Originally Posted by iL.L0gIc.aL
If you are looking for an AM2 System to build here's some options for you:
1. ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - OEM Item#:N82E16813131013R ($79.99, 15 DAY Return Policy)
2. AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Windsor 2.8GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor - Retail Item#:N82E16819103771 ($189)
3. CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail Item#:N82E16820145590 ($153, $123 after $30MIR)
4. Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (Perpendicular Recording) ST3400620AS 400GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM Item#:N82E16822148138 ($120)
5. EVGA 256-P2-N636-AR GeForce 7950GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card Item#:N82E16814130074 ($200)
6. Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail Item#:N82E16811129021 ($130)
7. mushkin 550200 ATX12V 550W Power Supply 115/230 V cUL,CE,CB,FCC - Retail Item#:N82E16817812002 ($90)
All this equals up to $932. And if you want to go bigger on your vid card, you could always go with this:
EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail Item#:N82E16814130082 ($279.99, $259.99 after $20MIR)
So total if you did the first way is $961.99 before shipping and rebates, or $931.99 after mail in rebates, before shipping.
If you opt for the 8800 vid card, your totals would be $1041.98 before rebates and shipping, $991.98 after mail in rebates, before shipping.
Thought i'd do some research for you to get you the best bang for your buck. So there's my .02 cents.