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here is what I would do with that $1,597.00 ....
motherboard = Abit IC7-G ~$135
cpu = P4 2.8C Northwood Socket 478 800FSB ~$175
ram = 1GB Corsair XMS 3200LL (2x 512MB sticks) ~$335
videocard = Sapphire ATI Radeon 9600XT 'Ultimate Edition' ~$174
(Ultimate Ed has a heatsink instead of a noisey fan)
*also comes with a free Half Life 2 coupon.
harddrives = Western Digital Raptor 74GB 10,000RPM SATA Hard Drive (~$205 each x2 of them) = ~$410
(You want to put your OS and aps on one drive, and swapfile and data files on the other)
Samsung Black 52X32X52X16 DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive ~$50
SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5inch Floppy Disk Drive ~$10
case = Antec 'Sonata' Quiet ATX case with TruePower supply ~$95
total parts cost = ~$1380
+$140 for WinXP licence = ~$1520
I know that doesn't include a flashy new monitor - but I'd rather have a better PC.
Stick with this exact parts list, and you will have a machine that rivals much more expensive systems, and you should also get a very easy safe stable overclock to 3.5Ghz.
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