This is a configuration that I have been playing around with. my primary system just died, and so i am thinking of ordering soon. My goal with the system is to have a respectable box for gaming, the occasional video, and hobby video editing. The price is by no means hard and fast, I wouldn't have much problem going up from there, if there was a worthwhile reason. And finally, I was thinking of going with a coolit domino water cooler, as I read some pretty impressive reviews on the subject, but anyone cooling ideas are welcome. I will be overclocking, and I am thinking of using a raid 5 setup.
1 COOLER MASTER Storm Sniper SGC-6000-KKN1-GP Black ABS Bezel, SECC Body ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$149.99
4 Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$399.96 ($99.99 each)
1 SAMSUNG 2433BW High Glossy Black 24" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor
$299.99
2 SAPPHIRE 100259-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
$379.98 ($189.99 each)
1 CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply
$129.99
1 mushkin 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 998679
$149.99
1 LG Black Blu-ray/HD DVD-ROM & 16X DVD±R DVD Burner SATA Model GGC-H20L
$109.99
1 Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920
GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD4P LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
$519.98
Subtotal: 2,139.87
1 COOLER MASTER Storm Sniper SGC-6000-KKN1-GP Black ABS Bezel, SECC Body ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$149.99
4 Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$399.96 ($99.99 each)
1 SAMSUNG 2433BW High Glossy Black 24" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor
$299.99
2 SAPPHIRE 100259-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card
$379.98 ($189.99 each)
1 CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply
$129.99
1 mushkin 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model 998679
$149.99
1 LG Black Blu-ray/HD DVD-ROM & 16X DVD±R DVD Burner SATA Model GGC-H20L
$109.99
1 Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920
GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD4P LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
$519.98
Subtotal: 2,139.87