Good Deal on Desktop??

[Rayl1971]

I've been researching my new desktop purchase for the last 6 weeks, and I think I've got it narrowed down to this system. I was wondering if I could get some input on whether or not it's a good deal.

I am replacing my 3 1/2 year old Dell 4100. It's been an allright
computer.

Here is what I've come up with:

ABS Awesome 3500 - Asus P4P800S Motherboard - Intel 3.0 / 512KB L2 / 800MHz FSB - Pro Source Luna Mid-tower case with 350W P.S. - 1 Piece 512MB PC3200 DDR400 - Maxtor 120GB ATA150 HD - Albatron GeForce FX 5200 128MB video card - Sony 16X DVD Rom - Plextor PX708A DVD +-RW (from newegg.com) - Internal 8-1 card reader - Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS - Altec Lansing Speakers (from my old system) - Logitech Cordless Keyboard and Mouse - Windows XP Home - Windows Works Suite 2004 - 17" Samsung CRT (From Sam's Club)

Total for PC - $965 , DVD Burner - $177, Monitor - $109.83 total of
$1251.83. I could probably find a cheaper monitor.

Tigerdirect.com has some recertified 17" CRT's for around $60. I'm not sure about those. The Monitor is probably my least researched item. I plan on replacing it with a flat panel when the prices come down anyway, so I could probably go cheaper on that.

Mainly my new computer will be for burning DVD's from my Mini-DV
camcorder.

Any input on this system or on ABS as a company is appreciated. Thanks
Ray

[John Prophet]

on the monitor Id wait for a nice envision 775e from staples or officemax or whatever..they have em for like $55-$65ish after rebates...deal comes around every couple months or so...nice black and silver monitor.

JP

[kdnorder]

PC World usually rated samsung CRT monitors pretty high. http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/artic...,104177,00.asp
$109 for a monitor isn't bad and with Sam's Club you don't have to mess with rebates. I recently tried to get in on the envision monitor special at Staples with no luck. I tried to retail stores and checked online about a dozen times. always out of stock. I considered the samsung your want but our sams club only has black.