Mini-ATX Case - $28.50
52x CD-ROM drive - $15
40Gb 8mb 7200RPM hard drive - $58.50
256MB RAM - $41
Micro ATX nforce2 Ultra 400 motherboard - $53
Athlon XP 2000+ CPU - $64
ATI Radeon 9600XT video card - $129
Windows XP Home SP2 - $94
Total - $483
Yeah, it's
way more than
needed, but it'll also run Sharks and GA no problem, and with AA too... Honestly I'd go with 512MB RAM just because, but that's me... Also, the 9600XT can use ATI's
component adapter in case you get a display that can't accept VGA or DVI natively... Lastly, cost doesn't include a mouse or keyboard since you won't really need to keep them hooked up to it after it's up and running... I guess you could ditch the CD-ROM as well using the same logic...