This is a mid-range, economical home desktop system built by TailoredPC.  It has:

• AMD Athlon XP 2500+ 32-bit processor (running as Athlon XP 3200+ at 2.2GHz)
• Thermalright SLK-700 heatsink with quiet 70mmx15mm fan
• 512MB (2x256MB) of OCZ Premier Series RAM in dual channel
• Shuttle AN35N Ultra with an NForce2 Ultra 400 chipset
• 40GB Western Digital 7200RPM IDE hard drive with 8MB cache
• ATI Radeon 8500LE 128MB AGP video card
• Lite-On 52X32X52X CD-RW
• Samsung 52X CD-ROM
• Sony floppy drive
• Antec Solution Series 450W power supply
• Windows XP Home operating system

The setup is housed in a sleek black Antec mini-tower case with front USB 2.0 ports.  At the time, including configuration, stability stress testing, and operating system restore image, this system sold for:

$618.00

This is another mid-range, economical home desktop system built by TailoredPC.  Housed in a black Antec mini-tower case with front USB 2.0 ports, it has:

• AMD Athlon XP 2500+ Mobile 32-bit processor (running as Athlon XP 3200+ at 2.2GHz)
• Glacialtech Igloo 2500 Pro heatsink with 70mmx15mm fan
• 512MB (2x256MB) of Kingston Value RAM in dual channel
• Shuttle AN35N Ultra with an NForce2 Ultra 400 chipset
• 40GB Western Digital 7200RPM IDE hard drive with 8MB cache
• Sapphire ATI Radeon 7000 64MB AGP video card
• Lite-On 52X32X52X+16X Combo Drive
• Shuttle Flash Memory Card Reader
• Samsung floppy drive
• TTGI 420W power supply
• Creative Labs SBS270 2-channel speakers
• Logitech Clavier Internet Pro keyboard and optical mouse
• Windows XP Home operating system
• Norton Antivirus 2005

At the time, including configuration, stability stress testing, and operating system restore image, this system sold for:

$840.04

This is a computer upgrade performed by TailoredPC.  We used the existing case, power supply, hard drive, CD-RW, CD-ROM, floppy drive, modem, and parallel port PCI card.  We installed:

• AMD Athlon XP Mobile 2500+ 32-bit processor (running at 2.4GHz)
• Thermalright SLK-700 and 70mmx15mm TMD fan
• Albatron KX18DS Pro motherboard with an NForce2 Ultra 400 chipset
• 1GB (2x512MB) of Mushkin Value RAM in dual channel
• PowerColor ATI Radeon 7000VE 64MB video card
• Windows XP Home Edition

We also performed several mods on the case, including:

• adding front USB ports
• replacing the LEDs on the case, keyboard, and subwoofer with blue LEDs
• adding two 80mm side intake holes and fans with chrome trime, filters, and fan guards
• adding an 80mm top exhaust fan

The system is housed in a black case with a "hydraulic" front and removable motherboard tray.  The upgrades, including configuration, stability stress testing, and operating system restore image, cost:

$531.19

The cost of the mods, including all parts needed for the mods (such as case fans, filters, USB ports, etc.) was:

$305.35