ok for shits and giggles I built a complete systems with eveything you would need except software. $1,616.89 on newegg.com
here is the break down
LITE-ON Black IDE DVD Burner Model SOHW-1693S Black - Retail
Model #: SOHW-1693S Black $43.99
Antec Solution SLK3000-B Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Model #: SLK3000-B $52.00
TEAC Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive IBM PC or compatible system Floppy disk drive controller or connector Floppy disk drive interface cable 4MB RAM — minimum DOS or Windows®3.1X or Wi
Model #: FD235HFC429 $14.99
Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Model #: WD1600JS $80.50
NEC Display Solutions V91LCD Silver&Black 19" 16ms LCD Monitor - Retail
Model #: V91LCD $319.99
ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Model #: A8N-SLI Deluxe $164.00
ATI ALL-IN-WONDER 9800 PRO ALL-IN-WONDER Radeon 9800Pro 128MB DDR AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail
Model #: 100-713100 $199.00
LITE-ON Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model SOHD-16P9SBLK - Retail
Model #: SOHD-16P9SBLK $19.99
COOLMAX CX-400B ATX 400W Power Supply - Retail
Model #: CX-400B $34.50
ALTEC LANSING VS4121 31 Watts 2.1 Speaker - Retail
Model #: VS4121 $59.99
Logitech Media Keyboard 967415-0403 Black PS/2 Standard Keyboard - Retail
Model #: 967415-0403 $19.95
AMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA4000BNBOX - Retail
Model #: ADA4000BNBOX
and
CORSAIR XMS 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model TWINXP1024-3200XL - Retail $618.00
oh and this is with free shipping
now you don't have to get every last thing here but at least you can get a idea of the savings. Also most people on here are more than glad to help out.