Recently someone asked how much my computer cost. I couldn't come up with a dollar amount to save my life but I thought about it and itemized everything and finally figured it out. Here are some pics of my current configuration:
i5 3570k at 4.5ghz - free from friend who had a PSU fry a prebuilt
IPB-Z001 cooler - free from a parts box at a friends. Actually very impressed with it's cooling power. I have a 212 EVO fan on it.
MSI z77a-GD65 - $80 (I think) from Onus
2x4gb Gskill kit - Paid full $68.
1x4gb Gskill - free from same friend with fried prebuilt. He gave me both sticks but one was toast. I will be buying another soon.
2tb Seagate HDD - free from external USB HDD I got for free with my dad's laptop purchase
Corsair 300r - paid full $65 price from microcenter
gtx760 - paid $90 used
Antec HCG-750 - $89 microcenter
dvd drive - $13 microcenter
NZXT Sentry mesh fan controller - $24 newegg.
case fans - free with other cases that people did not want.
total: $429