ok: 1: Foxconn TLM624 case/power supply $48 shipped (a decent case/PSU for fairly cheap) 2: Intel D102GGC2 Motherboard $73 shipped (kinda splurged here but got x16 video slot and DDR2 ram) 3: Pentium D 805 CPU $113 shipped (i prefer athlon, but too pricey. rumored amd price break late july, you can wait awhile and drop a few extra $$ for an X2 if y'like) 4: CORSAIR ValueSelect Ram 512MB 240-Pin DDR2 (pc2-4200) $40 shipped (a good place to cut $ i feel. i've never found a HUGE difference between value and XMS series) 5: Samsung SH-W162Z DVD Burner $39 shipped 6: Western Digital Caviar SE 80Gig Hard Drive $50 shipped (do you really need that 300gig drive?) 7: Xubuntu Linux CD purchased from canonical for a whopping $0 (i can dream, right?) 7a: pirated copy of windows xp pro $0 7b: legit copy of windows xp home $93 shipped
grand total: $363 (all from newegg.com) ($456 if you buy windows...)
if you can scrape up a few extra bucks: 1gig of ram instead of 512mb (+$37) dedicated video card: suggestion -> CHAINTECH Geforce 6600LE 256MB (+$78) or POWERCOLOR X800 GTO 256MB (+$100)
1: Foxconn TLM624 case/power supply $48 shipped (a decent case/PSU for fairly cheap)
2: Intel D102GGC2 Motherboard $73 shipped (kinda splurged here but got x16 video slot and DDR2 ram)
3: Pentium D 805 CPU $113 shipped (i prefer athlon, but too pricey. rumored amd price break late july, you can wait awhile and drop a few extra $$ for an X2 if y'like)
4: CORSAIR ValueSelect Ram 512MB 240-Pin DDR2 (pc2-4200) $40 shipped (a good place to cut $ i feel. i've never found a HUGE difference between value and XMS series)
5: Samsung SH-W162Z DVD Burner $39 shipped
6: Western Digital Caviar SE 80Gig Hard Drive $50 shipped (do you really need that 300gig drive?)
7: Xubuntu Linux CD purchased from canonical for a whopping $0 (i can dream, right?)
7a: pirated copy of windows xp pro $0
7b: legit copy of windows xp home $93 shipped
grand total: $363 (all from newegg.com) ($456 if you buy windows...)
if you can scrape up a few extra bucks:
1gig of ram instead of 512mb (+$37)
dedicated video card: suggestion -> CHAINTECH Geforce 6600LE 256MB (+$78) or POWERCOLOR X800 GTO 256MB (+$100)
boom... there
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