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DJMala · 10-17-2004, 11:10 PM

I moonlight as a PC techncian for a couple of clients. One of my clients is finally coming around to the idea of replacing her Dell-built Celeron 400 with 64MB of RAM, running Win98SE. The system has become fairly unstable due, as far as I can tell, to a combination of dust, age, and the odd spilled coffee.

I am planning to build the new machine myself. The budget is reasonably tight, around $500 or less if possible (including my labor charges). Performance is a non-issue, as she literally only uses AOL

(for e-mail), Internet Explorer, and Word. As long as the system can run WinXP, it'll be fine. Stability is critical, although as the system won't be taxed very hard, I suspect this won't be a problem as long as I avoid cheap no-name parts. Basically, I only need mobo, case, power supply, processor, RAM, and a HD. She has a keyboard, mouse, and monitor, and I can cannibalize the CD-ROM and floppy from her existing system.

So far, the best I've come up with is a Shuttle XPC-based system. Does anyone have any suggestions?

10-17-2004, 11:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
DJMala Crazy Location: MA	Building computer on the cheap I moonlight as a PC techncian for a couple of clients. One of my clients is finally coming around to the idea of replacing her Dell-built Celeron 400 with 64MB of RAM, running Win98SE. The system has become fairly unstable due, as far as I can tell, to a combination of dust, age, and the odd spilled coffee. I am planning to build the new machine myself. The budget is reasonably tight, around $500 or less if possible (including my labor charges). Performance is a non-issue, as she literally only uses AOL (for e-mail), Internet Explorer, and Word. As long as the system can run WinXP, it'll be fine. Stability is critical, although as the system won't be taxed very hard, I suspect this won't be a problem as long as I avoid cheap no-name parts. Basically, I only need mobo, case, power supply, processor, RAM, and a HD. She has a keyboard, mouse, and monitor, and I can cannibalize the CD-ROM and floppy from her existing system. So far, the best I've come up with is a Shuttle XPC-based system. Does anyone have any suggestions?