How about this computer...

[Master Chief]

This is for a friend and he said he wanted awesome stuff so we came up w/ this. Minus the case and monitor for right now. Tell me what you think of it.....

mobo/processor

http://www.tufshop.com/store/product1377.html
314.49

hard drive
WD WESTERN DIGITAL "SPECIAL EDITION" 80GB 7200RPM EIDE HARD DRIVE MODEL # WD800JB - OEM, DRIVE ONLY
from newegg.com

80.00ea

Ram
Kingston DDRAM 512MB ECC Registered Memory- Retail Package Kingston Value Ram, DDR PC2100 Registered, Cas Latency 2.5 512 Megabytes. Model KVR266X72RC25/512
Lifetime Warranty through Kingston Model#: KVR266X72RC25/512

99.00

video card
Wonder RADEON 9700 PRO 128MB DDR 8X AGP RETAIL
362.00

soundcard
Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 - RETAIL

112.00

cdrw drive
Lite On 48x24x48x16 CDROM/CDRW/DVD Combo Drive LTC-48161H - Retail

65.00

if you get the ASUS A7N8X Deluxe motherboard the soundcard on it is awsome. so you save 112 bucks plus it comes with the Nfroce 2 chipset.

of course you would have to buy the cpu still.

i take it hes a gamer?

[Kc2iLq]

I don't think that the board you chose supports registered memory modules, so you will need different ram. You'll need at least PC2700 to support the 3000+ anyway. Also, why not get two seperate cd drives? A combo drives makes copying disks annoying.

-Kc2iLq

[Xeroid]

Careful with the ecc registered memory. Not all mobos can use it. It's normally for server boards.

Mike

[golfcart]

Here is what I would get in the same range. All from newegg



On Sale!
Asus Motherboard for AMD Athlon XP/Duron Processors, Model# A7N8X Deluxe Retail
Socket A AMD Athlon XP/Duron (support AMD XP 3000+ "Barton")
Chipset: NVIDIA nForce2 SPP, nForce2 MCP-T
FSB: 400/333/266MHz
IDE: 2 x ATA133
RAM: 3x 184-pin DIMM Sockets (PC3200/PC2700/PC2100 non-ECC DDR)
Slots: 1x AGP (Pro/8X), 5x PCI
Ports: 6x USB2.0
Onboard Silicon Image Sil 3112A Controller w/ 2 ports
NVIDIA SoundStorm Audio Processor Unit with Dolby
MCP integrated 3Com MAC + Broadcom AC101L PHY LAN
Firewire 1394: 2 Ports MCP-T integrated IEEE 1394a + Realtek PHY 8801B
$129.99 1 $129.99

Guillemot Hercules 9800 PRO 128MB - OEM
Specifications:
Chipset: ATI RADEON 9800 PRO
Memory: 128MB DDR memory to boost the latest games with tons of textures
Bus: AGP 8X / 4X / 2X support for maximum performance with the latest motherboards
8 pixel-pipeline architecture for increased rendering power
High-quality onboard 256-bit DDR RAM interface: no bottlenecks, faster frame rates.HyperZ™III+: intelligent memory bandwidth optimization technology
Full DirectX® 9 & OpenGL® hardware accelerator
SMARTSHADER™ 2.1: Programmable Pixel Shaders 2.0 & Vertex Shaders 2.0
Dual display on VGA, DVI or TV-Out (HYDRAVISION™)
High-quality TV display on CRT and flat panel monitors
Ports:VGA + DVI + S-Video (see pics) $429.00 1 $429.00

AMD Athlon XP™ 3000+ "Barton" 333 FSB PROCESSOR CPU- OEM
Specifications:
With Quantispeed Architecture*
CPU: 2.16 GHz
Type: XP 3000 Barton Core
Cache: 512K L2, 128K L1, Total 640KB
BUS: 333MHz
Socket A
* An AMD Athlon XP processor 3000+ with Quantispeed architecture operates at 2.16 GHz
OEM (Processor Only)
Please click on detail Specs for compatible Fans: $253.00 1 $253.00

On Sale!
WD WESTERN DIGITAL "SPECIAL EDITION" 80GB 7200RPM EIDE HARD DRIVE MODEL # WD800JB - OEM, DRIVE ONLY
Specifications:
Size: 80 Gigabytes
Interface: IDE ULTRA ATA100
Seek time: 8.9ms
RPM:7200
Cache 8MB
OEM(Drive alone) 3 Year Manufacturer Warranty --* Works With PC & Mac *-- $80.00 1 $80.00

On Sale!
Lite On 52x24x52 CDRW Model LTR-52246S OEM Buffer underrun error free & automatically adjust writing strategy plus running OPC to meet various burning condition.
Specifications:
Speed : Recording 52Xmax CAV Re-writing 24X High-Speed CLV Reading 52Xmax CAV
Interface : ATAPI-E/IDE, support up to Ultra-DMA Mode2 33.3MB/sec
Supported Media:CD-DA,CD-ROM,CD-Extra,CD-ROM/XA,Photo CD,CD-I Ready,Video CD,CD-R,CD-RW
Access Time : 80ms
Buffer Memory Size: 2MB
Operating System : Windows 95/98/NT/XP/2000/ME
Full OEM Pack: w/ Full Software *See pic for details $43.00 1 $43.00

Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 2 - RETAIL
DVD-Audio: The only PC solution to enable the Advanced Resolution era of 24-bit music fidelity w/192kHz in stereo and 96kHz in 5.1
106dB SNR: The best Sound Blaster clarity ever, rivaling home-theater audio quality for music, games, & movies
6.1 surround sound: Experience superior multi-channel audio from MP3s, CDs, 3D games and Dolby Digital EX movies with a rear center speaker $112.00 1 $112.00

Discount for 14-120-138&Hard Drives $-30.00 1 $-30.00

Subtotal:
$ 1,016.99
Tax:
$.00
Shipping and Handling charge*:
$6.00
Total:
$1,022.99

[Master Chief]

Thanks for the help guys!!!

Sheesh GC you cut around 700 bones off my price.

[golfcart]

Did I miss something? I thought I was within $50 or so of what you posted.. If you have $700 more to spend, I want to go shopping again

Either way it's gonna be a nice setup

[Master Chief]

Yeah my bad, I was adding a monitor and one extra ram module.

[Omardeth]

a7n8x deluxe is a much better board than the A7V8X-X . alos i would go with the xp2500 and save another 160$ get pc3200 ram and clock it at 185 x 11 instead of 166 x 11 that gives ya 2034 and it should do it no problem . even with the retail heatsink . also no need for a sound card the a7n8x has nice sound onboard already . i would try it before u get a sound card and if you think it isn't anuff then get a sound card after . with the video card i would go with the 9700pro or aiw ( if he is going to use the added stuff the aiw gives , if not just get a 9700 pro ) over the 9800pro . the difference in performance isn't worth the 100$ difference in price ... in the real world you will not be able to tell the 2 apart . in benchmarks yes but to the eye you can't tell them apart .