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[quote name="Ray of Light"](Variants of) all of these parts are on my desk or in my Newegg fantasy shopping cart. <table border=1> <tr> <td><font color=white><img src="http://c1.neweggimages.com/ProductImageCompressAll/11-129-024-18.jpg" alt="Antec Sonata III 500 Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply" title="Antec Sonata III 500 Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply"> <a href="http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129024" > Antec Sonata III 500 Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply - Retail </a></font></td> <td><font color=white>$129.99</font></td> <td><font color=white>These used to be cheaper. You can get a random case (meh) and Seasonic power supply (awesome) for &lt;$100. If going this route, use <a href=http://www.antec.outervision.com/>Antec Power Supply Calculator</a> to not waste money on a too-big power supply.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><font color=white><img src="http://c1.neweggimages.com/ProductImageCompressAll/14-121-362-02.jpg" alt="ASUS EAH5670/DI/1GD5 Radeon HD 5670 (Redwood) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card w/ATI Eyefinity" title="ASUS EAH5670/DI/1GD5 Radeon HD 5670 (Redwood) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card w/ATI Eyefinity"> <a href="http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121362" > ASUS EAH5670/DI/1GD5 Radeon HD 5670 (Redwood) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card ... - Retail </a></font></td> <td><font color=white>$115.49</font></td> <td><font color=white>Cheaper options exist but there are better places to economize.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><font color=white><img src="http://c1.neweggimages.com/ProductImageCompressAll/29-102-031-09.jpg" alt="Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Go - Retail" title="Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Go - Retail"> <a href="http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102031" > Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Go - Retail </a> </font></td> <td><font color=white>$44.99</font></td> <td><font color=white>I have two. I like having the audio circuitry distant from the EMI firehose that is a desktop PC. $20 more gets you surround sound and a volume knob.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><font color=white><img src="http://c1.neweggimages.com/ProductImageCompressAll/20-148-331-02.jpg" alt="Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT12864TR1608" title="Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT12864TR1608"> <a href="http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148331" > Crucial Ballistix Tracer 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model BL2KIT12864TR1608 - Retail </a></font></td> <td><font color=white> $90.49 </font></td> <td><font color=white>The benefits of high speed memory are kind of small; this is a good place to save money. Crucial DDR3 1333 is about $20 cheaper; Kingston Value RAM or G.SKILL are cheaper still. </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><font color=white><img src="http://c1.neweggimages.com/ProductImageCompressAll/13-131-620-02.jpg" alt="ASUS P7P55D-E LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard" title="ASUS P7P55D-E LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard"> <a href="http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131620" > ASUS P7P55D-E LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail </a> </font></td> <td><font color=white>$154.99</font></td> <td><font color=white>They make a couple of lower models in this series.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><font color=white><img src="http://c1.neweggimages.com/ProductImageCompressAll/19-115-215-02.jpg" alt="Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80605I5750" title="Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80605I5750"><a href="http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115215" > Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80605I5750 - Retail </a> </font></td> <td><font color=white>$208.99</font></td> <td><font color=white>$209! Processors are so fucking awesome now.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><font color=white><img src="http://c1.neweggimages.com/ProductImageCompressAll/20-167-016-10.jpg" alt="Intel X25-M Mainstream SSDSA2M080G2XXX 2.5" title="Intel X25-M Mainstream SSDSA2M080G2XXX 2.5" 80gb="" sata="" ii="" mlc="" internal="" solid="" state="" drive="" (ssd)=""><img src="http://c1.neweggimages.com/ProductImageCompressAll/32-116-754-01.jpg" alt="Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders" title="Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders"> <a href="http://www.newegg.ca/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.277285" > Intel X25-M Mainstream SSDSA2M080G2XXX 2.5" 80GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - OEM + Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM (COMBO!) </a></font> </td> <td><font color=white>$294.98</font></td> <td><font color=white>Kickass combo deal! Bold prediction: <b>Intel SSD will effect your computing experience more positively than anything else on this list.</b> It's trans-formative.</font></td> </tr></table> <big><b>TOTAL: $1039.92 + shipping & tax</b> </big> [/quote]