Building a super cheap ass PC for the parents..am I good to go?

I would think you could get something comparable pre-built from Best Buy or Circuit City depending on who is have a better sale and pay a little less, not to mention you wouldn't have to build anything.
 
[quote name='Mr Unoriginal']I would think you could get something comparable pre-built from Best Buy or Circuit City depending on who is have a better sale and pay a little less, not to mention you wouldn't have to build anything.[/QUOTE]


yeah, they have E-machines for $399, but I'd rather not deal with it. I'm saving about $20 and tax. I also enjoy building these things, plus I don't have to deal with uninstalling Vista (there's no way my parents will learn it...they still don't know XP.) I know it'll be more stable overall and I won't be stuck with generic integrated parts.
 
Are you committed to SATA or IDE? I say this because I imagine I'd rather have a SATA hard drive, and on the other hand you could get an IDE burner for less then the SATA one you have up. Regarding the ram, I"m pretty sure that board can use DDR2 800, which can be had for like $20 after rebate on newegg for 2 gigs , saving you like $40 right there. And unless you need a motherboard with onboard graphics that can decode HD video, you could go with a cheaper 6 series AMD chipset for like $60. You appear to have picked out components based on their newness as opposed to their value. This mobo is for home theatre pc's.
 
Thanks for the suggestions guys. I'll definitely go for the 800 ram. I chose the mobo since it's all-in-one and newer.

I'm committed to the IDE drive--XP still has issues installing on SATA and I don't feel like messing with installing a floppy disc drive or streamlining a copy of windows.

Jest-- the one SATA connection will go to the dvd drive, the HDD isn't SATA.
 
Really? I saw a tutorial for unpacking the iso, repacking, and it included a bunch of other program downloads. it was like 10 pages long and involved editing XML flies and shit. I think I was reading the wrong one.

In any case, I'll probably stick with the IDE. I don't need to be too fussy--I may use the PC occasionally, but my folks won't notice seek times or anything like that.
 
I did it last month when I downgraded my cousin's laptop from Vista to XP. Just use nlite. You can streamline and add SATA drivers all in a few easy clicks. I was unfamiliar with the program and it took me just a few minutes for the whole process.
 
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