2PCI-E1 3PCI SATA RAID GBLAN SOUND
1 x AMD Athlon 64 3700+ Processor S939 San Diego 2.2GHZ 1MB L2 Cache 90NM Retail Box
1 x Antec P150 Quiet PC ATX Tower Case Silver 4X5.25 4X3.5INT 430W W/ 120MM Fan & Filters
1 x PC ASSEMBLY AND TESTING (PRE-CONFIG OS IF PURCHASED)
1 x Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 OEM Single Copy
1 x LOGITECH Z-2300 SPEAKER SYSTEM 2.1 200WRMS 400W 8IN SUBWOOFER
1 x LOGITECH LX 700 CORDLESS DESKTOP KEYBOARD & OPTICAL RECHARGABLE MOUSE USB PS/2
1 x NEC ND-3550A DVD+RW 16X8X16X DVD-RW 16X6X16X DL 8X/6X IDE 2MB Burner Black OEM W/ SW
1 x CONNECT3D Radeon X800 GTO 256MB 256BIT GDDR3 PCI-E VGA DVI VIVO Video Card
2 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 250GB SATA W/ NCQ 7200RPM 8MB 8MS Hard Drive 5 Year MFR Warranty
1 x OCZ EL Platinum PC3200 2GB 2X1GB DDR400 CL2-3-2-5 184PIN Pin Dual Channel Memory Kit /W Ramsink
1 x ASUS A8N-E MOTHERBOARD ATX S939 NFORCE4 ULTRA DDR PCI-E16 PCI-E4 2PCI-E1 3PCI SATA RAID GBLAN SOUND
1 x AMD Athlon 64 3700+ Processor S939 San Diego 2.2GHZ 1MB L2 Cache 90NM Retail Box
1 x Antec P150 Quiet PC ATX Tower Case Silver 4X5.25 4X3.5INT 430W W/ 120MM Fan & Filters