my estimate was a rough idea of what most people would purchase lol. my case also cost me $50
it's a coolermaster elite 334 so it's nothing special but i added some green led strips to it.
the nvidia "claw" logo really lights up on the side now
also added a green IDE cable for my dvd drive.
yes my computer is nvidia themed
also, if your computer does everything you need it to then it's all good. don't listen when people tell you "aww your computer is complete shit because it's not pushed to the MAX, TIME TO UPGRADE!!!!!!!!!!!!11"
here's a cheap i7 build
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
Item #: N82E16827135204
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$19.99
Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, comes with Three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Top 140mm ...
Item #: N82E16811147153
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$5.00 Instant
$59.99
$54.99
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #: N82E16822136534
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$69.99
Acer V243HAJbd Black 24" 2ms(GTG) Widescreen LCD Monitor
Item #: N82E16824009245
Return Policy: Monitor Standard Return Policy
-$40.00 Instant
$219.99
$179.99
GIGABYTE GV-N460OC-1GI GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
Item #: N82E16814125333
Return Policy: VGA Standard Return Policy
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-$10.00 Instant
$20.00 Mail-in Rebate Card
$199.99
$189.99
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NVIDIA Free Just Cause 2 + Mafia II Coupon
Item #: N82E16800999242
Return Policy: Limited Replacement Only Return Policy
-$59.99 Saving
$59.99
$0.00
COOLMAX CU-600B 600W ATX 12V v2.2 Modular and Compatible with Core i3/i5/i7 Power Supply
Item #: N82E16817159088
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
-$15.00 Instant
$10.00 Mail-in Rebate
$69.99
$54.99
G.SKILL Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model F3-10600CL9D-8GBNT
Item #: N82E16820231422
Return Policy: Memory Standard Return Policy
$77.99
GIGABYTE GA-H67M-D2 LGA 1155 Intel H67 SATA 6Gb/s Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
Item #: N82E16813128459
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$94.99
Intel Core i7-2600 Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600
Item #: N82E16819115071
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$299.99
Western Digital Elements 2TB Desktop External Hard Drive WDBAAU0020HBK-NESN
Item #: N82E16822136471
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-$20.00 Instant
$109.99
$89.99
Subtotal: $1,132.90
complete minus keyboard and mouse
Last edited by Organ; Jan 25, 2011 at 06:59 AM.