Hello, I'm asking around and thought this is one of the best place to do as well...Below are the two main components that I have chosen so far in my quest for a new system. I was browsing sites for a new case but was amazed to find so many different kinds. Some are modded and have cool features...I'm not sure if i really need it. Any help would be appreciated. I'm looking at a 400W-500W case with mini cooling fans... ----------- MOTHERBOARD ----------- ASUS "P4P800-E Deluxe" i865PE Chipset Motherboard for Intel Socket 478 CPU -RETAIL Specifications: Supported CPU: Intel Pentium 4/Celeron Processor (Prescott Ready) Chipset: Intel 865PE + ICH5R FSB: 800/533/400MHz RAM: 4x DIMM for Dual Channel DDR400 Max 4GB IDE: 2x UDMA 100 by ICH5R, 1x UDMA 133 by Promise 20378 Slots: 1x AGP 8X, 5x PCI, 1x ASUS Wi-Fi Ports: 2xPS/2,2xCOM(Rear 1),1xLPT,1xLAN,8xUSB2.0(Rear 4),2xIEEE1394(Rear 1),1xGAME,Audio Ports Onboard Audio: ALC850 8-CH Onboard LAN: Marvell 88E8001 GbE Onboard 1394: VT6307 Onboard SATA/RAID: 2x SATA RAID 0/1 by ICH5R, 2x SATA RAID 0/1/0+1 by Promise 20378 Form Factor: ATX --------- PROCESSOR --------- Intel Pentium 4/ 2.8E GHz 800MHz FSB, 1MB L2 Cache, Hyper Threading Technology - Retail Specifications: Model: Intel Pentium 4 w/ Hyper Threading Core: Prescott Operating Frequency: 2.8GHz FSB: 800MHz Cache: L1/12K+16K; L2/1MB Voltage: 1.25-1.525V Process: 0.09Micron Socket: Socket 478 Multimedia Instruction: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 Warranty: 3-year MFG Packaging: Retail box (with Heatsink and Fan) more info-> as for video card i'm looking at ati 9600xt... still searching for memory, and will be transfering most of other components from my existing and dying computer. Finally, I'm in Toronto and would really like to know if there are good hardware stores out here...I'm kinda afraid to go to corner computer stores. I checked tigerdirect.ca's website but am finding them pricey...so won't make a stop at their location. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks

NewEgg.com Amazing place for ALL your computing needs. It has the best prices and the best, fast service.... let me tell ya. If you knew about NewEgg.... you wouldn't even think of trying any other sites or retailers. I highly suggest you get all of your hardware from there. They have GREAT prices. All my computing needs comes from NewEgg. [Except if like I need a new cable or something] ......... Go there, and check out the prices. As for your memory, I highly suggest Corsair. :) _______________-SamZee-_________________

The Athlon 64's are kicking butt and taking names with Doom 3, and on par with the intel in most everything else. Why not an Athlon 64? Don't want an Intel vs. AMD flame war or anything. Just want to see you get the most for your money. try ncix.com as a buddy of mine is up there, and evidently they got some great prices. MCSE, MCSA Messaging, baby!

Yes. Zipzoomfly.com is also an amazing place. And about the AMD that is a very good idea, you can get a amd 64 socket 754 2800+ for 150 dollars. I would suggest looking at them. You won't be able to get much upgrading out of them though because AMD is focusing on the Socket 939's now.

i did look at newegg.com, but they don't ship to canada :( I'll look into AMD...is that 150 Cdn?? hehe just wondering. hi, someone help me out to run an application,say MSword automatically when the system boots upusing batch files. thanx in advance, cheers, jane.

what the...that's not my signature, how did it get there?? disregard that guys.