Budget is about $500. I went with a crappier GPU to save money. Since all my parts will be coming from NCIX, I did not have as many options. However, I can price match A LOT.
CASE: Apevia X-PLORER 17IN ATX Tower Case 4X5.25 2X3.5 5X3.5INT 2X80MM Fan Window LCD TEMP. DISP. Black = $76.16
MEMORY: OCZ Platinum XTC REV.2 PC2-6400 2GB 2X1GB DDR2-800 CL4-4-4-15 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit = $49.55
VIDEO CARD: Palit Radeon HD 3870 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E DVI-I HDMI Video Card = $99.13
HARD DRIVE: Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 250GB SATA2 7200RPM 8MB 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM 3YR MFR Warranty = $65.86
PSU: OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W ATX12V 24PIN Active PFC ATX Power Supply 120MM Fan Black = $65.84
MOBO: Gigabyte EP45-DS3L ATX LGA775 P45 DDR2 PCI-E 2PCI SATA2 HD Sound GBLAN Motherboard = $122.87
DVD: LG GH22NS30 Black DVD+RW 22X8X16 DVD-RW 22X6X16 DL 16X/12X 2MB SATA OEM = $36.27
Total: $515.68 (after all MIR...lots of stamps needed)
CASE: Apevia X-PLORER 17IN ATX Tower Case 4X5.25 2X3.5 5X3.5INT 2X80MM Fan Window LCD TEMP. DISP. Black = $76.16
MEMORY: OCZ Platinum XTC REV.2 PC2-6400 2GB 2X1GB DDR2-800 CL4-4-4-15 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit = $49.55
VIDEO CARD: Palit Radeon HD 3870 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E DVI-I HDMI Video Card = $99.13
HARD DRIVE: Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 250GB SATA2 7200RPM 8MB 3.5IN Hard Drive OEM 3YR MFR Warranty = $65.86
PSU: OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W ATX12V 24PIN Active PFC ATX Power Supply 120MM Fan Black = $65.84
MOBO: Gigabyte EP45-DS3L ATX LGA775 P45 DDR2 PCI-E 2PCI SATA2 HD Sound GBLAN Motherboard = $122.87
DVD: LG GH22NS30 Black DVD+RW 22X8X16 DVD-RW 22X6X16 DL 16X/12X 2MB SATA OEM = $36.27
Total: $515.68 (after all MIR...lots of stamps needed)