I just wrote 3 paragraphs answering your question, but my internet cut off, and I'm just going to summarize what I wrote here...
Essentially, the parts above are worth ~$1300 (w/o GPU, of course), but I paid ~$1000, since I bought most of the parts at good deals (I frequent Slickdeals the week I make a large purchase). Of course, this is not including a high-end graphics card ($2-300), Samsung 23" LED LCD, Logitech 5.1 speakers, PC accessories (I have a Logitech MX Revolution and a G5 gaming mouse), and definitely no audio equipment (my PC audio setup is worth ~1.5K alone). I was tempted to get a Geforce GTX 275 ($220), but felt like waiting another 3 weeks for the next-gen ATI 5XXX series to come out was the smarter thing to do, especially since the rumors I've been hearing, that the 5XXX has twice the processing ability as the 4XXX series...
But i7 is the most expensive platform currently, so expect to spend at least $120 for RAM, and $170 for a motherboard. I remember spending $30 for 2GB of DDR2 memory, and $80 on a P35 motherboard for my Q6600 setup...
P.S: and yes, the build will decimate any game, including Crysis, with any GPU currently over $250. (I play at 1980 X 1080)
Last edited by DeusEx; 08-28-2009 at 05:37 PM.
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