> Following the excellent "Cheap /Linux/ Box" guide, I've come up with the
> following list of parts, prices and suppliers. $800 (inc. tax) will
> buy:-
>
> - AMD K6-2/450
> - 64Mb SDRAM
> - 8.4Gb HDD
> - SoundBlaster 32 PnP
> - 56k h/w modem
> - 4Mb ATI Xpert98 AGP-2x (DVD support)
> - Hitachi 2x DVD drive
> - mouse & keyboard
> - 15" monitor
> - battery backup (in case the 110V supply wobbles or fails)
>
>
> ATX case 38 Axion Tech
> modem 45 Axion Tech (AOpen FM56-ITU/2)
> CPU + m/board 140 Tuf Shop (FIC PA-2013; AMD K6-II 450)
> 3.5" FDD 15 Comp Geeks (205-3235)
> 15" monitor 57 Comp Geeks (205-2215)
I'd be concerned about this monitor. I'm not sure if Comp Geeks recondition
used stuff or what gets the price so low, but I generally go for decent
monitors. I require 17" which will do 1280x1024 at 60MHz or better. If you
don't like to sit in front of it, what's inside is moot, IMO.
> HDD (8.4Gb) 93 Comp Geeks (205-4084)
> SB 32 PnP 22 Comp Geeks (205-3601)
> VGA card 48 PC Cost (Xpert98 AGP-2x)
> 64Mb SDRAM 110 PC Cost (ECC, 8x72, 3.3v)
> 3-button mouse 10 PC Cost (PS/2)
> keyboard 10 PC Cost
I love the bent and contoured keyboards. YMMV.
> Hitachi DVD (2x) 45 Computers Lane
> battery backup 46 "c-source"
> ---
> 679
> S&H 60 (approx)
> ---
> 739
> Tax 61
> ---
> TOTAL 800
>
>
> Web sites:-
>
> http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~comech/tools/CheapBox.html
> http://www.pricewatch.com
> http://www.axion-tech.com
> http://www.tufshop.com
> http://www.compgeeks.com
> http://www.pccost.com
> http://www.computerslane.com
> http://www.c-source.com
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