[irmo123]

Hi:
I am replacing a 400 MHz P2 Dell that has been left to my 10 yr old daughter. It is pretty slow and struggling with some of the games she plays. I want to build something that can be upgraded later as her applications grow, and I am keeping an eye on economy too. Right now she uses the computer for internet, school work and some games. Not heavy duty graphics games (no doom or HL2) she plays the SIMS and Rollercoaster Tycoon, Zoo Tycoon etc. So here is the system I put together with one eye towards the future and the other on my wallet. I went with socket 775 because that is where Intel appears to he headed. (By the way, thanks for the checklist Panama Red!)

Processor: intel Pentium 4 530J Prescott 800MHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail $175

Mobo: ASUS P5RD1-V Socket T (LGA 775) ATI Radeon XPRESS 200 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $102

HDD: Western Digital Caviar SE WD800JD 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM $58

DVD Burner: NEC Black 16X DVD+/-R DVD Burner support Dual Layer, Model ND-3520A BK, OEM $50

Memory: Kingmax SuperRAM Series Dual Channel Kit 184-Pin 1GB(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200, Model MPXD42D-2 - Retail $75

Case: Antec SLK1650B w/350 PSU $68

Monitor: Polyview V17 D (already ordered) $211

Total: $741

I have no video card because I selected a mobo with on board video and I think that will serve my daughter's purposes right now. We can add a PCIe later if necessary. Let me know if I've got that wrong. The monitor I selected has built in speakers (she's not an audiophile) so I can add better speakers later too. So, have I made any goofy errors?

Thanks in advance for your comments.

JB