| Price | Component | Warranty | Watts |
|---|---|---|---|
| $123 | ASUS M4A78T-E: Socket-AM3 PC3-10600 (DDR3-1333) ATX motherboard, AMD 790GX chipset; gigabit Ethernet; Radeon HD 3300 with VGA, DVI outputs; two PCIe 2.0 x16 slots (but x8 if both used); five SATA ports | 3 years from Asus | |
| $180 | AMD HDZ955FBGIBOX: 3200MHz Socket-AM3 2MBL2+6MBL3 Phenom II x4 CPU with a fan | 3 years from AMD | 125 |
| $469 | BFG Tech BFGEGTX2951792BE: PCIe 2.0 dual-chip GPU | lifetime from BFG Tech (if registered within 30 days) | |
| $476 | XFX GX295NHWFC: PCIe 2.0 dual-chip GPU | lifetime from XFX | |
| $175 | Antec TPQ1000: 1000VA power supply | 5 years from Antec | 10? for fans |
| $125 | Antec Nine Hundred Two: mid-tower case with four fans | 3 years from Antec | 40? for fans |
| $89 -$15 rebate | Seagate ST31000528AS (Barracuda 7200.12): 1TB SATA hard drive with NCQ | 3 years from Seagate | 10 typical, 25 (+12V) at spin-up |
| $83 -$5 rebate | Samsung HD103UJ (Spinpoint F1): 1TB SATA hard drive with NCQ | 3 years from Samsung | 9 typical, 40? (+12V) at spin-up |
| $30 | Samsung SH-S223B: CD, DVD drive (black) | 1 year from Samsung | |
| $0 | 7-day shipping (or $83 for 2-day shipping) |
nextwarehouse.com:
| $112 | Kingston KVR1333D3E9SK2/4G: 4GB DDR3-1333 unbuffered ECC memory in two DIMMs | lifetime from Kingston |
| $112 | Kingston KVR1333D3E9SK2/4G: 4GB DDR3-1333 unbuffered ECC memory in two DIMMs | lifetime from Kingston |
| $0 | 7-day shipping (or $26 for 2-day shipping) |
Issue #1: Can the motherboard really handle both GPUs? There's a space question and an x8-vs.-x16 question. Is there any quality difference between the two GPUs?
Issue #2: Is the power supply big enough? SLI Zone says that the Antec TruePower Quattro 1200 is certified for two GTX 295 GPUs. This is probably overkill, assuming more drives etc.; on the other hand, there's at least one site that measured "Furmark" burning 313 watts on a GTX 295, so I'm not sure 850 is enough.