Building an old P2/P3 system-need some help

[Spleenharvester]

Hi,
As I have found a place near me which sells old pc parts dead cheap, I decided to build an old pc-I can buy various things including an old Pentium 2 mmx mobo and cpu for £10. There are also some other parts-can anyone tell me which is better-PGA370, Slot 1 or Socket 7? and are there any other places to get old and cheap parts from? What kind of PSU should I get? Thanks

 

[Fragrant Coit]

In my opinion, it isn't worth mucking around with stuff that old.

No warranty, slow, and Drivers can be extremely difficult to find.
You'll only be able to run '98 or a small Linux Distro on it, and Games will be a joke.

I'm not trying to be negative, but I'm speaking from experience.

You can knock up a cheap Core2 system for probably well under 200 pounds (I'm not sure of the exchange rate, but a Pound is about $2.20 Aus)

E2180 $80
1Gb DDR667 $30
P3vd2-VM $60
80Gb SATA HDD $70
DVD Burner $40
Case & PSU from $45