Quote: Originally Posted by eascarface BTW If you go the AM2 route it ends up being a little bit cheaper. It shouldn't be a bad system at all. When I first built my main computer the specs were almost identical (slower proc) and it handled most things just fine. Heck mine even managed Vista just fine. As long as you make the page file super big you shouldn't have too many problems with it either. AMD Sempron 3000 & ECS Mobo w/ integrated 6150 video--$70 512mb PQI Turbo DDR2 800--$16

That tells you something, a new tech deal that actuall cheap than an old tech one...

You can ditch the NIC with that one too. Its onboard. But you can find cheaper DDR ram

I built a entire computer (moniter and all) for around 150$

Specs were vista compatable. (HA...)
950MHz P3
mATX onboard video sound and ethernet
40GB HDD
12" LCD screen
512MB ram
PS/2 mouse and keyboard
DVD/CD reader
SilentX mATX PSU

It toataled after shipping from the various sites, and tax from one ? around 210$
But for the project i got most unique design goal, since i went to bare minimum, and show that you can build a computer for around 200$

I'm still working on the 100$ computer, but like they say, the first 20 million is the hardest