I was been saving up for the necessary parts for my new rig (I needed about 265 more), but I decided to just wait for my birthday instead. My brother got a two free computers from his work, both missing operating systems. I'll list the specs. PC# 1: Intel Celeron 1.8 ghz processor 256MB DDR RAM 40 GB hard drive CDRW/DVD ROM PC# 2: AMD Athlon 1.3 ghz processor 128 MB DDR RAM 20 GB hard drive CD ROM I upgraded them both, using parts from my old PCs. I'll now list the new specs. PC# 1: Intel Celeron 2.4 ghz processor 512 MB DDR RAM 60 GB hard drive CDRW/DVD ROM Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon PC# 2: AMD Athlon 1.3 ghz processor 384 MB DDR RAM 40 GB hard drive CD ROM Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon Not great specs by any stretch, but that's ok. I'll be using the Celeron model until September, and I'll likely sell the other. It's not like I really need a top of the line PC to run Ubuntu. Just for fun, here are the specs for the PC that I was building: Intel Pentium D Dual Core processor @ 3.0 ghz, 2x2MB L2 cache, 800 mhz FSB 2 GB DDR2 800 RAM (upgradable to 8GB) 160 GB SATA hard drive @7200 RPM Intel GMA 3100 integrated graphics (256MB shared memory, 400mhz core) The integrated graphics is kind of lame, but that was only supposed to be temporary. I was going to buy a nice Radeon card, a bigger hard drive, some more RAM, and a DVD burner when I got the money together. Now that I've decided to wait and save some more money to combine with my birthday money, I'll be going for a nice Core 2 Duo processor and a high-end Radeon card.