First Homebrew Unit

[kep55]

Our Church has a preschool starting up and I think the Gateway 2K I donated with an Evergreen 5X86-133 chip is the best box they have. So, as I'd like to play around and build my own box and also help out my Church, what would any of you Adicts suggest as a good starter homebrew system? We're not talking Unreal tournament or Anarchy On-Line hear. More like Reader Rabbit and Math Blaster.
Thanks!

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[Stick_e_Mouse]

A Duron system will a great starter kit...all for less than $400!!!

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[rcf84]

proc: Celeron 800(Box w/ Fan)for $50 -$60
Good enough for Reader Rabbit and Math Blaster

Ram : 128mb PC133 SDRAM for $30
Doesnt need much for what your running

Motherboard: Intel CA810EA for $50-$70
Comes with your Video, Sound, Lan they are the Basic's.

Hard Disk: Maxtor 20gb 5400rpm $70-$85
Average speed will do the job fine.

32x CD-Rom $20 and under
Good speed load your programs okay dont need much.

3 1/2 Floppy $10
Standard all pc must have

Modem: 56k WinModem $10
if you dont use your lan for boardband "dsl\Cable" then you 56k for the net

Case: Aopen Matx/ATX Case $30-$50
Aopen is a good brand all around i use there cases pretty solid.

Keyboard/Mouse $10
Standard parts will do remember little kids break alot of stuff

Speakers: 2 piece $10
Standard speaker to hear reader rabbit

Monitor: CTX VL510-1 $110-$150
Well 15in will do besides Math Blaster at 1600x1200 is just a over kill.

Say around $450 would be the price for a pretty good System. Well you didnt want overkill and i say this "have a good day, thanks for shopping shoprite." (i hate work :*|)

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