I was hoping to upgrade it into a gaming PC, so I got the case I wanted and built an OK machine by my standards.
I built it using the following:
1) AMD 64 Athlon 3200+ (2.0 Ghz)
2) JETWAY Mobo with 939 CPU bus, 6 PCI slots, and 1 AGP slot (no PCI Express)
3) 1.5 Gigs of Rosewill PC400 RAM (3-piece)
4) Western Digital ATA, 7200 rpm, 250Gig harddrive (not SATA)
5) ATI Radeon 9550 256MB, AGP 8X graphics card
6) Sony DVD-RW Drive
7) Asus 'A'-Drive
8) Aspire Case w/ 370w power supply
9) Standard Silitek $4 keyboard
10) Razor Diamondback lazer gaming mouse
11) An OLD monitor from our original Packard Bell computer, if anyone remembers them...
That's it. It's actually not too much better than any standard computer. But that all cost me $750 nearly three years ago.
Also, I may be able to build the PC, but I have no idea how to overclock it without murdering it. I haven't tried, really.
Post-build Additions:
1) Hanns-G 19" Flat-Panel LCD Monitor
2) Netgear Wireless Router + Rangemax Tech.
3) HP Deskjet F380 Printer/Scanner/Copier
4) Xbox 360 Wired Controller (awesome for emulators :P)
5) Creative Instant Webcam
6) Wacom Bamboo FUN.
I just got the Wacom for christmas, so I'm still working on
my digital art skillz. I'm updating
a sketch I'm working on as I make more progress on it. I'm taking my time as it's my first real project on my Wacom.
So....much....hate...
Seriously? You need a new computer? SERIOUSLY? I'll trade you my $500 Dell.
With a simple video card upgrade, that could be a perfectly serviceable PC. The processor and RAM are both just about as good as the Turning Point model. :P
@Neonie: It's nowhere near the highest spec PC posted in the Turning Point cblogs. There was one a few days ago where EVERY stat was far and above better than the prize PC. I guess the guy just wanted the cool artwork on the side or something...
It's really nowhere near as good as you guys are making it sound... and if I win the computer, I'll more than likely give this to one of my brothers, or hold a contest.