Considering building a new computer

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ECSNorway wrote:

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My PC desktop has a 2.something Ghz CPU, 2 gigs of RAM, and a (currently crappy and out of date) AGP graphics card.
OS is Windows 2000.
Recommendations to update this into something CoX-worthy for less than, say, $300?

Ouch. That's a real toughie. You can hunt for deals on newegg.com. If you're vigiliant, you can get 4GB of memory for ~$40, a processor and motherboard for about $140, and a Radeon HD 4650 for a video card , for about $40. Some of these prices are after a mail-in rebate.  
You'd probably also want a newish HD if your current one is