[JBird]

http://www.newegg.com

http://www.zipzoomfly.com

http://www.frozencpu.com

http://www.xoxide.com


you can get an xp 2500+ barton for 81 dollars on newegg. overclock it to at least an xp 3000+. if you read the reviews that xp 2500 chip is unlocked and ppl say they can run it at xp 3200+ speeds with no problem. just be sure to get some artic silver thermal compound, and a bigtime cpu fan like so: http://www.xoxide.com/comajet7coak.html or something similiar. a must for overclockin. no need to spend more money on a xp 3000 or 3200 when you can overclock the 2500 for way cheaper.

for the ram, zipzoom sometimes has better prices than newegg. i got my corsair twinx pair of 512 xms 3200c2pt strips for 207 bucks...new egg wanted 225 for them.

so, if you want a gig of ram...you can get a nice gig for around 200...the cpu for 80..and a nice asus a7n8x deluxe here http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDe ... WSE&depa=1

for 85 bucks...so thats 165 for the cpu and mobo, choose your ram...you got about 150 to spend on it depending on your budget ....

hope that helps beer: