my girlfriend's parents agreed to fund my building her a new computer, so I really don't wanna mess anything up. I've built one other in my life. These are the items I was looking at putting into it: CPU/HSF – AMD Sempron 2800+ Thorton 333MHz FSB 256KB L2 Cache Socket A http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819104227 ($93.99) Motherboard - ASUS A7V400-MX Socket A (Socket 462) VIA KM400A Micro ATX AMD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131509 ($51.50) Video Card – GeForce 4 AGP 8X 64MB (own) RAM – 2x256MB Kingston HyperX PC2700 184-pin DIMM (own) Hard Drive - Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 6Y080L0 80GB 7200 RPM 2M Cache IDE Ultra ATA133 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144132 ($60.00) Case (tbd) Power Supply at least 250W (probably 350W) (tbd) DVD Drive – 6X IDE DVD Drive (own) CD burner - SONY Beige 52X CD-R 32X CD-RW 52X CD-ROM 2M Cache IDE CD Burner http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827106822 ($22.99) Floppy – (own) Operating System - Microsoft Windows XP HOME Edition With SP2 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16837102151 ($91.95) Ethernet card (own) Keyboard (tbd) Mouse (tbd) Speakers (tbd) Monitor - SAMSUNG SyncMaster 715v Black 17" 25ms LCD Monitor 290 cd/m2 500:1 0.264mm Pixel Pitch http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824001175 ($219.99) what you guys think?

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I would go with a 480 or 500 ps and use xp pro maby a little more memory

If you don't need a microATX board, dump the A7V400-MX & get something based on the nForce2 chipset. Here's a good one: http://shop1.outpost.com/product/3892267 Also, you should consider getting a AthlonXP mobile CPU. They're cheap, highly overclockable, run cooler, have an unlocked multiplier & are based on the Barton core. Don't let the slow default speed scare ya off...this thing will easily run as a 3200+ (2.2GHz) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103440 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835150023 Do NOT go less than 350W for the PSU. Make sure to get a quality unit with at least 18A on the +12v rail. Here's one that gets recommended alot around here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817153006 As for the HDD, Circuit City has a Western Digital 80GB 7200rpm 8MB buffer on sale this week for $35 after rebate. Does it have to be a LCD monitor? Office Depot has the 19" KDS Xtreme flat screen CRT monitor on sale for $90 after rebate Asus A7N8X-X 1800+ @ 8 x 210MHz 768MB PC3200 Asus A9550 128MB/128-bit Gamer Edition WinME/WinXP Pro

If you don't need a kickass machine, here's a super cheap combo deal: http://shop2.outpost.com/product/4291744?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG The KT600 is limited in it's overclockability, but it's only slightly slower than an nForce board. http://www7.tomshardware.com/motherboard/20031107/nforce2-400-11.html Asus A7N8X-X 1800+ @ 8 x 210MHz 768MB PC3200 Asus A9550 128MB/128-bit Gamer Edition WinME/WinXP Pro

Firstly, your power supply should be fine for a microATX board. You will NOT need the ethernet card since the motherboard comes with one on it. Save the ethernet card just in case tho. Make sure your case fits your motherboard type. You might want to go with 2x512MB RAM sticks (2700). Lastly, make sure you check the diagram provided with your motherboard on where to plug everything in. I had some issues with wiring my front USB with the first comp I built. Of course, Dell purposely makes their stuff so that it isnt compatible with my vision. b---tards... Good luck! -Cyclone Real Friends Stab You in the Front

I'll just say that unless she is doing a lot of graphics design or 3D modelling, she does NOT need a full gigabyte of RAM. 512MB of DDR RAM is plenty for the average user.