 | Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R Intel P45 + ICH10R Chipset with PCI-E x16 interface Ultra durable Motherboard
Buy new: $123.90 / Used from: $105.00 Great board, lots of features, good northbridge cooling, solid performance.
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 | Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 3 GHz 1333MHz 6 MB LGA775 CPU BX80570E8400
Buy new: $167.99 / Used from: $135.00 Solid CPU, easily hits 3.6GHz with no voltage adjustments (using good 1066 RAM).
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 | Xigmatek HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler
Buy new: $39.66 Wonderful cooler! (It is huge though) The included fan (140mm) is really quiet and moves a lot of air. Use some Arctic Silver 5 to put this baby on as well.
*also get the retention bracket "ACK-I7951"
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 | Western Digital Caviar Blue 640 GB Bulk/OEM Hard Drive 3.5 Inch, 16 MB Cache, 7200 RPM SATA II WD6400AAKS
Buy new: $69.99 / Used from: $51.99 A top-rated drive. Good realiabilty and a lot of space. Not the biggest drive out there but one of the best rated and solid drives available now.
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 | Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit English 1pk
Buy new: $124.49 / Used from: $69.99 It is time for Vista so you can enjoy the 64-bit environment and not be limited in your RAM choices.
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 | Sapphire Radeon HD4830 512MB DDR3 Dual DVI / TVO PCI-Express Graphics Card
Buy used from: $105.99 Great bang for your buck video card. Can easily be overclocked using the ATI control panel to reach 4850 speeds with no voltage adjustments!
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 | PC Power and Cooling S61EPS Silencer 610W EPS12V power supply, SLI and 80+ Certified
A solid power supply. The crazy 1000 watt units are really not needed for most applications and only draw needless power. A good solid single rail PSU is the way to go.
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 | Sunbeamtech Rheobus fan and light controller Silver.
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 | EMU 0404 4 Channel Digital PCI Audio Interface
Buy new: $99.00 / Used from: $56.00 Solid card. Offers 1/4" in/out, plus MIDI, SPDIF optical & coax.
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 | Mackie MR5 MR5 Reference Monitor (Single Speaker)
Buy new: $179.99 Get a pair of these awesome powered monitors for superb audio monitoring on a budget! Read reviews on the web and you'll quickly see that these are the monitors to beat in the $300 price range.
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 | Logitech G5 Laser Mouse (Blue/Black)
Great mouse for gaming and general use. Up to 2400 dpi (selectable on the mouse), weighted balance compartment, and optical precision make this one a winner. It is not wireless but the precision makes up for the cord.
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 | Fang Gamepad by Ideazon
A wonderful gaming controller that really helps with FPS games.
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 | Antec P182 Advanced Super Mid Tower ATX Case (Black/Stainless Steel Trim)
Buy used from: $115.00 Cases are such a personal choice that this is just my recommendation based on my research and my preferences (low noise, good space, looks nice). Get a case that will meet your needs and serve you well.
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 | Logitech Wave Keyboard
Buy new: $29.99 / Used from: $19.99 Logitech makes good input devices.
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 | LG GH22LS30 Super Multi - Disk drive - DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM - 22x/22x/12x - Serial ATA - internal - 5.25" - black - LightScribe
Buy new: $29.99 A good DVD/CD burner with Lightscribe.
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 | Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound 3.5 Grams
Buy new: $5.71 Get it, use it, forget about it.
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 | Adobe Creative Suite 4 Production Premium
Buy new: $1,494.00 |
 | Acer Computer P224WBD 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor
Get two of these. Plenty of workspace for using Adobe CS4 applications.
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