[Pc_Support] Suggestions for a $200 barebones? Also, modem recommendations (winders)?

[Homer Whittaker]

Damien:  I have enough old, still good, cards, boxes, and disks to build
several boxes.  These are all available at very, very affordable
prices.   
Come to Winter Park and browse through and we will set a price on
whatever you want from my surplus gear. Contact me off list by telephone
to get directions to my home.
Homer Whittaker


On Sat, 2006-01-21 at 22:14 -0500, Damien McKenna wrote:
> My father-in-law has asked me to build a $200 barebones system for him.  
> He doesn't need to include a copy of Windows in the deal, but it does 
> need a case, motherboard, CPU and RAM, which will go with his existing 
> drives.  Right now I'm thinking of a simple Socket754/Sempron64 system 
> as they seem really cheap.  This is to replace a K6-333 that has driver 
> problems (old Via chipset) and really doesn't get used much, hence the 
> low investment and low specs.
> 
> On NewEgg they have nForce 430 / Geforce 6150 boards for $80, or 6100 
> series for $60, then throw a CPU, cheapo case and a stick of RAM in 
> there and its about $200.  Any other suggestions?
> 
> Also he needs a good modem to go with it, so probably a good PCI card - 
> what's good these days, I've not bought one in five years?
> 
> Thanks.
>