My New PC: The Parts list

Here is the parts list that I ended up with (prices are actual purchase prices from Newegg):

1. CPU -- CPU INTEL 805 2.66G -- $119
2. Motherboard -- MB ASUS P5ND2-SLI NF4SLI -- $89.99
3. Case and Power Supply -- CASE ANTEC SONATAII B -- $99.99
4. Memory -- MEM 1Gx2PATRIOT DDR2 PC-5300 -- $178.99 (before $35 rebate)
5. CPU Fan --ZALMAN CNPS 9500 LED -- $63.99
6. Video Card --- GigaByte 7600 GT with Silent Pipe II -- $178.99
7. Hard Drive -- Seagate SATA II 320GB Perpendicular -- $ $114.99
8. DVD Burner -- SAMSUNG SH-S162L With LiteScribe -- $39.99

Total price for hardware: 884.94 + 41.16 shipping (less $35 rebate).

I will go through the component decision criteria and my satisfaction / results in separate posts.

On paper, this is a good solid system, and I'm content with the various tradeoffs.

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