allright ... after about 12 hours (!) (did I mention my mom's computer is very slow?)
of browsing around ...
I still wind up at Newegg with $498.54 (with shipping) in my cart - all but keybo, mouse, monitor.
I'm gonna hold on it for a bit, or overnight, not sure yet.
Currently I've got :
Athlon 64 3000+ Venice $146
Abit AV8 - $99.50 (before rebate)
Corsair Value DDR 400 1 gig kit (2x512) - $89.75
Liteon 16P9S dvd-rom - $20
Liteon 1693S dvd-rw - $40
Enermax Noisetaker 370w - $44
Raidmax Astro Black Case (the front is silver
) - $30
Add to that a Microsoft mouse and keyboard that I'm getting for free, and a 21" Trinitron that I can get used for $100 (local, so no delivery), and the gfx and hdd's i already have ...
would be not a bad set up for 600 bucks, eh?
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Still open to criticisms and/or praise! <---