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You don't play games so the Radeon 9000 should be ok. Since you would be using a TV, ATI cards support the higher resolutions of HDTV while nVidia cards don't. On the note of the power supply, since you will using a P4, make sure that the psu has the extra power connector the P4 mobos require. Otherwise, you may need to buy an extra cable that plugs into a standard 4-pin molex power connector and can connect to the secondary power connector on the mobo.

I would also like to say that it is tv tuner and not tv turner. This is not an insult but rather a note because I have noticed in your other posts that you use turner. Tuners tune in to the frequency of the tv channels hence tv tuner. And as a note in your earlier posts. The recommendation you got in getting separate vid and tuner is sound. Most of the time, the core and mem of the video card is clocked down in order to accomodate for the other features that are included as seen in the past All-In-Wonders. The exception lies in the newer AIW 9700 Pro where it keeps all of the stock speeds of the regular 9700 Pro and has the All-In-Wonder features. Anyway, since you would be using the computer on a tv, why do you need a tv tuner? Only reason is that I see is that you would getting vid caps from tv or using your comp as a pvr.

Thank you. Your post is really helpful. I just wanted to say that I could not understand the last sentence. Pleas consider that I am a novice and in the same time I am a 2ed language speaker .. I have difficulties recognizing abbriviations.
Would you me on the following:

1. Since I am going with P4, I will purchase the case only and I will be looking for a seprate P4 PSU; which psu you recommend assuming the other parts would stay as they are?

2. As you stated, the video card is OK for viewing PC on TV, but what about if I need to record TV programs on my PC or connect my analog camrecorder to the PC.

3. I should get rid of the TV Tuner. Is this correct?

4. Do you think this is a good way "building my own pc" to start familarizing with PC hardware? If not, what you recommend.

5. What about Linux if I want to expose to in a later time? Will the hardware have somehting to do with?

6. Any more comments, I apprecite them. You guys are really helpful.

What I meant by vid caps is video capture. And pvr stands for personal video recorder just like Tivo. I guess you should keep the tv tuner card if you seek to use functions similar to these. I personally use Pinnacle PCTV Pro. With a tv tuner card, you should be able to record input from the tv as video on your computer (capturing video - video capture) as long as what you're getting can support it, so make sure it says that you can record video using the tv tuner card. If you like your computer to function like a pvr or similar to a Tivo (ie - time shift, record at set times) then make sure that the tv tuner card that you are getting can support these functions. For example, my PCTV has software that allows it to do pvr-like functions but I'm sticking with the older software (no pvr functions) because they have always performed the best for my purposes. I had initially thought that you would use the tv tuner card to just watch tv and hooking the computer up to a tv would be kinda redundant. I personally use mine to watch tv since I don't have a separate tv in my room.

Building a computer can be a good way to familiarize yourself with parts but could become an expensive venture if you don't have a clue regarding what you are doing (ie - oops, broke that so I guess I must buy a new one). It's a wise decision to come to computing.net because there are many people here that will help guide you. I suggest that you look around the net and read up. Go to different forums and look at the experiences that other users there have in addition to the users here. Read up on information regarding hardware and software. Go to sites such as Tom's Hardware or AnandTech. Once you get the hang of things and deicde to go more hardcore, there are sites such as Overclockers.Com and HardOCP. You might also like to subscribe to a reputable magazine. I recommend Maximum PC. I have subscribed to them the moment they changed from Boot to Maximum. They have always provided great information on hardware and has always tended to lean towards the more hardcore crowd. They are also not as much of a bore as other magazines. They tend to stick to cutting edge hardware. As with everyone, I was once a novice. Although I didn't immediately jump into the bandwagon by building a brand new rig, I learned my ways, primarily by reading about various aspects of the computer and having the desire to take in the knowledge. Now, I've built my own rig with watercooling, setup and installed the network at my house (that includes running the cables throught the walls - what a pain), built a server for use on the network, and even tried my hand at programming. I hope you learn a great deal on your little adventure and good luck with your new rig.

Oh, sorry I missed the questions regarding the PSU (power supply unit). I currently have the Enermax 431 PSU in my computer. It provides good, steady voltages and Enermax generally make good psus. Other power supply units that you should look into are those from Antec, Vantec (yes, a different company from Antec), and PC Power&Cooling (rather expensive but good). These are basically the "top players" in the power supply area. Please get at the very least a 350watt psu if not greater. I wore out my 350watt when I upgraded various parts but not the psu which ended up in my computer not being able to boot correctly or being unstable after the boot. It is good to have headroom. My 350w psu held great until the upgrades and it basically died. Upgraded to the 431w from Enermax (I still highly recommend) and is currently feeding steady power to my oced (overclocked) Tbird (Thunderbird, one of the earlier iterations of the Athlon) on water with 512 MB PC133, an oced Geforce4 Ti4400, 3 hard drives (two are in RAID 0), two optical drives, and other small things in my computer. Just make sure you get a decent power supply from a reputable make and that has enough headroom as to allow good power to your parts and give you some room for future upgrades.

Thanks. I apprciate your knowledge. Thanks for the long post.