Ninite Easy PC Setup and Multiple App Installer - Great For Win7. Volery Easy PC Setup and Multiple App Installer. Hack Attack: Build a Hackintosh Mac for Under $800. @iFrodo: I'm not really sure where you're getting your figures from here.
Going on newegg.com, I can get a Samsung 24-inch LCD for $449 before rebate, $399 after, not the 330+270=$500 figure you quote in your post (and if I settle for a generic, I can go even cheaper, down to $369. But, just to keep things fair, I'll go with Samsung, which is a brand name with a good rep). Considering that the build quotes $150 for 4 1GB sticks of RAM, 1GB would be $37.50, much less than the $150-90=60 you mention. Matthew J. Miller's HOWTOs: Dual Booting Ubuntu Linux and W.