Hey guys i wrongfully posted this in the xp forum, and was told to post it here so here goes. I found a cheap computer website called PCUSA.com, i foudn it off of pricewatch.com, tell me what you think of this system, is there anytihgn you would configure differently? ProccessorCPU: Intel p4, 2.4ghz, socket 478, 512k, northwood System Board: PCChips 935LR, 533/SDRAM-DDRw/ audio, video, LAN CPU Fan: Ball bearing cooling fan-Intel 478 Memory: 512MB ddr/266 MHz RAM Floppy Drive: 1.44MB floppy drive/internal Hard Drive: WD 40GB 7200RPM, ATA100 CD/DVD Rom: 52X cd rom internal, IDE CDR-W: 48x/12x/48 Internal IDE w/ Burn Software Video: 32 MB Max 3d svga share (i plan later to add an ati radeon 9100) Sound: Creative Sound 128PCI Network: 100/10 BaseT Ethernet Port Case: ATx, Mid tower w/ case fan Power Supply: Standard 300W atx Power supply No operating system (i already have win xp cd) Keybooard: pro-104 enhanced winpro keyboard Mouse: ps2 2-button mouse w/ scroll speakers: 600W sub-spkr No monitor (i already have one) Warranty: Fully assembled w/ 1-year part & labor warranty I can get all this for around $530 at pcusa.com, is this a good deal for what im getting, is there any other cheaper websites? Also, is there any conflicts you see with the hardware, and should i upgrade the motherboard, or is this one fine? thank you in advance.

The PC chips Mobo is not my first choice. I think I would choose an Intel board. The rest all seems ok but are you sure the sound is 600 Watt and not 60 watt? Jimi_l

Sounds like a great deal to me. The RAM is a little slow for the processor, its gonna bottleneck.

I like to compare package deals by using micropro.com's configurator. They are a reputable company that sells a lot of systems and and their configurator is extensive enough to duplicate any deal. I just duplicated your deal and their price for your config is $536. The only problem you have (with pcusa or micropro) is that when you do not buy the os from them they cannot burn in the system, so you may find after much effort that the motherboard sucks. At this price level you have discounted components everywhere, which is fine for everything but the motherboard. Pcusa is selling a pcchips mobo and micropro's is an ecs. I lean toward ecs in that case as the lesser of two evils.