Whatever the price/parts, be sure to use www.pricewatch.com to get a ballpark dollar amount on the same components at other shops around the country. Personally, I recently bought a Duron 750 barebones on a PcChips810 board w/ built-in video, sound, Lan and modem. I've been VERY happy with the performance even in 3d realms; however, I advise you to go with the golden-orb-style heatsink and fan combo as the Durons run hot. --gary r. tennesen [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Capt. Zyla" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 3:15 PM Subject: [PCBUILD] Bare bones based on pc chips 810 motherboard > I am loking at buying a bare bones system from 499pc.com. It is a 700mhz > DURON PROCESSOR. Sound, and video are on the mother board along with the > modem and nic. Power supply is a 300 watt. The case has 3 fans in it. > > Motherboard is a PC Chips model 810. I don't know anything about this > system motherboard. Looking for some advice here, along with anyone's > experiences with this Las Vegas, Nevada company(499pc.com)? > > Thanks; Jone Zyla > > The NOSPIN Group provides a monthly newsletter with great tips, information and ideas: NOSPIN-L, The NOSPIN Magazine Visit our web site to signup: http://freepctech.com