After 14 machines builds and selling all of them, but this one, I have it down to (at time of building in DEC 06):
Silverstone TJ-09 Case - 300.00
extra 120mm fans - 30.00
INTEL Q6600 - 280.00
ZALMAN 9500 cooler - 45.00
Gigabyte DS3 mobo - 125.00
2GB G skill DDR2 800 - 110.00
(2 more in reserve for when/if I go Vista) - 75.00
PNY 8800GTS 640 - 460.00
Audigy 2 ZS - 50.00
Coolermaster 600W PSU - 85.00
18x SATA DVD burners - 45.00 x2
250GB WD SATA II HHD - Free
19" Samsung LCD - 225.00
Logitech Z-680 5.1 - 110.00
27" Pioneer LCD TV - 500.00
2485.00 not including all the time, sweat, and cursing... LOL