i just bought the amd off of ebay for $265 (not including shipping) as for the PSU im glad you asked since i was unsure if i needed a new one or not. i have the OEM PSU that came with my case when i bought it back in 02 or 03 and was wondering if i needed to upgrade it, i was gonna upgrade it then i realized that with just the necessities i was already around $700 :shocked:
these are the cheapest prices ive found so far (im gonna order them within the next hour prolly)
Asus A8N-SLI $113
AMD 64 x2 3800 $265 (ebay, already won)
Thermaltake Polo 735 Rev. 2 Heatsink $40
Kingston DDR400 512mb Dual Channel Kit $92.50 w/$15 rebate (i can upgrade to 1.5 or 2gb later this is just to get me started
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Nvidia GeForce 7600GT $180
i was originally gonna get the 7600GS but then i realized it was 160 or so mhz slower then the GT and had DDR2 instead of GDDR3, i figured he'll for the extra $30 i go for it. i was thinking about overclocking the GS and save about $30 but then found out that it was only passively cooled
As for the PSU i wanna get one of the modular ones so i can connect the cords i dont use. i always hated having like 5 or 10 unused molex plugs cluttering up the case. back in march when i was going to new orleans i an issue of computer power user and they had a review in there where they tested out about 10 PSUs, i'll prolly buy one of the ones they listed in there. one thing that suprised the hell outta me is this one company makes a 1KW PSU :shocked: why would u ever need 1000 watts of power??!
damn im gonna end up spending about $800 on this
i told my dad it was gonna be around $500 or $600. i was gonna order the sound blaster X-FI xtreme music until i realized i was a lil over $800 w/o a PSU added in...