lol very true bleep
for me it would be a
P4 3.2 GHz @ 800 MHz 2MB extreme edition ($970)
4 GB PC3200 (dual channel) ($484)
MSI 865pe NEO2 FIS2R MOBO ($150)
250GB SATA HDD ($223)
coupla CD-ROM/CD-RWs (1 56x CD-ROM only [not CD-RW]) ($20 [ROM], $34 [RW], $24 [DVD], $200 [DVD-RW])
soundblaster live audigy platinum ($20)
ATI all-in-wonder 9800 w/ 512MB of DDR ($429)
for a total of $2554 without case or monitor