[MLUG] good mobo for simple system?

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

I want to put together a fairly inexpensive computer for my wife's family 
in Ecuador.  I want them to be able to work with digital photos, do the 
usual word processing and spreadsheet stuff, no high-end games.  I also 
want to try to stay under $500 including a monitor.  It's surprising to me 
how much I can buy for that kind of money.  For example, the stuff below 
is $500 + $20 S/H from newegg.com.  I still need a case, mouse and 
keyboard, but I can cut a little out of what is below.

One thing I'm wondering about is if I can get DVI video output to go with 
the nice Hanns monitor and still stay under $500.  The ASRock mobo below 
has built-in graphics but it's not DVI.  They claim to have a DVI version 
for the same price...

http://www.asrock.com/product/ALiveNF4G-DVI.htm

...but their "where to buy" link isn't helping -- none of the listed 
sellers lists that ALiveNF4G-DVI.  I think maybe they're selling it only 
in Germany.  Anyone know where I can find that mobo or how I might get a 
different one that would do the same things and have DVI out?

Thanks in advance.

Mike


SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black E-IDE/ATAPI 
Model SH-S182D - OEM
	$34.99 	  	$34.99

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (Perpendicular Recording) ST3250620AS 
250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
	$79.99 	  	$79.99

Hanns·G HC-194D Black 19" 8ms LCD Monitor - Retail
	$185.99 	  	$185.99

ASRock AM2NF4G-SATA2 Socket AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Micro ATX AMD
	$64.99 	  	$64.99

OCZ Gold Series 512MB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
	$57.99 	  	$57.99

AMD Sempron 64 3400+ Manila 1600MHz HT Socket AM2 Processor Model
	$76.00 	  	$76.00

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