I did something yesterday that I had hoped I would never have to do, purchase at retail cost an OEM Windows XP Professional package. It was my Son's birthday and since he had been complaining that the old P2/400mHz Windows98 PC that belongs to my wife is too slow to play games and also had been fighting with his younger sister for computer time as they both become more interested in computers and the Internet. So, in a moment of weakness, I bought all the pieces needed to build my Son a killer PC game machine (on a budget) using the guide at Ars Technica. Beautiful black windowed case w/blue cathodes inside, blue led fans and blue bubble lights each side of the front bezel from Xoxide.com, MSI K8N Neo4-F nForce4 mobo w/Athlon 64 3000+, 512mb RAM, Sony DVD/CDRW, 80gb SATA HD, 256mb ATI Radeon X800XL PCI Express graphic card and Audigy2 sound card.
How much you ask??? 5 years worth of allowance money ($1,008 USD)
It should all be here to put together in a few days. My only consolation is that the first thing I am going to load after it is put together is Amiga Forever 6.