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> -- Eric R. Outten 773-978-3478 "typito ergo sum" [log in to unmask] - Oh! Electronic Solutions, Inc. 8835 S. Clyde Avenue - Chicago, IL 60617-2904 PCBUILD mailing list is brought to you by: The NOSPIN Group http://nospin.com