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ok, so i have formed a couple of computers together and an trying to decide which one is a better bang (no i dont mean crash) for my buck, please help me out:

Corner 1:

Soyo Ultra Dragon P4X400 Socket 478 Barebone Kit Blue
-Chieftec Dragon Mini-Tower MS-Blue ATX Case with Front USB, FireWire and Side Fan
-3X5.25 and 3X3.5 bays
-front usb, firewire and side window

Soyo P4X400 Dragon Ultra Platinum Edition Motherboard
-3 dimm sockets upto 3GB
-5 PCI one AGP pro
-8X agp port

Ultra 400 Watt ATX PS With 120mm Blue LED Fan

209.99

Intel® Pentium® 4 2.8GHz / 512K Cache / 533MHz FSB/ Socket 478 / Processor 169.99

Ultra Aluminum Socket 478 up to P4 2.8GHz CPU Cooling Fan 14.99

GEFORCE FX 5200 256 MB DDR DVI & TV Out - 8X 99.99

210+100+170+15=495+ S/H


CORNER 2:

Black ChenMing Aluminum Case with Side Window - 450Watt PSU
-4 x 5.25" , 2 x 3.5" 4 x 3.5" HDD
-450 watt dual fan power supply.

90.00

SOYO 875P Chipset Motherboard for Intel Socket 478 CPU, Model "SY-P4I875P DRAGON 2 (Platinum Edition)"
-FSB: 800/533MHz
-RAM: 4x DIMM support Dual Channel DDR400/333 Max 4GB
-IDE: 4x UltraDMA 66/100/133(2 for RAID) up to 8 Devices
-Slots: 1x AGP 8X/4X, 5x PCI
177.00

Intel® Pentium® 4 2.8GHz / 512K Cache / 533MHz FSB/ Socket 478 / Processor 169.99-20.00 rebate

Ultra Aluminum Socket 478 up to P4 2.8GHz CPU Cooling Fan 14.99

GEFORCE FX 5200 256 MB DDR DVI & TV Out - 8X 99.99

90.00+177.00+170.00-+15.00+100=452.00


CORNER 3:

Chieftec Dragon Green ATX Mid-Tower Case with Ultra 500 Watt Power Supply
-4 - 5.25" Bays with Easy-Pull Port Covers
-3 - Removable 3.5" Bays (2 External and 1 Hidden)
-3 - Hidden Removable 3.5" Bays with Removable Case Fan Mount
-Ultra 500W ATX Power Supply with 2-80mm Cooling Fans
80.00
-ASUS nForce2 Ultra 400 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket A CPU, --Model "A7N8X-E Deluxe"
-chipset: NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 + MCP-T
-FSB: 400/333/266/200MHz
-RAM: 3x DIMM support Dual-Channel DDR400/333/266/200(Non-ECC) Max 3GB
-IDE: 2x UltraDMA 66/100/133 up to 4 Devices
-Slots: 1x AGP Pro/8X, 5x PCI
116.00
AMD Athlon XP 2700+, 333MHz FSB, 256K Cache Processor - OEM
-Operating Frequency: 2.17GHz
-FSB: 333MHz

113.00
ASUS RADEON 9600SE Video Card, 128MB DDR, 64-bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP, Model "9600SE/TD”
-Chipset/Core Speed: RADEON 9600SE/325MHz
-Memory/Effective Speed: 128MB DDR/400MHz
-BUS: AGP 1X/2X/4X/8X
-Support 3D API: DirectX®9, OpenGL®2.0
-Max Resolution@32bit Color: 2048X1536@75Hz
94.00
And a fan for say 20.00

80.00+116.00+113.00+94.00+20=419

AND CORNER 4:

Chieftec Dragon Servers Series Black Aluminum Workstation Tower Case without Power Supply,
-Specification:
-Case Type: Workstation Tower
-Color: Black
-Material: Aluminum
-Drive Bays: 5.25'' x4,3.5''(External) x2, 3.5''(Internal) x4
-Front Ports: USB2.0 x2,IEEE1394 x1
-Cooling System: 2 Rear Mounted fans and 1 Side Panel fan
-Motherboard Compatibility: ATX
$65.00

SOYO NVIDIA nForce3 150 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket 754 CPU, Model "SY-CK8 DRAGON Plus" -RETAIL
-Specifications:
-Supported CPU: Socket 754 AMD Athlon64 Processors
-Chipset: NVIDIA nForce3 150
-FSB: 400/800MHz
-RAM: 3x DIMM support DDR400/333/266 Max 2GB
-IDE: 3x UltraDMA 66/100/133 up to 6 Devices
-Slots: 1x AGP 8X, 6x PCI
-Ports: 2xPS2,1xLPT,1xCOM,6xUSB2.0(Rear 4),1xLAN,Audio Ports
-Onboard Audio: CMI9739 6-Channels Audio
-Onboard LAN: 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet
-Onboard SATA/RAID: 2x Serial ATA, RAID 0/1
-Form Factor: ATX
128.00

AMD Athlon 64bit 3000+, 512KB L2 Cache, 64-bit Processor - OEM
-Specification
-Model: AMD Athlon 64 3000+
-Core: ClawHammer
-Operating Frequency: 2.0GHz
-FSB: Integrated into Chip
-Cache: L1/64K+64K; L2/512K
-Voltage: 1.5V
-Process: 0.13Micron
-Socket: Socket 754
-Multimedia Instruction: MMX, SSE, SSE2, 3DNOW!, 3DNOW!+
-heatsink and fan included.
227.00



i will also add Corsair Value Select Dual Kits 184 Pin 1G(512MBx2) DDR PC-2700 to which ever computer i choose in the end.

-Speed: DDR333(PC2700)
-Type: 184 Pin DDR SDRAM
-Error Checking: Non-ECC
-Registered/Unbuffered: Unbuffered
-Cas Latency: 2.5
-Support Voltage: 2.5V
-Bandwidth: 2.7GB/s
-Organization: two 64M x 64 -Bit
147.00



the lucky computer will most likely be used for skinning and gaming, oh, and the occasional school work to keep the parents happy, also, i dont plan to overclock the computer because i dont need any problems.

so please, if you have time, help me out. thanks.