Originally posted by dudephil
Get him as much ram as his mainboard will support. Since he has a budget of 500 you'll be able to at least get a gig of ram. Also make sure his swap file is larger than windows default setting.
a gig? ok ill tell him...2 512 chips should be good...xp shouldnt have any problems w/ that, right?

also whats a good full tower case for the asus motherboard and a good powersupply (350-400 watt)