How much is your main rig with all the trimmings worth?

I just sold my main rig for $1200 (included an hour of my time to transfer the guy's data to it).

Shuttle SN25P
4200+ X2 @ 2.6ghz
2x1mb Corsair XMS
6600GT w/ Zalman cooler added
1x 74gb Raptor
1x 320gb Seagate 7200.10
DVD burner
Win XP Pro
 
made some money there huh?

that 6k machine is everybody's dream I think. If I had money to spare, I'd spring for 10k drives and another 8800gtx.
 
Pkirk618 said:
made some money there huh?

that 6k machine is everybody's dream I think. If I had money to spare, I'd spring for 10k drives and another 8800gtx.
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Yeah, especially with $2400 worth of monitors, it's funny where the distribution of expensive parts varies amongst different people...
 
how the hell do you afford such expensive computers? :eek:
what is your occupation?

(this is too everyone)

*************

not in my sig, but mine was around $1800
 
X1900XT 512: $312
E6600: $312
Thermaltake Shark: $170
Patriot 2gb DDR2-667: $224
WD2500KS: $75
replacement fan: $14
DS3: $145
Audigy2ZS: $40?
Antec neopower480: $85
Samsung 940b: $220?
MX510: $25?
KB: $0
some microsoft wheel: $30
Windows xp pro sp2: $140
Logitech Z-680: $250 I guess
Thrustmaster HOTAS Cougar: $200 (it broke :( but I don't use it anymore anyway)

= $2074
 
AMD RULES said:
how the hell do you afford such expensive computers? :eek:
what is your occupation?

(this is too everyone)

*************

not in my sig, but mine was around $1800
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I fix computers, hence my $700 rig
Ribs
 
Case: Antec Nine Hundred - $150
Mobo: Asus Deluxe Wifi Edition - $200
Video: 7300gs - $80
KB: Saitek Gaming Eclipse - $50
Mouse: Logitech G5 - $50
DVD Burner: CompUSA Deal - $16
RAM: Corsair XMS2 2GB Dual Channel Kit - $280
CPU: AMD FX-62 - $500
PSU: XG Duro 900w - $150
Speakers: Klipsch Promedia 5.1 - $550
Monitor: Samsung 205BW 20" Widescreen LCD - $300
HD1: Seagate 500GB SATAII 16mb - $220
HD2: Seagate 500GB SATAII 16mb - $220
HD3: Maxtor 250GB SATAII - $60
Sony Noise Canceling Headphones - $50
Antec Spot Cool - $20
Zalman 9500 - $70
Func F30.R Textured Mousepad - $25
Win XP Pro SP2 VLK - $120

Total - $3111

Yea, a little low :p.. I'm in the process of upgrading though. By the end of this year it will be around $5000.


Laptop in sig:

$2000 - Laptop
$500 - 3yr Accidental Damage Warranty
$200 - 2GB DDR2 667
$50 - External 2.5" HDD Enclosure
$200 - 2 x 80GB WD Scorpio 2.5" HDD's
$30 - Micro Center mini keyboard
$50 - Logitech G5
$50 - Aluminum Cooling Stand
$20 - 4 Port Mini USB Hub
$100 - Alienware Carrying Case/Backpack
$150 - Wardriving kit (consists of high powered PCMCIA card, high gain magnetic antenna)
$130 - Microsoft Streets and Trips 2007 w/ GPS Receiver

Total: $3480


Grand Total: $6591
 
I don't really want to know.

But if going by memory:

I think i have spent roughly ~ $3000 CND on the main system (only the tower & everything inside it).

About $3600 on my displays.
(Two 20" LCDs + old 17" LCD + Optoma projector.)

About $2140 on my secondary system.

And god knows what on my accessories, other items, etc.
 
I spent about $3500 including monitor and printer when I bought my rig in May. It lost about ~$350 in value since then, see sig :)
 
PC:
s754 Venice 3400+ @ ~2.682ghz (223x12 @ 1.55v) - $99
Gigabyte K8N-E - $75 (paid $68 earlier this year)
Antec 430w TruPower 2.0 - $80 (paid $30 AR)
1gb (2x512) Crucial Valueselect PC3200 $110 (paid $143 almost 2 years ago - talk about not depreciating!)
Visiontech X850XT PCI-e - $100 (paid $110AR)
WD 160GB 8MB SATA2 - $57 (paid $7 AR)
WD 80GB 8MB ATA - ~$20 (paid $20 AR about 3 years ago)
Aerocool AeroEngine case - ~$55
Atech Flash Xm-4U 11-in-1 USB 2.0 Black Internal card reader - $18
Lite-on 16x DVD burner - $30
Pioneer 4x DVD burner - ~$15? (Paid $148 10/2003)

Display:
24" HP [FW900] CRT - ~$200

Peripherals, etc:
Logitech MX1000 mouse - $40 (paid $45 2 years ago)
Saitek Eclipse Keyboard - $30 (paid $45 2 years ago)
Adaptec Gamebridge - $20 from the woot

Sound:
Using Onboard sound (free), using analog 5.0 right now
Onkyo HTR-320 receiver - ~$100? (paid $42 refurbed)
Kenwood HTIB speaker set- ~$80? (paid $25 shipped from ubid)
Icemat Siberia headphones/mic - ~$40 (paid $10 AR)


$1169 (approx current value) / $1115 (paid)

Some of this stuff I've been using for years, though...

Still waiting on a super cheapy subwoofer to complete the set. I figure I'll end up getting a decent sub for my HT someday and moving my 8" Sony WM20 over to the PC.
 
Homer ......
(included an hour of my time to transfer the guy's data to it).
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how did you go about doing this and did your buyer protect his data with security? If not, what kind of data was it. Curiousity is getting the best of me.
 
Astrogiblet said:
Case: Antec Nine Hundred - $150
Mobo: Asus Deluxe Wifi Edition - $200
Video: 8800GTX - $650
KB: Saitek Gaming Eclipse - $50
Mouse: Logitech G5 - $50
DVD Burner: CompUSA Deal - $16
RAM: Corsair XMS2 2GB Dual Channel Kit - $280
CPU: AMD FX-62 - $500
PSU: XG Duro 900w - $150
Speakers: Klipsch Promedia 5.1 - $550
Monitor: Samsung 205BW 20" Widescreen LCD - $300
HD1: Seagate 500GB SATAII 16mb - $220
HD2: Seagate 500GB SATAII 16mb - $220
HD3: Maxtor 250GB SATAII - $60
Sony Noise Canceling Headphones - $50
Antec Spot Cool - $20
Zalman 9500 - $70
Func F30.R Textured Mousepad - $25
Win XP Pro SP2 VLK - $120

Total - $3681

Yea, a little low :p.. I'm in the process of upgrading though. By the end of this year it will be around $5000.


Laptop in sig:

$2000 - Laptop
$500 - 3yr Accidental Damage Warranty
$200 - 2GB DDR2 667
$50 - External 2.5" HDD Enclosure
$200 - 2 x 80GB WD Scorpio 2.5" HDD's
$30 - Micro Center mini keyboard
$50 - Logitech G5
$50 - Aluminum Cooling Stand
$20 - 4 Port Mini USB Hub
$100 - Alienware Carrying Case/Backpack
$150 - Wardriving kit (consists of high powered PCMCIA card, high gain magnetic antenna)
$130 - Microsoft Streets and Trips 2007 w/ GPS Receiver

Total: $3480


Grand Total: $7161
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Updated. Got my new 8800gtx.
 
Opteron 165 $165
DFI SLI-DR $120
2x1GB OCZ DDR500 $300
36gb Raptor- $120
XFX 7800gtx $300 (used and got it about 10 months ago)
OCZ 520 Powerstream $120
MO LCD display $60
Benq DVDRW $30
Total
$1,215

WC stuff
BIP 240 $35
TDX $40
Maze4- $45
Laing DCC with alphacool top- $100
tygon 3/8-5/8" tubing- $50
DD Filport $8
Scythe 120mm 60cfm fans $30 for 3
DD 3/8" barbs $40
Total
$348

Lian Li PC-7b $120 w/ window
19" Westinghouse LCD WS $200
MX5000 keyboard and mouse $80 WOOT!
Logitech USB headset $20
Artic silver $10
Sound dapening material $40
lots of zip ties $10
Mcubed T-balancer $60
Logitech wireless gamepad $35
Total
$575


TOTAL= $2,138


Not including the XFX 7800gt I had an sold,
the 3000+, opteron 144 and 2 X2 3800+ CPUs
the old case and MSI powersupply and my ultra 512x2 RAM kit i had before.

nor is it including my media server in my sig that i built with old parts that i was no longer using in my main rig.
 
Hardware,
DFI Expert (ebay) $118
Opty 148 $250 (what a dummy)
Geil ONE $160
2 WD 160 HDDs $130
X-Fi $69
PS, Free (won at CM )
2 BFG 7600GTs $230 (Newegg Openbox)
2 Silenx 120mm fans $60 (Rip off)
Crossflow fan $30
Hyper6+ $35
TT MediaLab $60
Vandal switch $25
Z2300s $69 (best money I ever spent)

Total Hardware
$1237.oo

Case, Priceless... ;)
 
3500+ vini xp
Asus A8N-SLi deluex
Corsair XPS 512x2
eVGA 6800GT
WD 74gb 10000RPM
seagate 120gb
aspire 520w
Lian li pc-65b
Nec dvd-r drive
viewsonic crt
logitech Z-2300
microsoft keyboard
logitech MX-510
When I bought it a year and a half ago it cost me 1800USD, now, I don't even want to think about it :(.
 
e6400 2.13ghz
Gigabyte GA-965P-S3
2gb DDR667mhz ram
2x250gb Seagate Hdd's
x1950xtx
Chimei 938D 19" Widescreen Monitor + ancient 15" crt monitor
Creative 2500 2.1 speakers
LG DVD burner
500w case power supply
= $2518 AUD incl. shipping excluding the 15" crt which was left over from a 6 year old p3 system. twas' prebuilt but I doubt I could've built it cheaper myself.
 
I believe I paid about $1700-$1800 when I first bought it, though I don't remember the exact prices of the parts....


Here's what I could find with today's prices...

Shuttle SN95G5 barebone = $200?? --> Tough finding a current price.....
A64 3200+ "Winny" = $62 --> That's for the Venice core...I couldn't find a Winny anywhere either.
XFX 6800 GT = $125 --> Again, I couldn't find one so I priced a XFX 6800 XT
1GB Kit Corsair XMS = $133 --> I actually found this one.... :cool:
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 200 GB SATA = $75 --> This is the price for the .10 version.
Samsung 712N = $180 --> I priced the 720N which is essentially the same thing.
NEC 3500a = $30 --> Priced the upgraded version, the 3550a
Logitech MX700 combo = $45?? --> couldn't find on Newegg or ZZF.


Total: ~$850 (This doesn't include the 2 CRT's I have as well as my cheap laptop)


This goes to show that it's really time for me to do an upgrade......:eek:
 
Jasonx82 said:
Cooler Master Wavemaster - 150.00
PC Power and Cooling Turbo-Cool 510 ASL - 220.00
Intel Core2Extreme X6800 - 1000.00
2GB OCZ DDR2 PC2-7200 Platinum - 300.00
Asus P5W DH Deluxe - 225.00
EVGA Geforce 8800GTX - 650.00
EVGA Geforce 8800GTX - 650.00
Pioneer DVR 111D - 30.00
NEC 3550A - 30.00
WD Raptor 150ADFD - 220.00
WD Raptor 150ADFD - 220.00
WD Passport 80GB - 120.00
Klipsch Promedia 5.1 Ultra - 220.00
Sennheiser PC 155 USB - 40.00
Dell 3007WFP - 1200.00
Dell 3007WFP - 1200.00
APC UPS 500VA - 50.00
Logitech G5 - 50.00
Logitech Keyboard - 10.00
VGA Cardcooler - 20.00
Mouse Bungee - 10.00
OCZ 2GIG Flash Drive - 40.00
Windows XP Pro SP2 - 120.00

(Going by current market price, and not what i paid)

Total: $6550.00 :eek: :eek:


Christ....... I Never knewwww... :eek: :eek:
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Uh- might be superficial- but... PICS? ... DAMMIT? (does that help)?
 
AMD RULES said:
how the hell do you afford such expensive computers? :eek:
what is your occupation?

(this is too everyone)
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I'm a structural engineer.

I also write my own software, and hot hardware at home let's me make runs while I'm not home- productivity pays.

If I save a client 2-5% in reinforcing steel by spending a month setting up an optimization run,- that sounds pretty nominal- until you start working on a 10-20 million square foot job (current one is over 18 million square feet). My software applies to 4 million square feet at the moment- or about 7 million pounds of steel +/- - that works out to about $500,000 in material for about 20G in billable time- and the way my company tracks time...

Bottom line is you can't get that close without an automated optimization algorithm. In order to get a job out on time and on budget, you have to make simplifying assumptions, and can't get it gnatt's ass. To save 500G, an executive architect should be willing to spend 50 or 75 grand. And I made it happen, solo..

They don't sell the software I write- and I fully intend on keeping it to myself. Although it takes alot of horsepower to run, it produces serious results.

Someone once said- complexity breeds job security.

So that's why I'll spend 20G on a machine at home- job security. Once you hit a big job right on- the next one is right around the corner..
 
I must be the garbage picker at this forum...
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600MHz P3 - Free
Asus P3B-F - $25 (and it came with a 500MHz P3)
640MB Ram - 512MB was free, the rest was $30
10Gb hard drive - free
160Gb hard drive - $50
250W PSU - free
Case - free
DVD+-RW - $30
DVD ROM - free
Graphic card - $30
5 port USB hub - $15
Sound Blaster Live! - $30
Gigabit NIC - $15
Gateway 22 inch widesreen LCD $450
Logitech G5 + G15 + Z5300 - $200
Windows XP home - $95

Total $1170 (without software)


I really need to upgrade, it's getting hard to edit RAW files
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jen4950 said:
I'm a structural engineer.

I also write my own software, and hot hardware at home let's me make runs while I'm not home- productivity pays.

If I save a client 2-5% in reinforcing steel by spending a month setting up an optimization run,- that sounds pretty nominal- until you start working on a 10-20 million square foot job (current one is over 18 million square feet). My software applies to 4 million square feet at the moment- or about 7 million pounds of steel +/- - that works out to about $500,000 in material for about 20G in billable time- and the way my company tracks time...

Bottom line is you can't get that close without an automated optimization algorithm. In order to get a job out on time and on budget, you have to make simplifying assumptions, and can't get it gnatt's ass. To save 500G, an executive architect should be willing to spend 50 or 75 grand. And I made it happen, solo..

They don't sell the software I write- and I fully intend on keeping it to myself. Although it takes alot of horsepower to run, it produces serious results.

Someone once said- complexity breeds job security.

So that's why I'll spend 20G on a machine at home- job security. Once you hit a big job right on- the next one is right around the corner..
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ok....now that makes a lot more sense
:p ;) :D :)
 
Cooler Master RC-534 Case.........................$54
Silverstone Strider 600 PSU.......................$129
Scythe Kama Bay Cooler............................$20
Silverstone FN-121 Fan...............................$15
Thermaltake Big Typhoon............................$50
Asus A8R32-MVP Mobo...........................$123
Athlon64 X2 4600+...................................$220
OCZ Titanium RAM 2x1GB.......................$240
Sapphire X1800XT 512MB.........................$200
SB Live 24-bit............................................$30
Belkin Wireless Network Adapter................$35
Samsung DVD-ROM & Asus CD-RW..........$50
WD Caviar 80GB SATA 3GB/S...................$55
Viewsonic VX922 Monitor.........................$260
Logitech G15 Keyboard..............................$72
Logitech MX1000 Mouse............................$60
Altec Lansing 2.1 Speakers........................$55
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Total.....................................................$1668
 
let me see here:

generic but snazzy white case: $25 (if im lucky)
2 blue arctic cooling led fans: $20
pentium 4 2.6ghz northwood: $40
1gb stick of g.skill ram: $50
ati x700 pro agp vidcard: $70
internal cd/dvd drive (i dont use it): $15
external dvd burner: $45
80gb samsung hd: $30
250gb western digital hd: $65
creative sound blaster audigy ls: $35
ati tv wonder pro w/o remote: $30
arctic cooling freezer 4 pro: $15
antec 350w blue led power supply: ~$40
17" qrium (dont know, dont care) lcd: $110
cyber acoustics 2.1 speakers: $25
microsoft keyboard w/ media hotkeys: $15
microsoft wired laser mouse: $30

grand total: $620

ok maybe "grand" wasnt the best word choice :(.
 
All prices CAN

Intel Core 2 x6800 - $1,299
BFGTech 7950gx2 - ~$500
Acer 22" - $399
2X Corsair XMS2 8500C5 $469
Lite-on DVD+RW - $39
Asus P5N32 SLI DLX - ~$250
Wester Digital 250GB SATA II - $95
Silverstone TJ-03 - $293
Creative X-Fi X-treme music - $98
Silverstone 600w - $165
Sanyo Denke Water Cooling - $99
Razer Tarantula - $129
Razer Diamondback/Copperhead/fatal1ty 1010 - $192
-----------------------------------------
Total $4027
 
The current one:

CPU: Pentium 4 1.7 Ghz
RAM: 256 Kingston RDRAM
VC: ASUS nVidia GeForce 2 MX-400
SC: Sound Blaster Live 2
NIC: SMC Generic NIC
Modem: Aopen 56k PCI Fax/Modem
MB: ASUS P4T-E Intel 850
HD: 40 GB WD 5400 RPM IDE
CD: LG CD Burner
DVD: Toshiba DVD-ROM

Cost 1500 CAD back then, now, due to deaprciation, it is worth 15$ (Except the rare RAM) RDRAM valued at $200.

The New One (FTW!) :

CPU: Intel C2D 6400 2.13 GHZ
RAM: 2GB Corsair DDR2-667
VC: ATI Radeon X1950 Pro
SC: Onboard
NIC: Onboard
MB: EVGA 680i
HD: 250 GB WD 7200 RPM SATA
DVD: Lite-On DVD Burner

Cost about 2150 CAD today.
 
I'm ordering most of these parts right now though I do own some already

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 - $220
Memory: Corsair Value Select 1GB DDR2 - $105
Motherboard: ABIT AB9 Socket T Intel P965 - $125
Case: Cool Master Centurion 5 - $50
Power Supply: XClio GoodPower 500W - $50
Hard Drive: Western Digital 250Gb SATA300 - $60
Video Card: Geforce 7900GS 256Mb - $130
----------------
~$740

Plus parts I already own (not sure of all model names and everything):

Monitor: Niko 19" Widescreen LCD - $180
Speakers: Creative 2.1 Speaker System (w/ Subwoofer) - $80
Mouse: Logitech MX610 cordless mouse - $30
Keyboard: Standard wired keyboard ~ $15
Optical Drives: Sony DVD+RW drive + Generic CD+RW drive ~ $50
-----------
~$1095 with everything

I'd have to say though some of the prices may have changed on some of the stuff I already owned (though I just bought the monitor)... the speakers, mouse, and DVD+RW drive have probably dropped a bit since I bought them.

P.S. This is price after rebates - The monitor, video card, and hard drive would easily be close to a $100+ more each without them. <3 rebates :D
 
4400+ -> FX60
2 x 2gb Corsair TwinXMS 3500ll
a8n32-sli -> CFX3200
x1900xtx -> x1950pro x 2
Xfi Elite pro
Seasonic 600 -> M12 600
G15
G7
Raptor X x2
Raptor 150
MaxtorDiamondback10 250gb x 2
Pioneer DVR x2
WC setup (thermochill 120.3 -> GTS360, 2xDDC, STORM, EKFCX1900 x2, NB block)
9 x 120mm S-Flex fans
6 x 40mm fans on bracket cooling mobo
2 x UV cathodes
6 x Ring Cathodes
Centurion -> Stacker 830
Acoustic mats
etc.

I bought em at the end of 2005 and start of 2006.
Cost me, entirely around like $5,000 or more probably.
And there is the Samsung 240T, that I bought
as it came out, which had a MRSP of $5,000.
When I was done setting this up, I felt like I will
never need another computer! Well, at least for
another half a decade. lmao...
Man was I soooooooo wrong.

But Imma stick with this till 2010 :p
Unless I win the lottery or something :D
 
Current systems in my sig:
- Main rig (laptop): with 4years warranty = $1100 (paid a year ago)
- Server + storage space + HTPC = $3200 (paid 2 years ago)
 
AMD Athlon XP 2200 - $25
ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe - $40
1.5 gb pc3200 - $100
FX5900xt - $35
Chaintech AV710 - $15
2x WD300BB - $30
Lite-On CD-RW - $10
E-power Puma II 450 - $30
Ancient beige case -$0
misc fans and such - $5
Dell 2001fp - $250
cheapest kb & mouse - $5
yamaha 2.1s - $15

Total - $560 (like I'd ever get that much for it) :rolleyes:
 
$250 Evga 7900gto (paid $250)
$150 Evga 7900gs (way overkill for quad monitor) (paid $120)
$160 Opteron 165 (paid $165) does 2.8 on air...stable
$110 Lanparty Ultra-D (paid $115)
$100 Seagate 400gb Sata II (paid $86 yeah rebates)
$100 2xCorsair pc3200c2 (paid...feck if i know...memories so damn old...been in four systems now)
$75 Antec neo-HE550 (paid $65)
$50 Seagate 160gb Sata I (paid $120)
$40 Zalman znps-8500 (paid $30)
$40 Seagate 120gb Pata (paid $85)
$30 Ultra Aluminus (paid $30)
$30 Razer (paid $15~ go woot)
$20 Lite-On Dual Layer DVD (paid $35)
$20 2x120mm TT (paid $25)
$1 generic Keyboard (paid $0)

$1155...$1266~

Extras:
$220 Sceptre x20g NagaIII (paid $260)
$150 Sceptre x7g (paid $130~)
$50 Samsung 900nf (paid $269)
$5 Junky 19" dell POS (paid $0)

$425...$659
 
All this stuff has been bought over the last 2 years or so... All prices at the time of purchase...

Opteron 175 - &#163;200
Lanparty NF4 SLI - &#163;120
2GB OCZ EL PC3200 - &#163;200
2x 7800GTX - &#163;720
OCZ GameXstream 700w - &#163;70
X-Fi Xtrememusic - &#163;40
Antec P180 - &#163;90
WD Caviar 250GB - &#163;70
Maxtor Diamondmax 120GB - &#163;50
Maxtor Diamondmax 80GB - Free
BenQ DW1640 (DVD-RW) - &#163;40
Tuniq Tower - &#163;40
2x Zalman GPU Coolers - &#163;60
Monitor (19" Dell CRT) - Free
Keyboad (Dell Quietkey) - Free
Floppy drive - Free
Logitech G5 - &#163;40
Speakers & Amp - &#163;150
XBox 360 Wireless Pad & Receiver - &#163;25

&#163;1915... and that's not including the old PSU and CPUs that I upgraded from

at current exchange rates that's $3,742.68 US. rip off britain...of course, had I actually bought these parts in the states it would have cost about half that much.
 
I posted in this thread about four months ago. Lets see how much my PC has depreciated since then. All parts are Worth Now/What I Paid:

Case: X-Dreamer II w/ 350 Watts PSU - $45/$60
PSU: FSP Group Fortron AX450-PN 450 Watt - $50/$54
CPU: 2.0Ghz Pentium 4 Socket 478- $35/Free
Mobo: Asus P4S800D-X Skt 478 - $30/Free
RAM (Pair 1): 2 x 256MB PC3200 Patriot Ram - $43/$65
RAM (Pair 2): 2 x 512MB PC3200 Kingston ValueRam - $76/$140
HD 1: Western Digital WD800JB 80GB PATA - $44/Free
HD 2: Western Digital WD800BB 80GB PATA - $42/$55
HD 3: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3400620AS 400GB SATA - $120/$108*
External HD: Western Digital Caviar SE WD2000JB 200GB SATA - $63/Free
Optical Drive 1: Memorex CD-RW/DVD-ROM - $18/$50
Optical Drive 2: NEC ND-3550A DVD Burner - $29/$40
Video Card: Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB AGP - $40/$82
OS: Windows XP Professional OEM - $140/Free

Worth if new: $775
What I Paid: $654

* Originally bought a 300GB hard drive. It died, RMA'd it, and Seagate gave me a 400GB hard drive in return!
 
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