Well, did some searching and I guess ill get the barton 2500 and just OC it alittle to match the 2600 speed. The things she will be working on might benefit from the extra cache anyways.
anyway this is what i got so far. Case and powersupply bought in town:
CD/DVD Burners (RW Drives)
Lite On 48x24x48x16 CDROM/CDRW/DVD Combo Drive LTC-48161H - Retail $63.99
Hard Drives
WD WESTERN DIGITAL "SPECIAL EDITION" 80GB 7200RPM EIDE HARD DRIVE MODEL # WD800JB - OEM, DRIVE ONLY
Cache 8MB $83.00
Memory (System Memory)
CRUCIAL MICRON 256MB 32x64 PC 2700 DDR RAM - OEM
184-Pin, CL=2.5-Unbuffered 2.5V, 6-Layers CT3264Z335 Requires DDR supported Motherboard - Lifetime Warranty. OEM more info>
N82E16820145056 $40.99
Motherboards - AMD
MSI Motherboard for AMD Athlon/AthlonXP/Duron processors , Model# K7N2G-L(MS-6570g-010) Retail $99.99
Processors
AMD ATHLON XP 2500+ "Barton" 333 FSB PROCESSOR CPU- RETAIL
Specifications:
CPU: 1.83 GHz
Type: XP 2500 Barton Core
Cache: 512K L2, 128K L1, Total 640KB
BUS: 333MHz
Socket A
Retail Box (Heatsink and Fan included)
more info>$90.00
Subtotal » $418.96
Grand Total » $ 418.96
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