PC World's $30K Dream PC is Ready!

Dream PC Prize Description & Estimated Retail Value
OFficial video
System Components
* GIGABYTE 3D Mercury GZ-FW1CA-AJS Silver Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case - $399
* Custom Case Painting by Gary Berg - $1500
* Ultra X3 1600 watt Power Supply - $469.99
* 1 Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Processor - $1014
* eVGA 790i Motherboard - $369
* Corsair XMS3 2x2GB DDR3 1600MHz memory kits (total 8GB) - $736.80
* 2 EVGA GeForce 9800 GX2 Video Cards - $1199.98
* 2 OCZ 64GB internal solid state disks (SSD) - $2,180
* Adaptec RAID 3405 adapter card - $390
* 4 Cheetah 15K.5 SAS 3Gb/s 300-GB Hard Drives - ST3300655SS - $3,931.20
* Western Digital WD7500AAKS 750GB Caviar SE16 hard drives - $398.98
* 2 Sony BWU200 Blu-Ray Read/Write Drives - 1199.98
* Ultra Internal 3.5" Floppy Drive w/Multi Card Reader Black - $29.99
* Cables Unlimited UV Reactive Mode Kit with Dual Tube UV CCFL Lights, Fans, Floppy Cable and ATA133 Cable - $26.99
* Vantec UV Reactive Motherboard Slot Protector - Green - $4.99 (PCIe)
* Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1800 PCIe NTSC/ATSC/QAM tuner - $149
* Emu 1616M PCI Sound card and breakout box (studio quality inputs and A/D, D/A, surround via digital) - $599


Display

* 3 NEC LCD2490WUXi-BK 24.1" Widescreen LCD Monitor - $3,866.97
* Ergotron monitor mounting system (3 wall mounts and 3 desk mounts) - $1014


External Peripherals and Components

* Iomega UltraMax Pro eSATA 1.5TB - $504
* APC Back-UPS RS 1500VA LCD - 249.95
* Logitech diNovo Edge Keyboard - $199.99
* Logitech MX AirTM Rechargeable Cordless Air Mouse - $149.99
* Logitech Z-5500 THX Certified 5.1 500-watt Dolby Digital & DTS Hardware Decoding Speaker System - 209.99
* Canon Pixma MP970 Printer - $299.99
* Icemat Siberia Headphones/mic - $79
* Saitek X2 Flight control system - $119.95
* Xbox 360 Gamepad controller - $39.95


Software

* Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 - $620.99
* Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64 - $379
* Microsoft Windows XP SP2 - $249.99
* Adobe Master Collection CS3 - $2,750.99
* EA Crysis - $49.99
* Microsoft Flight Simulator X Deluxe - $59.99
* Call of Duty 4 - $59.99
* Half Life 2: Orange Box - $61.99
* Battlefield 2142 Deluxe Edition - $30.99
* Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 - 73.99
* System Commander 9 - $69.95
* Acronis True Image Home $49.95
* Easy Media Creator 10 - $99
* Cyberlink HD Suite Ultra - $129
* Power DVD Ultra - $99


Miscellaneous

* OCZ Freeze Thermal Compound - $5.99
* Labor for building and troubleshooting -- 100 hrs at $50/hr - $5,000



TOTAL ESTIMATED RETAIL VALUE: $31,123.52