So far I have got the motherboard, a cpu, and a fan for that cpu. To this point I have spent around $550.

The cpu is an Intel Duo Core 2.66Ghz CPU. I plan to overclock this to 3.2Ghz. I have already bought Artic Silver 5 to protect the cpu along with a $40 cpu cooling fan. Below is a nice picture of the box for the CPU (I know, kind of pointless) and a picture of the fan. On the bottom is my motherboard.  Oh, and I also already have the case, which arrived today.  All is pictured below.
I’m planning on buying some of the RAM this week so I can boot this thing up to ensure its all working. Everything has at least a 3 year warranty with the motherboard coming with a lifetime warranty.

Well, I have decided to build myself a computer. I was going to get a new desktop next year with my tax refund, but I decided to slowly buy parts to build my own PC as the money becomes available. Currently I already have a Motherboard and a Case.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE PARTS I HAVE ALREADY BOUGHT
(Will be updated as I buy the parts)

My goal is to build a computer, over time, that I can not afford. Well, unless I do it this way and buy it part by part over a few months time.

My current minimum specs for this pc are:

2GB Ram

2.6Ghz CPU

2 Hard drives

That’s it really. I expect the final cost to be around $1000. I don’t plan on having the computer fully built until early next year most likely, but I should have it operational within a month or so. All I still need to get to have it running is a CPU and RAM. Actually a hard drive to, but I could boot from a flash drive if I wanted to test the stuff out. Will probably have a hard drive by that time however.