Quote Originally Posted by Jezebel

2gb 667 Corsair RAM - $100
GeForce 8600GT - $90
Motherboard = Gigabyte DS3 or Asus P5B - $100/$130ish
CM CAC-T05 case - $49.99 (430w PSU incl.)
generic 18x DVD - $30
17" LCD - $100
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<$500.

thats just a quick check. im sure if you research a bit you could find the parts cheaper. any decent retailer will give you a 24 hour hot test with 1-2 year RTB warranty for assembled systems. also remember that owner run business are often willing to negotiate (within reason).. the people i went through knocked $50 off the cost of each system and threw in a free 8 port switch, because i purchased 4 systems and a bunch of peripheral gadgets in one order. all up i got 4 systems, KVM, G15 keyboard, G5 mouse, switch, cables, 4x 17" LCD's and a 28" viewsonic LCD for under $3900 AUD.
Jez - ooo another Aussie! Heya.

I will be using MSY for alot of my parts too, but where the HELL did you 17" LCD's for $100 AUD? What brand/make did you get?

I dont know alot about Intel CPU's anymore - did you buy extra air cooling to O/C that CPU to that spec? And how does everything run? Which mobo did you use?

Also are you using monitor mounts and if so where did you buy in and what are you using... I will be using a Dell 24" Wide as my main screen and want the 17" on either side similar to Bradster.

-Dan