Ahem. About that overclocking... Read this:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/990108-000003.html
Thank Preston Petty of the altcpu-list for the reference.
Eric
Changhsu Liu wrote:
> Motherboard: Abit BH6 (~$95)
> CPU: Intel Pentium Celeron 300a (~$95)
> PC100 SDRAM (~$180)
> Case: ($50-$80)
> Sound card: SoundBlaster Live Value (~$75)
> Video card: Creative Graphic Blaster TNT (~$140)
> modem: any modem from Supra or Robotic should be fine (~$50-$70)
> ATA IDE HD: Any major brand should be fine (e.g., IBM, Maxtor, Quantum...)
> (8GB for around $150 - $200)
> I use my old keyboard and mouse.
<SNIP>
if you like,
> you can overclock it to 450mhz easily with soft menu (jumperless). I think
> the total cost is way lower than brand name computers (especially if you
> compare it to Pentium II 450mhz).
<SNIP>
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