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

He does not want a laptop. My daughter (presently a junior at Ohio State)
did not want one either nor found any use for one to date for her college
classes.

Laptops run hot and do not offer the same capabilities as a desktop unit,
nor the expandability or ability to upgrade.