my soon to be system.. :D

[BenjaminGun]

CPU AMD|2500/333 ATHLON XP BARTON R 1 $96.00
DDRAM 256M|64X64 C2 PC3200 OCZ% 2 $122.00
HD 120GB|WD 72R WD1200JB 8MB-CACHE% 1 $102.00
MB NFORCE2 A7N8X DELUXE ASUS RTL 1 $129.99
CPU FAN|AERO FLOW VA4-C7040 VTEC RT 1 $27.99
CASE RAIDMAX 268WBP 350W MID RET 1 $49.00

Total: 547.52 shipped

i still need cdrw/dvd drives and a video card.. i'm thinking
video: GAINWARD GeForce 4, 8X AGP. Ti 4200, 3.6ns, 128MB DDR. VIVO $132.99
dvd: LITE-ON XJ-HD166/XJ-HD 165H 16X DVD ROM Drive BLACK $35.99
cd-rw: MITSUMI 54X32X54 CD-RW Drive CR-485GTE OEM $45.99

which is about 215 shipped, so total about $765

 

[newbiepcuser]

I think you can do better on the hard drive price, there seems to be good deals on them all the time.

I would go with Antec case/ps combo. Its better to get a good powersupply.

If you can get in black, get Lite-on DVD/CDRW combo. It will save a few bucks there.

You might want to spend a little more for your video card and get ATI 9600 PRO.

I would get some Corsair -->Corsair Twin XMS

 

[BenjaminGun]

better than $102 for a 120gb special edition??
the case is just too darn cool looking.. i might get a better psu later on.
i want the separate drives over the combined for cd copying and just having more than one cd in the system at a time hehe.
I think i'm spending too much as it is on the video card :/
and the ocz stuff seems to be a good deal at 65 a stick shipped.. but i was considering xms for a while..

 

[imported_Mike]

do you need vivo? a ti4200 should be able to had for around $100, i just picked up wd1200jb & a lite-on 52x & an Aopen 52x cdrw all three for $80 shipped from OM...watch hot deals. There is a 2500, brand new, in the FS/FT forum for $80, though i dont know how you feel about buying from there.

newbiepcuser is right about antec...if not the case, psu...very stable/reliable. A ti4200 is nice, but you could barely get buy with future games, even new games coming out like star wars galaxies...though i dont know how big of a gamer you are.

 

[BenjaminGun]

yeah i want vivo.. has lots of uses
and all that for $80?? i don't see anything anywere close to that deal :/

 

[newbiepcuser]

Listen to CheapArse, people don't notice it. He has skillz like Rossman in finding deals. You can find those deals on HD, burners etc if you want to.

 

[ProUser]

Originally posted by: BenjaminGun
better than $102 for a 120gb special edition??
the case is just too darn cool looking.. i might get a better psu later on.
.

I just paid $115 for a Western Digital 200 gig 8meg cache Special Edition drive. You can get 120 gig drives for around $80.

 

[Mavrick007]

If you're not looking at newegg, I think you should. You can get better deals there for about half your stuff.

The case you mentioned for one thing is cheaper there ($43 with free s/h).
I would probably go with different ram, possibly corsair xms or hyperx stuff, even one stick of 512megs if you must to save money.
Try an MSI Ti4200 vivo at $122 with alot of cool games and software.


EDIT: ProUser, where did you find that WD 2000JB drive for $115?? Does it have to do with one of those big rebate deals?

 

[ProUser]

Originally posted by: Mavrick007
If you're not looking at newegg, I think you should. You can get better deals there for about half your stuff.

The case you mentioned for one thing is cheaper there ($43 with free s/h).
I would probably go with different ram, possibly corsair xms or hyperx stuff, even one stick of 512megs if you must to save money.
Try an MSI Ti4200 vivo at $122 with alot of cool games and software.


EDIT: ProUser, where did you find that WD 2000JB drive for $115?? Does it have to do with one of those big rebate deals?

Check the Hot Deals Forum.. literally every other day there is a new super deal on a hard drive.