ir u nudie, i made my desk from some broken furniture and leftovers of one carpenter and i got myself a huge desk. try that. improvise to survive (or to be comfortable)
my computer is also an improvisation of 3,5 broken computers
now it sports intel celeron d335 2,8ghz (now overcl. to 3,10 ghz)
1,5 gb ram
geforce fx 5200 with 256 mb (overclocked too + DIY cooler)
i don't want to push it too far with overclocking, as concerning my budget i might end up using this computer for 8 more years
the other computer is my daughter's. as a good parent i gave her better monitor, as a gamer i gave HER junk computer (compaq evo d300v). as she is a gamer too (though 4yo) she's pissed off by shitty computer