I like PriceWatch a lot, but there are a few more place you should check out. like http://shopper.cnet.com/ and http://shopping.yahoo.com/stores/computers/ C|Net is nice because you can get ratings on the stores you buy from. An on-line store that I have had good success from is http://www.mwave.com/ If you do not mind used hardware, you should check out Materials Processing. http://www.MaterialsProcessing.com/sspage.htm They have some really good deals. You can always ask people on this list if they have something to part with, that you would want. Please keep your discussions off the mailing list because most people will not care if Joe Bob is going to sell you his Matrox G450 for $50. Do not forget to check out the Linux Hardware DataDase http://lhd.datapower.com/ and http://www.linux.org/hardware/index.html I am not nocking the local stores, but if you buy name brand products - they will just work, and you will not have to worry about the warranty. You should also speck out a system from Dell, Gateway, or one of the other Big players. Expecially if you plan to dual boot, because you can get some really good software packages from them. IMHO, -Steve --- Peter Clark <pc451 at yahoo.com> wrote: > So I'm in the middle of building a brand new box. Being the poor > student that I am, with a wife who is tolerant so long as I don't get > spendy, I'm interested in getting good, high quality, but cheap parts. > Take, for instance, a GeForce2 MX. At Tran, it's $99.99 and at General > Nano, $89.99, last I checked. However, I have found it going for about > $50-$55 (plus $10-$15 s+h) through Pricewatch. That's a savings of > $20-$30 dollars. However, remembering the famous triade (Good, Fast, > Cheap, pick two), I'm wondering if I might be buying a lemon. Some of > them offer one year insurance, which sounds safer, but I would like to > test the collected wisdom of the group for advice. > Thanks! > :Peter __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/