NEED HELP!

[tmandt]

ok i came home and my mom had a old comp in my room. she picked it up off the streets. she asked me if it worked found out no hd so cant try so i decided to strip it and so i did in like 15 mins. well i was thinking about building a comp. well the specs of that old comp were celeron processor and xp and it was a hp. thats all i know lol. but yea the only thing i could use on my build is probaly the cd drive and ram but im not using the ram cause i know its 256 . thats it. well i have a 100 to spend right now. probally going to my mobo. problem is i dont know which mobo to get. what i am going to get is down bellow. i need help on finding a nice but cheap case, power supply, and mobo so you guys plz help me. oh i might get the g15 keyboard idk but i might get a dell mouse and keyboard combo so yea. oh yea if you want somin in the pics i might sell it for cheap!

ubuntu
pentinum dual core
2gb ram
160 hd
16x cd drive
wireless network adaptor
on board graphics card. this isnt gonna be a gaming comp. use for internet, aim and cs

pics of old comp

[Onii]

Heres the rest of the specs to that computers mobo if you were wondering. http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=bph07813&lc=en&cc=us&lang=en&product=90862&dlc=en

Also, I don't think its a good idea to spend only 100 bucks for both a PSU and Mobo. Chances are you'll only end up ruining one with the other, I've seen some very bad things with cheap power supplys. If you decide to take my advice then I can help you, but I can't tell you to buy a sub$50 PSU when I wouldn't put the thing within 5 feet of my computer lol. Mobo that I personally have is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186109. It is cheap for a good mobo and does exactly what I wanted it to do. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139003 is the PSU I put in my moms computer that I upgraded for her, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139002 is the one in mine. Good luck with whatever you choose, if you need more advice just ask and I'd be glad to help, computers are my life and have been since I was about 10 (18 now).

[tmandt]

wow that mobo is the perfect one  for me. ok about the mobo and psu i wasnt looking to buy both with a hundred dollars i was just gonna buy a good mobo. will that mobo fit pentinum dual core?

[MattZani]

$100 will not buy you a Mobo you want to use, the one im looking at for my build is $200

[tmandt]

im not building a hardcore gaming machine you know. i just need a comp for everyday use.

[Onii]

$100 will not buy you a Mobo you want to use, the one im looking at for my build is $200

You don't need an expensive mobo if you don't OC or use SLi. Mine is used for gaming and runs perfectly (as does my sisters, same build 'cept that she has a 7900GS instead of my 8800GTS), if he's only using his for internet then I see absolutely no problems since you wouldn't oc or use sli for that anyways lol.

When you say will it fit a pentium dual core do you mean just an Intel dual core cpu or do ya mean the Pentium D? There are alot of dif dual core cpus out there, but it can use alot of em. E6600 is what I have in mine, but you can go with something slower if you think you dont need that much speed. A news site I use alot just linked a very cheap barebones kit if thats more what you're into. http://www.tigerdirect.com/email/wem1623.asp?SRCCODE=HARDOCPEMAIL1&CMP=OTC-HARDOCP

[tmandt]

i was thinking about starting with a barebone. im gonna use intel pentinum dual core. idk what pentinum d is. what is it?

[Onii]

i was thinking about starting with a barebone. im gonna use intel pentinum dual core. idk what pentinum d is. what is it?

Was one of Intels "starter" dual core cpus, I know what you mean now about the pentium dual cores lol. You're talkin about somethin like this right? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116063  Barebones are very good to start with, since you know that the base parts work together.

[tmandt]

yea but i want this one 2.2ghz

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116063

[Onii]

yea but i want this one 2.2ghz

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116063

Lol that's the one I linked also, should run plenty fast for what you need it for.

[tmandt]

yea lol