This is the case i am going to use
This is the case i am going to use
I made a model of what i want to build.
I totally understand about being on a budget for building a PC. Personally I do music, games, and 3D graphics. My PC has the following:
AMD Athlon XP 2.08GHz CPU with Sythe Cooler
1Gig DDR 400MHrz
80 Gig IDE HDD with dual fan HDD cooler
40 Gig IDE HDD (slave) with dual fan HDD cooler
64Mb NVidea TNT2 MMX Vid Card with VGA Cooler
DVD-Rom
DVD+R (dual layer)
Ultra digital fan controller
For a budget PC for your project I would go with a SLI-ready ATX motherboard. Dual-core CPU, 2 gig minimum DDR, and run SATA hard drives. I would also go with a 256Mb NVidea graphics card (at least). Check out www.tigerdirect.com for some good barebones for the MB/CPU combo. Right now they have a dual-core barebone for $300 something dollars. Pretty good deal. Good luck with your project.