Stats: 1GHz P3, 512MB RAM, 60GB Ultra ATA/100

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Parts list...

Asus CUEP2-M i815EP PIII/Celeron Skt 370 M-ATX Motherboard @ $105.
Intel PIII 1000/133MHZ ATC FC-PGA (Socket 370) @ $147.
Crucial CT32M64S4D7E 256MB, 168-pin DIMM @ $37.79 x 2
IBM IC35l060AVER07 Deskstar 60GXP 60GB Hard Drive @ $126.99
ATI Radeon 8500 64MB DDR Video Card w/DVI and TV Out @ $199.65
Intel PILA8460C3 Security 10/100 Lan Card @ $26.99
Sony 52X Internal IDE CD-Rom Drive @ $28.75
A101 Flex/Micro ATX case w/200W PS @ $87.00

(add another $80 for the Turtle Beach Santa Cruz sound card that I already have on hand)

I could've made this thing less expensive by backing off on the video card and going with a lesser hard drive. However, those two items are part of what makes this a kick-ass little system.

Thought I'd share this just in case any of you were looking for an inexpensive PC recipe.

Oh, and could he help with my memory question below. thanks

I've heard some bad things about them, but I thought I'd give 'em a try anyway. They were the only ones who had the CUEP2-M motherboard; and their prices are very good across the board. We'll see when/if the UPS guy shows up.

As far as the memory, I don't like to mess around. Crappy RAM can cause all sorts of nasty issues for a PC. If my PC does crash or freeze for some reason, I don't want the RAM I've installed to be one of the prime suspects. So, I'd spend the few extra dollars and over-engineer when it comes to the memory. Crucial's got good stuff.

AMD Athlon 1.2 Ghz $94
Thermaltake Volcano II fan $7
Crucial 256 MB DDR $55
ECS mobo (Sis 735 chipset) w/onboard sound & built in 10/100 NIC $57
IBM Desktar 60GXP ATA/100 40GB 7200RPM $96
Visiontek GeForce2 GTS $65
SONY 52X CDROM $28
Evercase 4250 ATX Case $22

TOTAL $424


I also bought the following:
Keytronic KT800 Keyboard $7
Logitech optical usb mouse with ps/2 adapter $12
Thermaltake case fan $7
Sony 1.44 FDD $9
Soundblaster Live! 5.1 $32

Grand TOTAL $482

I've ordered from Googlegear many times with no problems. Never returned anything though.

I like the A-pro case, but do you think you're allright with 200W? I just upped my current Athlon system to a 400W supply because I was getting voltage drops on the +5 lead. (But Athlons do suck a lot of juice, and I have a lot of components)

its the KT75A right? i got that about 2 months ago. My old board from Abit crashed on a secondly basis, this has crashed 2 times and i think it was because of the game i was playing.

beautiful case. Can I put new MB in there?