I chose these items from NCIX's Back to School sale:
http://www.ncix.com/promo/promosale....ack2school2007


My custom PC:

Intel Core 2 Duo E4400 Dual Core Processor LGA775 Conroe 2.00GHZ 800FSB 2MB Retail - $135.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...l&promoid=1065

MSI P6N SLI-FI Nforce 650I LGA775 Conroe DDR2 ATX 2PCI-E16 PCI-E1 3PCI SATA2 1394 Motherboard - $133.58
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...SI%2FMicroStar

Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR2 PC2-8500 2GB 2X1GB DDR2-1066 CL5-5-5-15 Dual Channel Memory Kit W/ LED - $159.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...Y&promoid=1065

BFG GeForce 8800GTS OC2 580MHZ 320MB 1.7GHZ GDDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDTV HDCP DIRECTX10 Video Card - $339.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...s&promoid=1065

Silverstone Element ST50EF-PLUS 500W ATX12V 24PIN Power Supply W/120MM Fan Active PFC 80PLUS RoHS - $83.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...y&promoid=1065

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB ATA100 7200RPM 16MB Cache NCQ Hard Drive - $119.99
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...e&promoid=1065

Scythe Mine REV.B Heatpipe CPU Heatsink 100MM AM2 LGA775 S478 S754 S939 S940 1500RPM 22DBA 42.69CFM - $50.57
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...facture=Scythe

Antec Sonata III Black ATX 16IN Quiet Case 3X5.25 2X3.5 4X3.5IN 500W 120MM Fan - $119.98
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...C&promoid=1065

LG GSA-H62N SATA DVD+RW 18X8X16 DVD-RW 18X6X16 DL 10X Black OEM DVD Writer W/ SW - $35.98
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...s&promoid=1065

LG L226WTX-BN 22IN Widescreen LCD Black 5MS 1680X1050 3000:1 VGA DVI-D Tilt Swivel HDCP Monitor - $314.72
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...s&promoid=1065

My Total: 1494.78