Bill; Try this
sysdoc.pair.com
Tom's hardware guide, all kinds of CPU and motherboard chat for the Wintels.
As a general guide you should pay around $45 for a case and power supply, 25-30 for a keytronic or maxiswitch OEM keyboard(do not buy the $12 Taiwan KB) you can buy the Microsoft OEM KB for $45-50, and get the microsoft OEM mouse for $25-30, forget the $10 taiwan mice.
Motherboards are around $100 and the CPU will be $100-250 depending on speed, Intel/AMD/Cyrix/MMX etc. Get 32 Meg of SDRAM for $100-120 and a 2 gig HD should be around $200 for a total of $600-750. Monitors, depends on sizes. A 1.44 floppy is $25 and a CD ROM drive will be $50-100 as you select 4X to 24X.
The Computer SHopper has a very good selection of Mail order sources. A local WIntel screwdriver shop can get you all this stuff at the prices I mention or even a bit lower. You can save more with Taiwan KB and Mouse and hard drive, but do not use them, they will fail early.
I live in Toronto, Canada and if you also live there I can provide precise directions as to where to get the cheapest stuff for Wintels. USA stuff??, local papers etc to find the screwdriver shops.
Apple stuff, this thread should point you in the right direction.
Bill |
