The ultimate bargain basement PC!!......

figured I would make a build to see how low I could go in price (tried to be $600). I went with out the door prices (including shipping but no rebates)

$40 case - antec VSK-2000. the rosewill and NZXT are too flimsy. I've actually seen this case and its a solid interior with solid side panels. plus a $10 rebate brings it to $30.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

$42 PSU - xigmatek 400w. Its efficient and Tom's got it to peak at 600w.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

$78 CPU - Athlon II x3 445. its a decent gaming CPU, three cores and easy to OC
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

$30 cooler - CM 212+. because the AMD cooler is loud and runs hot
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/ite...

$57 mobo - Biostar 770. its a full ATX AM3 mobo with ACC, the 870 is too expensive.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

$68 ram - Mushkin 2x2GB DDR3 1333. needed to shave some $ for the cooler. they have a $10 rebate and it will work just fine.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

$140 video card - XFX 5770. has a $15 mail in rebate...shouldn't the 5770 be cheaper by now?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

$55 HDD - Samsung F3 500HDD - its solid enough
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

$20 optical drive - Samsung DVD burner - its solid enough
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

$100 OS - Windows 7 ....because no one runs linux  


total cost...$630 out the door + another $35 off in mail in rebates. without the cooler its an even $600.

not bad for an MMO machine to play WoW, AoC, LOTRO, SW: TOR @ 1600x900