Originally posted by Shadowrider
very nice combination. not too extreme, but not below standard either.
how much did you spend on all these?
Thanks. I bought all of that just over a year ago. I spent $300 on the vid card, 99 for the sound, and I forgot the rest. lol. It was a $500 setup. $500 for everything down to... where the speakers start and including the DVD drive. I bought the speakers for $150 2 years before I upgraded I think.

EDIT: The 17" ViewSonic LCD was $500, brand new, off of ebay, which was a graduation gift. It worked excellent as a space saver for my first year of college. I don't even notice the ghosting effect in games such as CounterStrike or movies.