alright after 3 months of having the members of tech-forums help me peice this together this is the complete end result.
i want to pass this on for the next generation of rig-building-newbs that come here for answers and guidance.
i hope this helps some of you guys out and saves some time.
here is a place to start:
DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813136152
$135
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice Integrated into Chip FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819103535
$199
-Corsair XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series, (Twin Pack) 184 Pin 1GB(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200 - Retail -RAM
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...-145-450&depa=1
$115.00
M-AUDIO US99120 8 (7.1) Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829121101
$92
Leadtek PX6800GT TDH Geforce 6800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI-Express x16 Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814122209
$365.00
XCLIO XClio-jr CS428BK Silver/Black Computer Case With Side Panel Window - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811201003
$40.49
Antec 480 watt 120mm fan ATX 12V v2.0 power supply, Active PFC, Model "NeoPower" - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProdu...-103-924&depa=1
$116.00
HITACHI Deskstar 7K250 14R9463 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822145072
$84.00 x2
NEC FD1231H-302 Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16821152005
$7.99
-$1,282.25
i want to pass this on for the next generation of rig-building-newbs that come here for answers and guidance.
i hope this helps some of you guys out and saves some time.
here is a place to start:
DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813136152
$135
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice Integrated into Chip FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819103535
$199
-Corsair XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series, (Twin Pack) 184 Pin 1GB(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200 - Retail -RAM
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...-145-450&depa=1
$115.00
M-AUDIO US99120 8 (7.1) Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829121101
$92
Leadtek PX6800GT TDH Geforce 6800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI-Express x16 Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814122209
$365.00
XCLIO XClio-jr CS428BK Silver/Black Computer Case With Side Panel Window - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811201003
$40.49
Antec 480 watt 120mm fan ATX 12V v2.0 power supply, Active PFC, Model "NeoPower" - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProdu...-103-924&depa=1
$116.00
HITACHI Deskstar 7K250 14R9463 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822145072
$84.00 x2
NEC FD1231H-302 Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16821152005
$7.99
-$1,282.25