Computer Summary

I just finished purchasing a monitor on eBay, and with that bid, every component is now purchased and in my possession or making the scary trek through the postal system.

Here's my system, with all the specs:

Apevia X-Discovery-AL Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor 4400+

Pioneer Internal DVD DVD/CD Writer

Western Digital 300GB Hard Drive

Microsoft Basic Black Keyboard & Mouse

Gigabyte (company name) Motherboard

2 x 2GB Memory

IBM ThinkVision L170 17" TFT LCD Flat Computer Monitor

Ubuntu 9.04

And the prices:
Case/PSU= $70
CPU=$44.99
DVD/CD Drive=$34.99
Hard Drive=$31.00
Cables=$3.95
Keyboard/Mouse=$15.99
Motherboard=$79.99

Memory=$49.98
Monitor=$70
OS=Free
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$409.89

I'm pretty happy (now) with the cost for something I'm just going to screw around with, but we'll see how frustrated I get if I find out the computer sucks. It's looking like I'll spend next Sunday putting the pieces together, assuming I have all the pieces by then. Sunday is also crucial because I want to be able to return these things if they're dead; the sooner the better for returns (15 days from purchase).

Either way, I'm really excited all the pieces have come together.

Also, the keyboard/mouse combo came as a three-pack, so if I can sell the other two over eBay, perhaps I'll cut the cost under $400. Cool!