Motherboard:ASUS P5KPL-VM $89
CPU:Q6600 $296
HD:Seagate SATA 500G $135
Memory: DDR2 4G Kit-1066 (2x2G) $129
Graphics:512MB 8800GT Gigabyte $269
Optical Drives:ASUS 20x SATA DL DVD-RW $37x2
Screen: 22” 5ms DVI WS Chimei 221D(B) $295
Case:Antec Nine-Hundred $167
Power Supply: Coolermaster Extreme 650W $99
Sound: Creative X-FI Xtreme Audio $95
TV Card:Leadtek VC100XP PCI Capture Card $38
OS:OEM MS 32 bit Home Premium $136


i know it's missing a keyboard and mouse but i have those already

What is your main purpose for this rig? Seeing that you added a TV tuner (PVR use?) I would recommend going to an HD ATSC tuner and bigger HDD. That'll add to a bigger price tag but well worth your configuration

LFS pc and sound editing with options

Something like this I think would be a better choice. This is what I have. It does HD tuning.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ ... aspx?Item=N82E16815116009

turns out it's 800$ over budget what can i downgrade

I don't really see why you have the need for an 8800gt or a Quadcore for a sound editing/LFS PC. You can save hundreds of dollars for the (exact) same experience. I mean, whether you have 60fps or 300fps won't matter, and LFS is not power-hungry at all.

I'd just pick up a DX9 card and a simple duo-core, although I can't be more specific than that atm.

Drop the P5KPL-VM for a "proper" P5K - the VM versions is trash (like the SE).

Also - DDR1066 RAM? Little excessive tbh. DDR800 would be fine.

Also a cheper case ?

Get a dual core if you don't do video editing or rendering.
Trash the 8800gt for perhaps a 7950 if you don't use dx10 games or play only lfs, that will also save lots of money.
Cheaper case, maybe reuse your current one if you don't need a second pc.