Monarch pricing for individual parts:
Thermaltake Shark Full Tower Aluminum Case Series w/Window No PS Black (VA7000BWA) $150.00
Enermax Noisetaker EG701AX-VE-SFMA ATX 2.0 w/SLI Support 600W Power Supply $144.00
Asus A8N-SLI Premium nForce4 SLI Audio/GB-LAN/IEEE1394/USB/PCI-E/SATAII/DDR/ATX 64 939 $179.00
AMD Athlon 64 FX-57 (939) (Retail Box-w-Fan) $1,015.00
Zalman CNPS7000-CU Copper CPU Fan For Intel 478Pin & AMD 64 (Socket754/939/940) $35.00
1 GB (2 pcs 512MB) DDR (400) PC-3200 Corsair w/LED Display (TWINX1024-3200XLPRO) $214.00 (I think you halved the NewEgg price on that. Double-check)
Western Digital 74 GB SATA 10K Raptor (WD740GD) $180.00
Western Digital Caviar SE 250 GB SATAII 16MB Cache 7200 RPM (WD2500KS) $121.00 (242)
Plextor PX-716SA DVD±RW 16x8x16x DVD+RW 48x24x48x CD-RW SATA (OEM) $140.00
Mitsumi Floppy 7-in-1 USB Card Reader/Smart Media Internal Drive (Black) $25.00
Leadtek GeForce 7800 GTX 256MB DDR3/PCI-E/VIVO/Dual-DVI (Retail Box) $465.00 (930)
Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS Platinum INT Drive Sound $179.00
D-Link DWL-AG530 Tri-Mode Dualband (2.4/5GHz) Wireless 108Mbps PCI Adapter (Retail Box) $72.00
Pricing is pretty comparable no?
The extra price comes from labor, burn time (costs money to burn, and from the hand-painted auto-quality paintjob (if you look at their site, they're charging like $400 for the custom painted case)
Check out the Max PC review of the same system then. Its a pretty serious computer. Also, if you bothered to read this review, you'd notice the quality of assembly is superior.
This system is a flagship model. Just as Chevy produces the Z06 they expect relatively few people to purchase it.
Unlike Chevy, however, all Monarch's models have the same kind of care and build quality.
The A8N-SLI Premium is problematic when using four sticks of RAM. I like the fatal1ty board from Abit or the DFI LanParty better.
As for the Soundblaster, if you don't want it don't order it. This system is totally customizable. You don't have to get the auto-paint chassis the Audigy, or even the dual 7800GTX cards.
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Monarch pricing for individual parts: Thermaltake Shark Full Tower Aluminum Case Series w/Window No PS Black (VA7000BWA) $150.00 Enermax Noisetaker EG701AX-VE-SFMA ATX 2.0 w/SLI Support 600W Power Supply $144.00 Asus A8N-SLI Premium nForce4 SLI Audio/GB-LAN/IEEE1394/USB/PCI-E/SATAII/DDR/ATX 64 939 $179.00 AMD Athlon 64 FX-57 (939) (Retail Box-w-Fan) $1,015.00 Zalman CNPS7000-CU Copper CPU Fan For Intel 478Pin & AMD 64 (Socket754/939/940) $35.00 1 GB (2 pcs 512MB) DDR (400) PC-3200 Corsair w/LED Display (TWINX1024-3200XLPRO) $214.00 (I think you halved the NewEgg price on that. Double-check) Western Digital 74 GB SATA 10K Raptor (WD740GD) $180.00 Western Digital Caviar SE 250 GB SATAII 16MB Cache 7200 RPM (WD2500KS) $121.00 (242) Plextor PX-716SA DVD±RW 16x8x16x DVD+RW 48x24x48x CD-RW SATA (OEM) $140.00 Mitsumi Floppy 7-in-1 USB Card Reader/Smart Media Internal Drive (Black) $25.00 Leadtek GeForce 7800 GTX 256MB DDR3/PCI-E/VIVO/Dual-DVI (Retail Box) $465.00 (930) Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS Platinum INT Drive Sound $179.00 D-Link DWL-AG530 Tri-Mode Dualband (2.4/5GHz) Wireless 108Mbps PCI Adapter (Retail Box) $72.00 Pricing is pretty comparable no? The extra price comes from labor, burn time (costs money to burn, and from the hand-painted auto-quality paintjob (if you look at their site, they're charging like $400 for the custom painted case)
So customize it and select an X2 4800 instead.
Check out the Max PC review of the same system then. Its a pretty serious computer. Also, if you bothered to read this review, you'd notice the quality of assembly is superior.
This system is a flagship model. Just as Chevy produces the Z06 they expect relatively few people to purchase it. Unlike Chevy, however, all Monarch's models have the same kind of care and build quality. The A8N-SLI Premium is problematic when using four sticks of RAM. I like the fatal1ty board from Abit or the DFI LanParty better. As for the Soundblaster, if you don't want it don't order it. This system is totally customizable. You don't have to get the auto-paint chassis the Audigy, or even the dual 7800GTX cards.