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Component Model Price ($)
CPU Intel Core™ i5-2500K: $195
CPU Cooler Corsair A70 CPU Cooler $38
Motherboard ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z: $165
RAM 2 x 4GB G.SKILL Sniper Low Voltage $50
Graphics 2 x 1GB MSI Hawk GTX 460 $260
Hard Drive SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 1TB $55
Case Cooler Master Storm Sniper Black $60
Power Seasonic X750 Gold $130
Optical ASUS 24X DVD Burner $18
OS Windows 7 Ultimate $15
Total Price $986
I fully intend to OC the CPU/GPU. For this build, I intend to upgrade in about 12-18 months and reuse at least the power supply and case. These is also $80 worth of rebates to be redeemed on this build. So, if I get those, I can spend it on a SSD. Windows 7 Ultimate is student price.