request for build advice

[Berg0]

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
mostly web browsing, but will also use it to RDP over VPN to my office workstation when I'm on call

2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
not overly concerned, but cheaper is better I suppose

3) Where do you live?
Canada, EH?

4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
mATX motherboard, CPU, RAM

5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
PC Power and cooling 750w PSU
Apple MacPro G5 case
DVD-RW
Hard drives

6) Will you be overclocking?
Probably not

7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
22" 1680x1050 Samsung LCD

8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Next few weeks

9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
mATX form factor
support for building a hackintosh
something that I could possibly later re-use for a second ESXi box

10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
Yes, have a retail windows XP pro SP2 license
May also use ESXi (free hypervisor)

 

[Dangman]

PLease answer the questions in the sticky titled "ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS FIRST" so that we can help you better.