[geoschmo]

I read that article Cirvol. The guy doesn't make a very compelling argument for building a box. At least not on an economic or performance basis. I am sure it was a good learning project for his kid and there's always something to be said for that. But the machine they ended up with wasn't any better then what they would have gotten in a pre-built for the same money. And he's not counting anything for an operating system.

So basically for the same money you can get the equvalent quality machine with a legit copy of an OS, already put together and ready to go. If you aren't just doing it for the fun of building it yourself, it doesn't really make sense.