Smitty's Low Cost Computer: July 15th
Not many people know it's a little hobby of mine to peruse newegg.com and try to put together the least expensive computer I can. I decided I'd publish the one I just put together for fun.
I used a lot of mail-In rebates, but I've got liquid funds, so that's not a concern to me. (I also keep very strict records of any rebates I have and my Outlook keeps me on top of it)
Summary
The total comes out to $235.40 US. With $59.98 in mail-in rebates, slimming it to $175.42.
Hard-drive: Cheapest SATA 3 Gbps I could find.
The processor and motherboard are as cheap as I could get them.
The fans may not be necessary, but I like keeping things cool.
512 MB of DDR2 RAM should be enough for XP/Linux.
Rebates
The (steel) case, power supply, keyboard, and mouse are free after rebate.
This list is available in text form at http://piqd.com/get.aspx?q=jy.
I'd love to hear any feedback you have, or improvements on Smitty's Low Cost computer.
Cheers! 