With Shipping, Tax, Transfer Software, Drive Bay Adaptor, SATA to IDE Power Adaptor, etc., the TOTAL TOTAL COST comes to less than $2,200. A bit overbudget, but it should work.
Also, if somebody could give me a total compatibility check, I would greatly appreciate it.
MY PC BUILD
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813128358
PSU: OCZ StealthXStream OCZ600SXS 600W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...thXtream%20600w
Case: Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811129021
OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16832116488
GPU: PNY VCG981024GXEB GeForce 9800 GT 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814133243
RAM: (BUY 2 SETS TO TOTAL 8GB) OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16820227298
HDD #1: Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31000340AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16822148274
Optical Drive #1: LG Black 6X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 6X Blu-ray DVD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA Internal Blu-ray Burner 6X Blu-ray Disc Burner & HD DVD-ROM Drive Model GGW-H20LK - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16827136155
Optical Drive #2: LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 20X DVD±R DVD Burner - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16827106264
Multi-Media Reader: Koutech IO-FPM220 3.5" Floppy Drive & Multi Card Reader Front Panel - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16813998514
Monitor: SAMSUNG 2433BW High Glossy Black 24" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 DC 20000:1(1000:1) - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16824001309
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz 12MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16819115041
Mouse and Keyboard: LITE-ON SK-7360 Beige 104 Normal Keys 14 multimedia keys Function Keys PS/2 RF Wireless Standard Keyboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16823107132
Speakers: Logitech Z-2300 THX-Certified 200-Watt 2.1 Speaker System (Silver)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detai...ER&v=glance
HDD #2: Samsung 7200RPM 80GB IDE Hard Drive (I already have)
Optical Drive #3: Memorex External USB 2.0 DVD Multi Recorder CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD ROM, DVD RAM, DVD+R DL (I already have)
NEW_PC_BUILD.doc