Getting down to the wire for xmas build.

This is what I have come down to ordering.
BTW, prices shown include shipping and tax.

Case and Accessories
$162 Case Lian Li PC-60B Plus Black Mid tower PC Case Alum - includes window and shipping Cooler Guys http://www.coolerguys.com/840556060727.html
$30 Case Accy Lian-Li 3.5in LCD Thermometer and Fan Controller Model "TR-3" Black Cooler Guys http://www.coolerguys.com/lianlitr3.html
$10 Fan Mounts 2 x - Power Supply Dampener Kit Item #: 840556041818 Cooler Guys http://www.coolerguys.com/840556041818.html
$18 Fan Mounts 3 x - Acousti Ultra-Soft Arrowhead Fan Mounts 8 per pack SubZero PC's http://www.subzeropcs.com/acoustpr [...] ounts.html
$26 Case Fans 1 x SilenX iXtrema Quiet Fan 120 x 120 x 25 Blue LED model IX-12025-14B SubZero PC's http://www.subzeropcs.com/silenx_1 [...] _blue.html
$26 Case Fans 1 x SilenX iXtrema Pro Series Quiet Fans 120 x 120 x 25 model IXP-74-14 SubZero PC's http://www.subzeropcs.com/silenx_u [...] _fans.html
$10 Case Fans UV BLUE MOLEX SLEEVE KIT FOR POWER SUPPLIES SubZero PC's http://www.subzeropcs.com/uv_blue_ [...] u_kit.html

MotherBoard
$149 Motherboard Asus A8R-MVP Radeon Xpress 200 Athlon 64(FX)/64 X2 Dual-Core Skt939 DDR ATX Mobo Allstar Computer http://www.allstarshop.com/shop/si [...] &ad=pwatch
Would prefer…
$??? Motherboard Abit AT8 ATI RD480 Radeon Xpress 200 Chipset Retail

CPU / Processor
$468 Processor(s) AMD Opteron 175 Dual-Core 2.2GHz 1MB (per core) 64/32-Bit Socket 939 (OEM) Monarch http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Mer [...] watch&NR=1
$38 Cooler Thermaltake Blue Orb II Intel and AMD #CL-P0257 eWiz http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=FAN-CLP257&c=pw

Video Card
$599 Video Card HIS Hightech H180XT512DVN Radeon X1800XT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail Newegg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] ideo+Cards

TV Tuner
$114 TV Tuner Card ATI TV Wonder Elite Remote Control Edition PCI TV Wonder Elite w/Remote - Retail MODEL- 100-703205 CompSource http://www.c-source.com/ttechnote. [...] rc=PW&id=n
DDR RAM / Memory
$254 Memory CORSAIR XMS 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR 400 SDRAM Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail Monarch http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Mer [...] watch&NR=1

Hard Drives
$237 Hard Drive(s) (2) Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive Newegg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] isk+Drives
$164 Hard Drive(s) $20 rebate - Western Digital Raptor 74GB 10,000RPM SATA Hard Drive +20x2 Rebate Newegg http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProd [...] 160&depa=0

DVD Burner
$149 DVD Drive PLEXTOR Black 16X DVD+R 8M Cache IDE DVD Burner - Retail PX-716AL/SW Newegg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] +Recorders

Keyboard / Trackball
$70.00 Keyboard Logitech G15 2-Tone 104 Normal Keys USB Wired Standard Keyboard - Retail 967599-0403 Newegg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6823126179
$50.00 Trackball LogiTech Cordless Optical TrackMan Amazon http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B [...] e&n=172282

LCD Monitor
Considered…
$1,050 Monitor HP L2335 Silver 23" 16ms LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 500:1 0.258mm Pixel Pitch - Retail Newegg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824176018
But am leaning towards this one…
$995 Monitor UltraSharp 2405FPW 24-inch Wide Aspect Flat Panel LCD Monitor Dell http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna [...] e=external

Total Price $3,619

Would like any advice or suggestions.
Will be ordering soon...

That's an aggressive build. How often do you upgrade?

My dual 550 rig lasted 5 years, one now on is going to game rig for girls, and has parts from 3 years to 1-1/2 years old in it.
I expect this will be it for about 3 years.

You know what you want. I suggest checking out the bargain websites to see if there are surprise deals. bensbargains.net being one of them. I also think anandtech's hotdeals section is a good one to check as well as the real time pricing thing they got over there.

Want to hire me as a financial adviser?

LMAO!!!!!

I was going to say, that is a very pricey but snazzy rig.

Is that US dollars? Sheesh Rich, why dont you buy a new Mercedes Benz while you're at it - something nice to transport that up-market rig in.

Thats a nice cooler i guess....but i am still very curious why you dont get the SI-120. You can chose your own fan for quiet, power, and such....and it cools better then that Zalman.

Your building above 90% of the people here... If water makes you happy, go for it.....

Well, just because you paid through the nose on a Dell doesn't mean squat to me of which was way over the top to start with....

Your talking to people that put $1000 to $1500 in a machine... Most learn how to build better cheaper... You'll learn one day....

But Hurray for me fu[b][/b]ck, is a good attitude to have....

Back then a decent machine was $3000 from Dell. Some of us wheren't building our own rigs 7 years ago.

Building your own rig wasn't really as mainstream until the internet resellers popped up.

RC I aint trying to get under your skin. Sorry for rubbing you the wrong way. I make money with my computer, that is how I afford it. I also spent $42k for a frikkin robot, but I did not build it myself. I have only built about 8 rigs to my credit, and one was under $900, but this one is going to be my main rig, that is why I am putting so much thought into it.

Anyway, comments on rig, negative or positive are appreciated.
Thanx.

I flew off the handle on you Rich, & I apologize for it..... I am sorry I popped off at you.... I was trying to make a point that wasn't needed to be made in this thread...

No problem RC. Let me buy you a Coors!