I really do like those Summertime Saving girls in the banner in the top right hand corner of that web page you supplied

Buy stuff from Buy.com and they will send you Buy Magazine once in a while which is a catalog with the Buy ladies posing with products. Very sexy.

kona0197 ...This wouldn't be a bad budget pchttp://secure.newegg.com/app/shoppingcart.asp?submit=view

I put this parts list together pretty quickly...You could surely custom taylor it to your exact requirements...get the most bang for your buck Parts are cheap.

Like Koasati said...just build it...piece a cake

link did not work zodiaq~

AMD Athlon XP 1700+ Thoroughbred /266 FSB Processor CPU 1700+/ 1.47GHz -OEM $41.

Asus A7N266-VM AA (AMD Assured Version) NVIDIA nFORCE 220 Chipset 266/200MHz FSB Motherboard Micro ATX- Retail Onboard LAN, Integrated Nvidia Nforce GeFORCE2 $70.99

Crucial Micron 512MB 64x64 PC2100 DDR RAM, 184-Pin, CL=2.5-Unbuffered 2.5V, 6-Layers
$71.99

Alps 3.5 Inch Floppy Disk Drive (Black) - OEM $8.00

Lite On 52x24x52 CDRW Model LTR-52246S OEM $44.99

Dynapower Model# METIS CS-I3ASB.701 (Silver Black) ATX MID-TOWER CASE w/ 300W POWER SUPPLY - 2 x USB RETAIL $25.00


Total: $261.97


http://www.newegg.com

do they take paypal?
how would i find out what forms of payment?

Kona, http://www.newegg.com/app/faq_ordering.asp#54

cool. that settles it. i am going to build a awesome system from these guys. make it my birthday present.

my birthday is august 12th.... BTW

kona0197...These guys are awesome...Customer Service is second to none...Packaging and Shipping, perfect.

I've built 3 machines in the last few months with all their parts...all smooth sailing

Happy B-Day...Treat yourself. Life is too short to play on a crappy computer

Happy B-Day...Treat yourself. Life is too short to play on a crappy computer

AMEN to that brother....

I HAVE A BETTER IDEA WHAT DO YOU THINK?

take my current machine which has:
500 mhz celeron
192 mgs of SDRAM
Intel Board
Nvida TNT2 16 mb video card
6 gig Western digital HD
40x CD-ROM

sell this computer and then build my new one?
sell it on ebay I mean...

What do you all think?

just one of many to consider...

Tomphsons Computer Warehouse...
http://www.tcwo.com

/me : This is one of the couple they list for newer barebones, they have barebones on clearence which are even less but solid foundations to start from. They are also one of the types of companies that stand behind what they sell and will not screw you around.


AthlonXP 2200+ Pro Barebone Kit
Protect your investment from electrostatic discharge!

Part #: KIT_SYSXP2200
US$ 390.00

1 Year Warranty!
High-Power and Great Value build it yourself kit includes the following:

TCWO TRÜ Pro series SocketA barebone system with a 350 watt AMD approved power supply.
AMD AthlonXP 2200+ SocketA Retail box CPU including heatsink/fan
256MB DDR SDRAM
20GB UDMA133 hard drive
Intel/Ambient 56k v.90 PCI voice/fax modem

Modem not pictured, some assembly required. 3 year manufacturer's warranty on CPU and heatsink/fan, lifetime replacement warranty on memory module. One year warranty on balance of parts. Product specifications may change without notice.

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Save up your cash and sell your old computer. Sounds like a good plan to get the funds needed for a powerful PC.

once again thanks guys/gals