ASPIRE X-Gear ATXB5KLW-GN Green Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ATX 420W for AMD/Intel Power Supply - Retail$42.00

ABIT AI7 Socket 478 Intel 865PE ATX Intel Motherboard -Retail$114.99

POWERCOLOR R96-C3G Radeon 9600PRO 128MB DDR AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail$139.00

Intel Pentium 4 2.8C Northwood 800MHz FSB Socket 478 Processor Model BX80532PG2800D - Retail$213.00

CORSAIR XMS 512MB (2 x 256MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model TWINX512-3200C2PT - Retail$116.00

Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST380011A 80GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - OEM$69.00

Thermaltake VOLCANO 7+ 70mm 2 Ball Cooling Fan - Retail$17.99

Amount Paid: $726.98

that was my comp roughly.. mmm 2 almost 3 years ago?
not much has changed.. except for a
17 samsung flatpanel-249$,
6600GT-110$,
xconnect psu79$(mistake buying it.. no rebates returned YET),
ZALMAN CNPS7000B-30$,
ZALMAN VF700-25$,
TT NB HS-9$
Emprex DVD Burner-30$
WinTV-20$

wow, ok.. so i did spend like maybe 1k in the end.... LOL
but thats all upgrading