to build a decent machine.
I have a spare case, a spare version of Windows Vista Basic, 400 watt power supply, hard drive, a cheap crt monitor, dvdrw. . . basically everything but a motherboard, ram, and cpu.
Would it be in my best interest to spend less than 500 dollars on a motherboard, ram (at least 2gb), and a cpu to build my own set up - or would it be cheaper to purchase a prebuilt desktop? I know generally it is hard to build extremely low-cost computers that compete with mass produced low cost prebuilt desktops, but i'm in this price range with the extra hardware/OS lying around.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
PS. If you had 500 to spend on a motherboard, ram, and cpu, what would you purchase?
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