I was thinking of buildng my computer but then I saw this PC really cheap what do you guys think about it: AMD Athlon 3400+ 2.2 GHZ Processor TARGA MAINBOARD GIGABYTE GA-K8NF-9 TA - Full ATX PCI/PCI-E Board with nVidia NForce4 chipset Hypertransport 800 nVidia 6645 GRAPHICS CARD - 128MD DDR memory - For games, multimedia and proffessional multimonitor operation - With analogue and digital DVB-T-Tuner, radio/TV receiver - Suitable for cable and aerial reception (terrestial) - Including remote control Hard Drive - 300 GB Capacity - Ultra fast: 7,200rpm - 16MB Cache - Serial ATA Siemens - 1.024 MB PC3200 DDR-400 RAM - One of the most reliable and fastest memories on the market Toshiba - DVD-burner and CD-burner - DVD-Multinorm and dual-layer-technology for up to 8.5GB = up to 240 minutes recording time on one DVD - Supports DVD+/-R/RW and DVD+R DL - Writes: 16x DVD-R, 16x DVD+R, 4x DVD-RW, 4x DVD+RW, 5x Dual layer+R, 48x CD-Rom, 24x CD-RW - Reads: 16x DVD, 40x CD, 2x DVD-RAM Toshiba - DVD-ROM - Reads: 16x DVD, 48x CD-ROM Realtek - 8-channel high-definition audio - 7.1 Digital Sound The ultimate cinematic sound and games experience Bluetooth - Bluetooth Dongle - For easier transfer of files between Bluetooth devices (mobile phone, printers etc.) USB wireless LAN dongle - For an easy integration into wireless networks Modem - Softmodem 56k V.90 including cable Cooler - EKL super-silent cooler 9 in 1 memory card reader - Reads and writes 14 different media types: SecureDigitalCard, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick Pro, SMM, Compact Flash , Smart Card, IBM Microdrive Inclusive Smart Card Plus Software plus adapter for XD cards - Download telephone numbers onto the SIM card of your mobile FREE huge software package and accessories - Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 OEM - Microsoft WorkSuite 2005 - Microsoft Word 2002 - Microsoft Works 8.0 - Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 2005 - Microsoft Picture It! Photo Standard - Microsoft AutoRoute 2005 - Money 2005 - PINNACLE Studio - Ahead Nero 6 OEM-Suite - OEM eTrust 7 Anti Virus software - OEM Power Cinema Version 4 - OEM Camgoo Suite - OEM DivX Codec - Chipdrive SIM Manager Pro 3.3 - AOL internet software 3 Year manufacturer’s warranty

This system sounds pretty good. The one question I would ask is if you will actually get a full WinXP CD or just restore disks. Some of the sofware isn't familiar to me. Don't know that graphics card either. That MB appears to be something made for the European market. The only Google hits were in European languages. Are you also in Europe?

Yes UK

How much? Is it a AMD64 system?Sounds like it with 'Hypertransport'. Probably makes it socket 754. How much again? Tt Lanfire nf7-s v2.0 XP-m 2500@209x11 SP 97 512mb pc3200 Jou Jye 550w psu FX5600 WDCaviar 160gb sata WDCaviar 160gb sata ;~}

indigan His post states this is a socket 939 SLI MB. 754 is nForce3 chipset.

Ooops,my bad.Not up on me gigabyte boards. Makes a difference. Tt Lanfire nf7-s v2.0 XP-m 2500@209x11 SP 97 512mb pc3200 Jou Jye 550w psu FX5600 WDCaviar 160gb sata WDCaviar 160gb sata ;~}

Retails at 799 pounds Not sure about the Mobo or Graphic card? If the Graphic card is PCI gonna have to buy a new one?