Cheapest Crossfire Build Possible?

[caltraskoo]

I am looking for a list parts thats Crossfire possible for the least price. Can someone help me?
Requirements:
4G of DDR2 (at any mhz)
at least 250 HDD
1G of DDR3 (ATI perfer)
Quadcore at any speed (perfer Intel)
Crossfire supported motherboard
XP perferred.
500W Powersupply

 

[35g700]

So basically you are looking for the cheapest quad core build that can run 2 ATI GPU's later down the road?

If you are getting a GDDR3 Video card you would be better off going with 512MB over 1GB because the 256 bit width of the bus would slow down the card. If you got a 4870 (that has GDDR5) you could get 1GB of memory because it is GDDR5.

 

[Evolv]

Maybe not the cheapest, but good quality.

cpu:
Newegg.com - Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 2.66GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops

mobo:
Newegg.com - BIOSTAR TForce TP45HP LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards

ram:
Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory

gpu:
Newegg.com - XFX HD-487A-ZDFC Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

psu:
Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX 550W ATX12V V2.2 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Power Supplies

hdd:
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives

optical:
Newegg.com - LG Black 22X (CAV) DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X (CAV) DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD±R DVD Burner - CD / DVD Burners

case:
Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Centurion 534 RC-534-KKN2-GP Black Aluminum & Mesh bezel / SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases

Total is $856.09 with shipping, then $20 mail in rebate. You could go for the cheaper Q6600 quad, but the Q9400 is newer, faster, and I think, worth the extra money. Getting a 4850 with 1Gb of memory is pointless. For the price you might as well get a 4870 or spend a few extra bucks and get the 4870 1Gb.