EDIT:
OK, SO AFTER MANY HOURS OF MIXING AND MATCHING PARTS I'VE FINALLY REACHED A SOLUTION!
processor 129 Athlon XP 1900+ 1.6ghz OEM
mobo 64 ECS K7VTA3 (KT266A)
ram 125 Corsair 512mb PC2100 Value Select
hd 120 Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 80GB
vidcard 153 Gainward Geforce4 Ti4200 (3.5ns) 64mb
soundcard 60 SoundBlaster Audigy OEM
speakers 57 Logitech Z540 5 piece system
monitor 182 Samsung SyncMaster 950B 19"
cd-rw 84 TEAC 40x/10x/48x IDE OEM
fan 9 Thermaltake Smart Case Fan
heatsink 26 ThermalRight AX7 (heatsink only)
ps 49 Enermax 350W
case 155 Lian-Li PC-61+USB AL Case
nic 9 D-Link DFE-530TX+
total (US$) 1,222.00
these prices are all from newegg btw... theres no floppy cuz i wont use one and no mouse or keyboard cuz im using my old ones. All bases are covered AFAIK.
no i didnt forget a DVD drive and its only like $40 but i realised that I prolly wont use it all that much... in fact i didnt even want a CDRW cuz i wasnt sure just how often id use it for it to be worth it...
OK, SO AFTER MANY HOURS OF MIXING AND MATCHING PARTS I'VE FINALLY REACHED A SOLUTION!
processor 129 Athlon XP 1900+ 1.6ghz OEM
mobo 64 ECS K7VTA3 (KT266A)
ram 125 Corsair 512mb PC2100 Value Select
hd 120 Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 80GB
vidcard 153 Gainward Geforce4 Ti4200 (3.5ns) 64mb
soundcard 60 SoundBlaster Audigy OEM
speakers 57 Logitech Z540 5 piece system
monitor 182 Samsung SyncMaster 950B 19"
cd-rw 84 TEAC 40x/10x/48x IDE OEM
fan 9 Thermaltake Smart Case Fan
heatsink 26 ThermalRight AX7 (heatsink only)
ps 49 Enermax 350W
case 155 Lian-Li PC-61+USB AL Case
nic 9 D-Link DFE-530TX+
total (US$) 1,222.00
these prices are all from newegg btw... theres no floppy cuz i wont use one and no mouse or keyboard cuz im using my old ones. All bases are covered AFAIK.
no i didnt forget a DVD drive and its only like $40 but i realised that I prolly wont use it all that much... in fact i didnt even want a CDRW cuz i wasnt sure just how often id use it for it to be worth it...