Here is my most sincere attempt... With the idea of adding another identical video card down the road for SLI. The memory will be running in DDR400 and the HD's in RAID 0.
LITE-ON 16X DVD±R DVD Burner W/ LightScribe and 5X DVD-RAM Wrtie Black ATAPI/E-IDE Model SHM-165H6S - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16827106019
$49.99
Antec LifeStyle SONATA II Piano Black Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811129155
$99.99
(2) Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 80GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822148107
$116.00
ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813131517
$153.99
ASUS Geforce 6800GT EN6800GT/2DT/256MB Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814121192
$219.99
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820231047
$145.99
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ 1GHz HT Socket 939 Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819103539
$212.00
Total: $997.95
My old system:
AMD Athlon 2700+
ABIT AN7 mobo
40 GB Seagate ATA 100 HD
ATI Radeon 9600XT 128MB Video Card
1.5GB PC333 DDR RAM
Case w/Antec 400w PSU
Sony 48x CD-RW/DVD Drive
My new possible system:
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego
ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe mobo
(2) Seagate Barracuda 80GB SATA 3.0 HDs in RAID 0
ASUS Geforce 6800GT 256MB Video Card
2GB G. Skill 2.5 CLAS PC400 DDR RAM
Shiny ANTEC case w/ 450w PSU
LITE-ON 16X DVD±R DVD Burner W/ LightScribe and 5X DVD-RAM Write
Same Keyboard, monitor, mouse, printer, etc. as before, and same SB Audigy card.
LITE-ON 16X DVD±R DVD Burner W/ LightScribe and 5X DVD-RAM Wrtie Black ATAPI/E-IDE Model SHM-165H6S - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16827106019
$49.99
Antec LifeStyle SONATA II Piano Black Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811129155
$99.99
(2) Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 80GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822148107
$116.00
ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813131517
$153.99
ASUS Geforce 6800GT EN6800GT/2DT/256MB Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814121192
$219.99
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820231047
$145.99
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ 1GHz HT Socket 939 Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819103539
$212.00
Total: $997.95
My old system:
AMD Athlon 2700+
ABIT AN7 mobo
40 GB Seagate ATA 100 HD
ATI Radeon 9600XT 128MB Video Card
1.5GB PC333 DDR RAM
Case w/Antec 400w PSU
Sony 48x CD-RW/DVD Drive
My new possible system:
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego
ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe mobo
(2) Seagate Barracuda 80GB SATA 3.0 HDs in RAID 0
ASUS Geforce 6800GT 256MB Video Card
2GB G. Skill 2.5 CLAS PC400 DDR RAM
Shiny ANTEC case w/ 450w PSU
LITE-ON 16X DVD±R DVD Burner W/ LightScribe and 5X DVD-RAM Write
Same Keyboard, monitor, mouse, printer, etc. as before, and same SB Audigy card.