New WoW Machine

[--Pete]

Hi,

"And the winners are . . . "

Not really. This is the list as I have it for now. I'll probably make the final cut on Sunday and order everything then. Until then, I've got a bunch of stuff that's piled up that will soak up my time. And, no, they are not giving Sound Blaster Audigy 2ZS away. Since there is an on board MIDI/Game interface, I've just decided to go with the on board audio for now. Simple enough to get the sound cards later if there turns out to be a need. The links are to the best price vendors I've found so far. As much as possible, the prices include S&H.

OS:
Windows XP Home w/SP2
$81.00
http://www.bestbargainpc.com/index.asp?Pag...TS&Category=230

Case:
Skyhawk AL-ATX4377DT-BK All Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Case, Black
$47.38
http://www.dealsonic.com/sk43allalatx.html

Power Supply:
Rexus SPX-600 ATX 600W P4 Power Supply w/ 15cm Fan, 24pin, and SATA
$87.58
http://www.dealsonic.com/respatx60p4p.html

Motherboard:
ASUS A8N-E
$112.00
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetai...iate=pricewatch

CPU:
Athlon 64 3800+ (Socket 939)
$310.00
http://store.yahoo.com/pcmemory-stores/c...64939.html

CPU cooler:
Thermaltake Silent 939 K8 CL-P0200
$36.00
http://www.thermaltake.com/goldenorb2.htm

Memory:
Kingston KIN-KVR400X64C3A/512 400MHz DDR (2 sticks for 1 GB)
$94.98
http://www.3gplaza.com/estore/control/Comp...etails?id=31822

Video:
eVGA GeForce 6600 GT / 128MB DDR / PCI Express / DVI / TV-OUT / Video Card
$152.00
http://www.bestbargainpc.com/index.asp?Pag...ROD&ProdID=3141

Sound card:
Sound Blaster Audigy 2ZS (OEM)
$0.00
http://www.wiredzone.com/itemdesc.asp?ic=3...809&source=Cnet

HD:
Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 (ST3300831AS) 300 GB Hard Drive
$153.00
http://www.bestbargainpc.com/index.asp?Pag...earch=GO&Page=1

DVD-RW:
NEC ND-3540A
$44.00
http://www.pcmicrostore.com/PartDetail.asp...03079&kbid=1173

Floppy:
Sony 1.44 FLOPPY W/BLACK BAZEL
$8.50
http://www.bestbargainpc.com/index.asp?Pag...ROD&ProdID=1479

The total comes to $1126.44US. That leaves me about $100US to play with, and I might just use it to increase the memory to 2GB.

Any comments, suggestions, etc., more than welcome. Keep in mind the two constraints: this is strictly a game machine and I've only budgeted $2500US for the whole deal (i.e., 1250 per machine).

--Pete