Posted 12/19/2008 at 08:22:00pm

I think that I've come up with a machine that beats all of these at the price point

SUPERMICRO MBD-C2SBA+-O LGA 775 Intel G33 ATX Intel Motherboardand

Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 Wolfdale 3.33GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor combo for369.98

LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model GH22NP20

Rosewill Stallion Series RD500-2DB 500W ATX12V Power Supply combo for 46.98

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ for 39.99

DIAMOND Viper 3870PE31G Radeon HD 3870 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card  for 189.99 plus 25 dollar mail in rebate

 Western Digital Caviar GP WD5000AACS 500GB 5400 to 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive for 59.99

RAIDMAX AZTEC ATX-619WB Black/ Silver 1.0mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Foldout MB Computer Case - Retail  for 69.99 plus 35 dollar mail in rebate

 total is $776.92-60 in rebates comes to a total of 716.92