The list author says: "This is a planned build - still in progress. I'm looking to have it completed and actualized around tax time 2011. My current machine is a hand-me-down gaming machine that's probably 5-7 years out of date, easily, so this is going to be a signifiant upgrade.
Grand total at the time of making this list was $980.44"
"I went with one stick of 4gb here because the motherboard is capable of a max of 16gb in 4 slots - don't wanna buy 2gb sticks and have to swap them out for 4gb sticks later, yanno?"
"This was a compromise between price and quality. There is also the option of purchasing a second one of these later, and CrossFiring them - which I intend to do."
"Not for everyone, but this is my personal pick. I don't need the mouse, I already have a gaming mouse, hence the lack of one on this list. This is not the exact keyboard I want - I want the "piano black" version of this. Amazon doesn't carry it, apparently..."
"This case is just pretty, what more to say? Okay, how about two front 120mm intake fans, 1 rear 120mm outflow, and that monster 200mm top fan for more outflow?"
