[Echo Talon]

I suspect you meant to write:

ECS 761GX-M754

Looks like a good buy to me.

Not to me... NO SATA... its socket 754.. sis chipset, only 2 memory slots(max supported 2GB), only 10/100 LAN, Video Chipset SiS Ultra 256 2D/3D Graphics(not as good as the Geforce 6150)

[ThePythonicCow]

Not to me... NO SATA... its socket 754.. sis chipset, only

Eh - so? Depending on what he's using it for, that's plenty good enough. I've got my father in-law on such a rig, which he uses for email and web browsing (running SUSE Linux). He's happy as a pig in slop with it, and liked the low price.

At the same time, in another window, I am helping to setup a 1024 processor, 2 Terabyte memory (main memory, not disk) system, running SUSE Linux as well. That's a single system image, not a cluster.

Systems come in all sizes. Nothing wrong with buying a 49 cc motor scooter if that's what you need. They have their uses, just as does the Delta IV Heavy rocket and the custom modified 747's Boeing will be using to transport 787 Dreamliner subassemblies.