If you wait, your kid can probably get Windows XP Professional through the
school for next to nothing.
My wife got it for $10.00 US 2 years ago.
Fredo

"Dan J.S." wrote in message
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" JimH" jimh_osudadATyahooDOT com wrote in message
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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?


Pirate windows XP and save yourself the bucks...

hey seriously - when you get the rig put together, before loading windows,
get ubuntu linux (free download) http://www.ubuntulinux.org/ and just try
it out for a day. Ubuntu project is bankrolled by this millionaire
kid(well early 30s) that is really something else. It will work with all
the hardware (get the 64 bit version) and it will just fly!!! Just try it
to see how you like it. I have it at work and never went back to windows.
It's amazing! I will be doing the same at home soon...

"FREDO" wrote in message
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If you wait, your kid can probably get Windows XP Professional through the
school for next to nothing.
My wife got it for $10.00 US 2 years ago.
Fredo


How so?

JimH wrote:
"FREDO" wrote in message
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If you wait, your kid can probably get Windows XP Professional through the
school for next to nothing.
My wife got it for $10.00 US 2 years ago.
Fredo


How so?

Educational package.

On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 07:41:57 -0500, " JimH" jimh_osudadATyahooDOT com
wrote:


"FREDO" wrote in message
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If you wait, your kid can probably get Windows XP Professional through the
school for next to nothing.
My wife got it for $10.00 US 2 years ago.
Fredo


How so?

Jim, try calling the school bookstore. Also, Computer Discount Warehouse
gives discounts to students and teachers. Don't know what they require as
proof for students. They just took my word for being a teacher.

--
John H.

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

"JohnH" wrote in message
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On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 07:41:57 -0500, " JimH" jimh_osudadATyahooDOT com
wrote:


"FREDO" wrote in message
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If you wait, your kid can probably get Windows XP Professional through
the
school for next to nothing.
My wife got it for $10.00 US 2 years ago.
Fredo


How so?

Jim, try calling the school bookstore. Also, Computer Discount Warehouse
gives discounts to students and teachers. Don't know what they require as
proof for students. They just took my word for being a teacher.

--
John H.

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

I will have my daughter at Ohio State give it a try. Thanks.

"JohnH" wrote in message
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On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 07:41:57 -0500, " JimH" jimh_osudadATyahooDOT com
wrote:


"FREDO" wrote in message
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If you wait, your kid can probably get Windows XP Professional through
the
school for next to nothing.
My wife got it for $10.00 US 2 years ago.
Fredo


How so?

Jim, try calling the school bookstore. Also, Computer Discount Warehouse
gives discounts to students and teachers. Don't know what they require as
proof for students. They just took my word for being a teacher.

--
John H.

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

BTW: Did you get my email?

JohnH wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 07:41:57 -0500, " JimH" jimh_osudadATyahooDOT com
wrote:


"FREDO" wrote in message
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If you wait, your kid can probably get Windows XP Professional through the
school for next to nothing.
My wife got it for $10.00 US 2 years ago.
Fredo


How so?


Jim, try calling the school bookstore. Also, Computer Discount Warehouse
gives discounts to students and teachers. Don't know what they require as
proof for students. They just took my word for being a teacher.

Normally your kid logs on under his school id and password and it
redirects you to the computer/software store.

--
Reggie
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Jim,

The school library should have the software at a greatly reduced rate due to
negotiated discounts with Microsoft. We got Windows XP Pro and Office XP for
10.00 each through Indiana University. When I looked at some of the CAD
software it was pretty expensive but I think it was still a pretty good buy.

Fredo



" JimH" jimh_osudadATyahooDOT com wrote in message
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"FREDO" wrote in message
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If you wait, your kid can probably get Windows XP Professional through
the school for next to nothing.
My wife got it for $10.00 US 2 years ago.
Fredo


How so?

" JimH" jimh_osudadATyahooDOT com wrote in message
. ..
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?


Oh one more thing Jim - the MSI board is very nice - but there is one issue
with it that I hate. The chipset heatsink has a fan on it. One of my fan's
got a dust bunny trapped in there and it overheated and it killed the mobo.
I would suggest an abit board without a fan, but with a larger heat sink on
the chipset. (on the picture its the little fan next to the cpu)...
something to think about...

" JimH" jimh_osudadATyahooDOT com wrote in message

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:

Any suggestions or comments?


If he's seriously into gaming, and is into his computers at all, he probably
has his own ideas and preferences for component specs. I have one of those
in the family (college soph son, comp eng major, serious comp geek and
gamer). He specs his own machines, thank you very much, and I wouldn't
dream of interfering.