that is true, if you use every thing being the latest and best in tech, just the case with the components, it'll be around 4g. these IMHO are the best brands. mobo, msi for intel cpu's, nFocrce for AMD cpu's. vid cards, ATI and nVidia. RAM, corssair, kingston(not value ram), OCZ. sound card, audigy. hd, westren digital. rom drives, anything is basicaly good. cases, antec, thermaltake.