Ube, if u're talking about lightweight PC (as in weight itself & also application relatively), there's always the VIA's EPIA CL 10000(1GHz C3 processor) & the slightly lower CLE 6000 (fanless 600MHz Eden processor). nrmally these processors come attached/soldered to the motherboards. for more info on these mini-itx, check out Mini-ITX website. u can always check out the links on the right-hand side, particularly mini-itx 101 & history for clarity in the technology.

what is the criteria of this PC building project that u have to do, Ube? without requirement & criteria, u can always build even the oldest PC that can run Win98SE & OpenOffice for most cost-effective office PC. that can be a Celeron 366MHz with 128MB/256MB SDRAM with mobo that comes with many built-in features. now that's CHEAP. as in EL-CHEAPO. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

before i go on, best that i clear up what in need to say; first state the reason or requirement why u need to build the computer. yep, the most important thing about PC building is NEED. not specs. NEED. why?

NEED will determine your budget, the processing power & needs, short/medium/long term need or use, priority etc. without NEED, your PC building has no clear purpose (other than to pass up something to the teacher).

so how many kinds of NEED there is? there's need for office PC (stable, no need to be speedy, enough RAM to handle large files, CD/DVD writer for backup purpose, small physical size for casing so it's space saving, large monitor size for document editting especially spreadsheet preferably LCD since it has less flicker), gaming PC (tons of websites out there that can help u out in this), workstation (for more specialised use such as programming, IDE etc) & on & on & on.

i believe your project only need to concentrate on one such need so u can decide which to do then dive into it.

hope that helps.

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