ok i think you guys might actually say this could work pretty well...
MSI Athlon 64/FX,Socket 939, ATX, nForce4, 4GB DDR, 1000MHz FSB PCI x4, PCI-1 x1, PCI-4 x1, PCI-16 x1, SATA x4, IDE x2
$80.67
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 1.8GHz, 512KB, 1GHz, Socket 939 AMD - ADA3000BPBOX
$108.79
XCLIO Black 250mm fan (6 open 80mm fan slots) 0.6 mm SECC ; Aluminum Front Panel ATX Mid Tower 6010BK
$48.00
Unincom U8025 80mm Sleeve Cooling Fan - Retail Bearing Type:Sleeve, RPM 2200RPM, Air Flow: 27.5CFM Model #: U8025
$6.75
Antec SmartPower 2.0 500 Watt ATX 12V v2.0 PSU PCIE Ready, 4 ATA's, Model SP500
$64.99
*i'm only leaving this cuz it seems like a very reliable PSU (probably more than i need but i'd rather have more than less)
Patriot 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200)
$126.99 (after $50 rebate)
Maxtor DiamondMax 200GB Serial ATA150, 7200 RPM 16MB Cache Model #: 6L200S0
$90.50
NEC Black 16X - DVD+-RW/DL 42X CD/RW Model #: ND-3550A BK OEM
$37.50
eVGA GeForce 7600 GT - 256MB, PCI Express x16, Dual DVI, core - 58o Mhz, RAMDAC - 400 Mhz, Mem - 1.5 Ghz, GDDR3 technology
$177.70
********* TOTAL: $774.70 **********
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Acer AL1916W 19" LCD Monitor 19", 1440x900, 8ms, PC Acer - ETL5209005
$221.00
Logitech CORDLESS DESKTOP EXPRESS (SKU: 9674070403)
$26.00
Windows XP ElectronicsPLUS
$85.00
Total w/ extras & monitor: $1,101.70
if there's anything wrong with this tell me. cuz this is what i'm gonna go on unless i hear back in a couple of days.