This is what i have so far
Visiontek geforce 3 ti 200 ($99 AR, from Best buy thanks giving sale)
Western Digital 60 gig hd ($50 AR, also from Best buy)
Acer 12x8x32 CDRW ($30 out the door)
NOkia 21 inch($450 delivered, purchased today waiting for item)
Creative Inspire 4.1($49, Best buy sale this week)
Logictech Wireless keyboard/mouse ($49.99 compusa sale)
Floppy drive from my 486 (Free hehehe)
Hp and sony CD drive (free, had it laying around from previous computers)
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Total spent so far 727.99 (wow didint realize it was so much)
Looking to bulid a AMD XP system so i checked pricewatch for local dealers that allow pickup so i can get the parts before christmas.
Amd xp 1700+ retail box ($164), could get the oem for 145 but i think retail has 3 year limitedwarranty
Epox 8k7A ($85 out the door) Good review on tomshardware and econimical, plus it has sound bulit in =)
kingston 256meg DDR ram ($61)
320 watt atx case ($62)i never spent so much on a case before, whats so great about $100+ case
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planned total 727.99+372=$1099.99
Well thats including the moniter, so excluding the monitor its 1099.99-450 = 649.99
P.S i could take off the logitech wireless keyboard/mouse and the speakers bringing my total excluding monitor to 550. Since i have lots of keyboards/mouse lying around