assuming you have nothing to start with It takes around 1600 to build a 5 box setup,

I did this in 5 minutes, with careful planning and watching sales you could probably knock off a couple o hundred bucks, maybe... There's also 85 bucks in rebates and 35 dollars in shipping to consider, but that's the basic idea...

I did not include mouse, keyboard, speakers, keyclone, or wow accounts.....

This is not intended to be a recommendation for particular parts (although I consider each of these to be good parts), just an example....


Qty. Product Description Savings Total Price 1

Antec Solo Black/Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case -
79.99

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

$69.99
2

Acer AL2216Wbd Black 22" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor with HDCP support -

$499.98$439.98($219.99 each)
1
EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card -
$239.99
1
PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad (Crossfire Edition) EPS12V 750W Power Supply -

$199.99$149.99
1
Patriot Viper 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PVS24G6400LLK -$30.00 Mail-in Rebate
$99.99



ABIT IP35-E LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard -
$30.00 Mail-in Rebate
$99.99


1
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600 -

$277.99
1
Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM


$111.49
Subtotal: $1,599.40


edit: blerg, in trying to edit the links out I accidentally got rid of the mobo... fixed