was gonna say the same thing. i was actually starting to add up the prices of the parts that i was gonna build a quad-core with. i might hit a grand total: AMD Phenom X4 9850 - retail: $235, Asus M3A32-MVP Deluxe Motherboard - $220. then you have ram (100-200), burner (100), hd (100), case (75), keyboard and mouse (59), monitor (100-200) <--but, i already have one. that's everything (i think) off the top of my head, just put a good effort in to fit everything into it's appropriate spot and load software accordingly. this is brand new technology, you're talking about dual-core. just wanted to give you an idea of what's available out there. not trying to trash you or anything, cuz i've actually met you personally. anyway, i'll take this down if you like me to. and, GL with the sale and the whole DUI thing.