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Sounds like a good set up. I think that when it comes to the case just make sure of 2 things. 1. Go for the 300W ATX 2. Make sure that it is big enough for the AMD mobo/CPU set up. I noticed that these 2 are a little bigger than most and if you look on pricewatch you will see some cases as AMD compatable. Also if you have the room you should get a bigger screen. Why was the sound and graphics on a small monitor? ------------------ Come on honey why can't I spend some more money?

Paragon You mention the DDR RAM but there is nothing that I can find on anandtech.com about it. I was looking for some reviews on how much better it will be. Right now gigabyte only has one motherboard with DDR cabability in the 700MHz range. How long will it be before they move into the 1.1-1.2GHz range? Thanks for the help. I just don't want to wait 6 months for something that isn't going to be a seable improvement ------------------ Come on honey why can't I spend some more money?

What vid card would you guys suggest, the main thing about the Ultra Ann. is that it is a 64mb card. I looked at the Voodoo but they are on track for bankrupcy, not to mention only a 32mb card.

I am about to rip apart the P.O.S. Compac 500mgHz celeron computer to upgrade to a 1.1 GHz Thunderbird AMD. The problem that I am running into is that the motherboards on pricewatch have bad websites. All of the websites show their motherboards as 1Ghz compatable. No one mentions 1.1GHz. Any recommendations. This will mainly be for gaming and the Internet. A little School/Hospital work on the side. Here is what I plan 1.1 GHz AMD thunderbird CPu ??? motherboard Nvida geForce2 ultra annihilator. CSlabs x-gamer 5.1 sound card. 256MB RAM I am going to use the current HD, DVD player and ZIP drive from my current computer. Eventually get a 7200RPM HD. Thanks for the help. ------------------ Come on honey why can't I spend some more money?