Quote Originally Posted by Tarzanman
You make no mention of what kind of ram it uses, or what kind of onboard video card it has.

By the way, you can get barebones 2.4GHz CPU + motherboard for $188 new off pricewatch. $250 is about $100 too much
188 gets you a cpu, mobo, fan, and case. add the hard drives and dvd rom drive and cd burner, and you're looking at around 320-350.