Originally Posted by
LIH Prem
I retired two older Pentium 4 boxes. (both were running Linux).
You can build a C2D quad-core box running linux for around $800 now with decent specs and nice components, but onboard graphics. If you need discreet graphics, add the cost of your graphics card.
-David
To me the best deal on BF was the $199 Quad Core Intel chip + board at Fry's... Then Dell started offering 8800GT512MB cards yesterday for $220, add in 2 packs of $50 DDR2 2Gb from Frys and you can build a blazing box for around $700