AMD Athlon64 X2 AM2 3.8Ghz (2 pieces) 1 GB DDR2 667Mhz Kingston ASUS AM2 board (preferred: M2 series w/ VIA chipset) (M2V-MX preferred model) PowerColor X1600Pro 256DDR2 128-bit (PCI-E) 250 GB SATA HDD (Seagate) casing + 500W PSU Thermaltake OR Cooler Master Socket-AM2-type CPU cooling fan