How about something like this for $798 shipped (at least to Colorado) from Newegg.com. It should be very functional, but play pretty nicely. I included everything, since I assumed the only thing you had was the OS. I didn't get the CD-Burner in for that price though. Sorry you might be able to squeeze a little bit more by using an ECS K7S5A SiS® 735 SOCKET A MOTHERBOARD - RETAIL for $18 less, and $32 less (plus less for shipping) because you won't need a LAN card. I believe this would let you get a Lite On 32x12x40 CDRW Model LTR-32123S Retail Box for $90 + $8. I also believe you can subtract $10 for the heatsink. For a grand total of ~$836.
ENLIGHT EN-72370AZ MEDIUM TOWER P4 /AMD ATX CASE - OEM with 340Watts Power Supply
ENLIGHT CPU COOLER FAN 60x60x20 MODEL# NH001E01 - OEM - free with case
TOSHIBA INTERNAL DVD ROM, 16X DVD, 48X CD ROM
PANASONIC 1.44 MB 3.5 INCH
MAXTOR 40GB 7200RPM Model # 6L040J2 - OEM, DRIVE ONLY
Microsoft OEM Internet Keyboard and IntelliMouse PS/2 Bundle
KINGSTON KVR266X64C25/256 256MB 32x64 PC2100 DDR RAM - RETAIL
Aceex V.92 Full Duplex FaxModem HW Voice, Data, Fax Modem 56000bps
EPOX EP-8K7A AMD761 AMD/ AMDXP DDR/SDRAM 200/266MHz FSB SOCKET A UltraDMA-100 MOTHERBOARD - RETAIL
3COM 905CX-TXNM PCI 10/100 network card
AMD 1600+/266 FSB Athlon XP PROCESSOR CPU - OEM
CREATIVE LABS SOUND BLASTER LIVE! 5.1 - OEM
ALTEC LANSING AVS 300W MULTIMEDIA - OEM
ATI Radeon 8500 64MB DDR AGP RETAIL
..................disclaimer.....................😀
I have never heard those speakers, but they seemed right for the funds available. Also you could save ~$36 of this by using on-board sound, but you will be happier with a sound card.
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I forgot to put the DVD price in because I couldn't put it in the cart because its out of stock for the moment. I have it in now though...........😀
