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BrandonWhat hardware are you?
In theory, I'm handing you $500 to build a computer that suits you. You can use nothing you already have, you must buy it all somewhere where it can be reproduced (I could make another for the same $500). Please put some work into this. I might hand out some badges :) PS: I'm gonna submit one as well. EDIT: I should specify, you have nothing to begin with you need monitor,keyboard,mouse,speakers (well I guess you don't need a speakers) BTW: You can Either find it for sale online, or piece it together from stuff online. Desktops,Laptops, all-in-ones anything is accepted EDIT2: Feel free to leave out shipping cost, just worry about making the system and software equal $500		2009-03-142:22 PM
pharoahRe:What hardware are you?
I'd buy a large box of telephone relays on ebay and some spools of hookup wire. Also, a bunch of 3x5 cards, a hole punch, and some random hardware. I'd grab a string of old-school white incandescent christmas tree lights to build the output. If I could, I'd find a teletype that I could buy with the remaining money. This is old school.		2009-03-143:03 PM
BrandonRe:What hardware are you?
Heres Mine: [b]$160 for a Gateway Profile 3- Ebay[/b] -Has LCD, Keyboard+Mouse,1ghz celeron,dvd-rom -This price is what I saw on a buy-it-now, you can probably find one for less if you look [b]$15 for 2 x 256MB PC133 SDRAM-Ebay[/b] -Gives me 512MB RAM total [b]$37 for a new IDE Seagate 80GB HDD -Newegg[/b] -I can fill 40GB and maybe 60GB, but 80 is enough for me [b]$15 for a few cans :P of Spray Paint[/b] -The Profile 3 would look cool in black :) [b]$170 for Logitech G51 155 watts RMS 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers-Newegg[/b] -Yeah, this is going to be a media system :) [b]$50 for external 250GB HDD -Newegg[/b] -Back-up [b]$12 for a new Logitech keyboard and mouse[/b] -What would the world be like without logitech? [b]$26 for 2 8GB USB Flash Drives-Newegg[/b] -file transfers [b]$4 for couple of 80mm fans[/b] -its probably a good idea and its cheap [b]$11 for SYBA SD-PCMU2-VIA USB PCMCIA Card-newegg[/b] -ever used an external storage device over USB 1? [b]$0 for FreeDOS and Ubuntu 8.10[/b] -Well FreeDOS is there, because DOS is fun, and Ubuntu because I need a modern OS with a lot of apps. Total:$500		2009-03-144:05 PM
ToddRe:What hardware are you?
Shuttle SG31G2S (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856101055) - $194.99 Kingston 2 x 2GB RAM (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104098) - $52.99 Samsung 640 GB HDD (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152134) - $59.99 Intel Core 2 Quad (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115055) - $169.99 This doesn't include the basics (e.g. mouse, keyboard, monitor, speakers, etc.). This is just the CPU itself.		2009-03-149:33 PM
BrandonRe:What hardware are you?
That leaves you with $20, good luck getting a monitor ,keyboard, and mouse for that much.		2009-03-158:43 AM
ToddRe:What hardware are you?
That's why being a gigolo pays. lol		2009-03-1510:56 AM

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