Cheap desktop???

[oakdad]

Here are 2 what to build guides out on the web right now.

http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/18042/2

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/...uide/page2.asp

You can use them as to guides of what you might want to be looking for.

Other guides to look at are

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...70,2491-2.html

http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php

[oakdad]

Oh and the ideal Operating System if you are to ask me is windows 7 64bit.