okay, some stuff went on sale @ newegg/tiger, i guess new stuff is comin soon? anyway, here it is:
DFI LP NF4UT SLI-DR
AMD Athlon 64 3200+
OCZ Premier 2x1GB
eVGA Geforce 7800GT 256MB
Western Digital Caviar 40gb
NEC DVDRW Combo Drive
MSI TurboStream 500w ATX
Aspire Explorer Black/Blue
7800GT and an SLI Mobo/PowerSupply, so i should be good for a while (one of the main goals here). This is right at my budget, so anything more expensive will require a cheaper part somehwere else. thanks for all the help guys.
