On Mon, 9 Jan 2006 19:29:55 -0500, " JimH" jimh_osudadATyahooDOT com
wrote:


"JohnH" wrote in message
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On Mon, 9 Jan 2006 17:56:31 -0500, " JimH" jimh_osudadATyahooDOT com
wrote:

I am planning to put together a gaming (and general use) computer for my
son
as a high school graduation gift.

Here are my specs so far:

MSI K8N Neo4/SLI motherboard (w/built in SoundBlaster Live chip)
Althion 64 3000+ CPU, Socket 939 version
2 GB DDR400 Corair Ram
256MB Nvidia GeForce 7800 GTX video card
Antec Performance TX640B Series Case
Plextor PX-716A dual layer DVD 16X
Maxtor 300GB DiamondMax hard drive
Viewsonic 17" Thinedge VP171B LCD flat panel monitor
Windows XP Professional OEM

He already has a decent keyboard, speakers and optical mouse. I will
also
add a DVD player so he can record copies of the DVD's he owns.

I can do this for around $2,000.

Any suggestions or comments?


Isn't he going to college?

--
John H.

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to
resolve it."
Rene Descartes

Ummm..........yes.

Is studying all you did in college? ;-)


I'd consider a laptop so he could take it to classes, the library, and the
student center, all common places for studying. That seems to be the
popular thing amongst the folks I know going to college.

When I was in college, we didn't have calculators, let alone computers.
And, since I was married, 28 years old, with one child, and the Army was
paying my way and checking my grades every semester, yes. About all I did
was study!

--
John H.

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it."
Rene Descartes