Atomic Rooster
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I played around with your build a bit and came up with this:
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz
Foxconn ELA LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
2x G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB
SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R DVD Burner
PNY VCQFX370-PCIE-PB Quadro FX370 256MB Workstation Video Card
Rosewill R5717 BK Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with 450W Power Supply
Total - $575.92
Now, I went with a slightly slower CPU which saved you $20. If you need any more speed out of it, the motherboard I selected can easily overclock it. I selected a larger drive for around the same price as a 500GB as doing CAD work is going to need some space to roam. Got you a better quality case/PSU combo in the Rosewill unit. 8GB of memory as those types of programs are going to need as much as possible. Most importantly, I selected the PNY Quadro FX370 video card as doing CAD work will require a precise rendering card designed for those types of uses.
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz
Foxconn ELA LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard
2x G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB
SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R DVD Burner
PNY VCQFX370-PCIE-PB Quadro FX370 256MB Workstation Video Card
Rosewill R5717 BK Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with 450W Power Supply
Total - $575.92
Now, I went with a slightly slower CPU which saved you $20. If you need any more speed out of it, the motherboard I selected can easily overclock it. I selected a larger drive for around the same price as a 500GB as doing CAD work is going to need some space to roam. Got you a better quality case/PSU combo in the Rosewill unit. 8GB of memory as those types of programs are going to need as much as possible. Most importantly, I selected the PNY Quadro FX370 video card as doing CAD work will require a precise rendering card designed for those types of uses.