I haven't seen them too often since they were discontinued, but I think they're typically $450 in stores--splitting the cost of the 40GB and 80GB models. If you're lucky, maybe you'll catch one at $350. I wouldn't count on anything less than that, though.

If you don't mind going used, maybe check out Craigslist, or some other local classifieds.

[QUOTE="Penguin_dragon"]I think a RAID 0 would deliver better performance and give you lots of room for not to much more, but I've never actually seen a head to head comparison.musclesforcier

Is there any major difference with the P35-DS3L? Going by this page (assuming the revisions are all correct), it looks like I'd be losing some potential FSB/RAM overclocking speed, RAID, 2 SATA ports, something with the BIOS, and eSATA. Is that it?

I'm mainly wondering if there's any potential problems with the components I've chosen. Whether it's incompatabilities, or just poor choices.

He's going to be using it mostly for web design work, and some not-too-heavy gaming. (CS:S, for example.) Probably not going to overclock.

For the motherboard, I've got a Gigabyte EP35-DS3R or ASUS P5K in mind. I may end up putting this thing together myself, which I've never done from start to finish, so I'd kind of prefer something that's not a total pain in that regard.

Please keep in mind that I'm in Canada.

Here's the proposed specs:

Antec Sonata III Black ATX 16IN Mid Tower Quiet Case 3X5.25 2X3.5 4X3.5IN 500W 120MM Fan - $89.99

Samsung SH-S203B Black SATA DVD+RW 20X8X16 DVD-RW 20X6X16 DL 18X/12X INT DVD Writer OEM W/ Vista SW - $22.99

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition 64BIT DVD OEM - $99.99

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Dual Core Processor LGA775 3.0GHZ Wolfdale 1333FSB 6MB Retail *Limited Qty* - $198.99

Gigabyte EP35-DS3R ATX LGA775 P35 1600OC FSB DDR2 1200OC 1PCI-E16 SATA RAID Sound GLAN Motherboard - $126.99 (Possible price match to $125.42)

BFG GeForce 8800GTS 650MHZ 512MB 1.94GHZ DDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out Retail Video Card - $199.99 ($229.99 - $30 rebate)

Western Digital Raptor 150GB SATA 10KRPM 16MB NCQ 5YR MFR Warranty Hard Drive - $176.99

Scythe S-FLEX SFF21E 120MM Cooling Fan 1200RPM 20.1DBA 49.0CFM FDB - $14.99 (Possible price match to $11.34)

Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X4096-6400C5 4GB DDR2 2X2GB PC2-6400 DDR2-800 CL 5-5-5-18 240PIN Memory Kit - $88.88 (Possible price match to $81.90)

With free ground shipping, ExpressRMA of 3%, and GST, it comes to $1,135.35CAD, before any price match attempts or rebates.

And here's my questions:

• Is the PSU going to be good enough? This page puts it at 500W, with two 12V rails, at 17A each. The 8800GTS seems to want 425W, with 28A on the 12V rail.
• Will the size of the 8800GTS give me any grief with either the mobo or case?
• Will the RAM work with the motherboard? Some pages say the RAM wants 1.9V, while the motherboard may only support 1.8V.
• Is 64-bit Vista going to cause any grief? My friend says he mainly uses Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Flash (all CS3), and Outlook 2007. With Kaspersky Internet Security 7. Anything else, he can probably substitute.

It's hard to disagree with a review I haven't read. :)

Also, I think you're supposed to keep it in here:

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=26365628