My Internet PC

[danrorie03]

http://www.geocities.com/danrorie03/Net_system.html I have posted all of the info about the PC I put together basically for Ineternet use, pretty cool I think. I haven't bought the parts yet I still want to get the cost closer to $300, but looks good to me so far. Check it out and tell me what you think. I'm still open to suggestions. Thanks.

 

[MikeMike]

Motherboard:
VIA EPIA M9000 Motherboard $150
www.knowledgemicro.com

Memory:
256MB PC2100 DDR
$45
www.crucial.com

HDD:
Western Digital 20GB 5400RPM
$60
www.knowledgemicro.com

Floppy Drive:
Mitsumi 3.5" 1.44MB
$7
www.knowledgemicro.com

Keyboard and Mouse:
Logitech Wireless Combo
$35
www.compgeeks.com

DVD-ROM
Artec 16x
$35
www.directron.com

OS
Red Hat Linux 8.0
Free
www.redhat.com

Case and Power Supply
Linkworld 616 Flex ATX case w/ 150 watt power supply
$29
http://compgeeks.com

I added up all of the shipping, it comes to $31.
So the total is $392.00

I am using my TV as the monitor, the mobo has TV out. I have speakers. I would like to get the cost down closer to $300, any ideas? Any sites that have this stuff cheaper?
Anything I'm not thinking of? IM me. Thanks.
Bye the way if you want to check out the compgeeks site I have had trouble getting it to load, try 216.188.76.201
Just a little trick I picked up, open up the command prompt and type ping followed by the address.

That was his site for those of you to lazy to copy and paste or even link

I would suggest getting a different HD as you can find bigger HD's for about the same price if not cheaper, if you watch in the Hot Deals section

Ok so that looks good for your uses, but i know the HD can be found bigger and cheaper if you look around

 

[danrorie03]

Thanks for the reply. I will look around for a cheaper hard drive. Thanks.

 

[dmw16]

TV as your monitor...that's always fun. Reading text may prove difficult on your TV due to its lower number of lines of resolution.
-doug