the "re-build" of the desktop is, for all practical purposes, complete ....sans a few minor adjustments and the RAM upgrade, which will take place as soon as I can find a good deal on the web.
problem is, I'm afraid to turn on the ignition switch! (was that 4 cans of oil? or 5?)
new cables (mostly). $16.00
new rear fan. $10.00
new slot fan. $10.00
new video card (wound up going with a PNY Technologies Verto NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS, AGP 8X, 512MB DDR2) $100.00
new 'Ultra' power supply (upgraded from 250w to 500w) $75.00
new Seagate FreeAgent 250GB external hard drive. $80.00
added an 80GB Seagate internal IDE hard drive that was the old external drive. might as well put it to use as a swap drive; can't hurt.
I'm guessing the RAM sticks shouldn't be more than $150.00, ballpark figure.
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