Praetor

$1000

• Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 [Conroe 2M, 2.16, 2MB, 1066, BX8057E6400] ($218.00)
• Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 [i965P, ICH8] ($122.99)
• NEC 7170A-0B ($30.99)
• Samsung SpinPoint T-Series HD403LJ (400GB, 7200, 16MB, SATA3.0, NCQ) ($99.99)
• Coolmax CP-500T [500W, 12V@18+16, 20+4] ($39.99 after $20.00 MIR)
• Spire SwordFin SP-9007B Case ($54.99)
• Scythe Mine SCMN-1100 (43cfm, 22db) ($32.99)
• eVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB ($259.99 after $20.00 MIR)
• Patriot eXtreme Performance 2GB PC2-6400 [2x1GB, CAS4@2.2] ($139.99 after $50.00 MIR)
  $999.92

A minor upgrade to the cooler and the use of discrete case + PSU. The biggest jump was the upgrade to the DirectX-10 card.