Hi David,
    From my own experience, I would be wary of purchasing
friom Tiger Direct.  I bought a GT300 computer that was
billed as having a 300-MHz Cyrix CPU.  Much later when I had
my system diagnosed by PC Pitstop, I discovered that the CPU
was only 234 MHz.  When I complained, their sales people
gave me a lot of double talk, but would not give me a real
300 MHz CPU.  Be guide accordingly.

> Does anyone have any experience using Tiger Direct PC Kits
?  They are
> offering one with a midi case, motherboard, floppy drive,
CD-ROM,& PSU
> pre-installed and on-board Video & sound for $209.  You
just add RAM, HD,
> processor, and OS of your choice and you have a PC!

        As for the kit, it is not as easy as it sounds.  The
motherboard must be capable of handling the CPU you decide
to use - you can't just plop in any CPU.  Also, the newer
CPUs and memory boards need a motherboard that handles
100-MHz or 133-MHz Front Side Bus so that you can use the
PC100 or PC133 SDRAM memory.  I would not trust a no-name
motherboard.  Since they are not all that expensive, I would
go for a well-known name brand, such as ASUS.
        Since cases and motherboards come in different sizes
and configurations, it would be far better to find a dealer
who sells a basic matched kit that has a case with a 250W or
300W power supply, motherboard, and CPU, then you can add
the other stuff.
    Karl

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