I'll add that there are a lot of advantages to building with an integrated motherboard. Asus mobos are especially well designed. In fact, most of their current product line incorporates Splash Top, which is Linux embedded in the BIOS that allows you to boot into a basic OS before hitting the hard drive. If you buy one, you can be sure all the components are Linux compatible. My last three builds have been Asus mATX. Clint ---- E Johnson <iris.gates@gmail.com> wrote: ============= I have, built April 2009: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600 Brisbane 2.9GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor - $64.99 ASUS M3A78-CM AM2+/AM2 AMD 780V Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - $74.99 Kingston 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - $44.99 Cooler Master Elite 335 RC-335-KKN1-GP Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - $49.99 Acer X193W+BD Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor Some SATA hard drive... don't know offhand. Some DVD drive, I forget, nothing spectacular. According to ASUS, this motherboard is a "Corporate Stable Model (CSM) for long-term availability." It has DVI and VGA output. Specs & reviews here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131330