My (Computer) Setup

[Topaz]

( To be built )

Specs

Monitor - Acer AL1912 19" LCD - 230$
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...0&CMP=ILC-FPM05
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Case - Rosewill R214P-BLACK - 15$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16811147007
Motherboard - FOXCONN ATX SOCKET 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD - 97$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16813186037
Processor - AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice Socket 939 - 149$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16819103536
RAM - GeIL Value 512mb 184 pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400, Extreme Performance Heat Spreader System Memory - 43$
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?...N82E16820144305
Hard Drive - Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 8 6E040L0 40GB 7200 RPM 2MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA133 - 50$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16822140133
CD/DVD Drive - ASUS Silver 52X CD-ROM IDE - 30$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16827134010
Video Card - Radeon X300SE 128MB 64-bit DDR PCI Express x16 - 83$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814125155
Mouse - Logitech 931187-0403 2-Tone 3 Buttons 1x Wheel USB + PS/2 RF - 17$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16826104180
Extras - GENERIC 20-Pin(Female) to 24-Pin(Male) ATX Converter Model 11W3-09206 - OEM - 4$
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16812101121
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Total: 440$ (Without Monitor)
Total: 670$ (With Monitor)
Notes
Unsure about Tower's power supply and cooling details, whether to add (another) heatsink or cooling fan.
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Usage is mainly for gaming, mostly along the lines of CS 1.6 and Warcraft III. I'd like the cost to be minimal, just to replace my Dimension 3000. smile.gif Any improvements (price or value) is appreciated.

[NicoQwertyu]

All of your links are broken.   

On a side note,  I think I have the exact same case as the one you're getting.  It's right next to me in my "potential" computer, pile of parts.