08-23-2004, 10:09 PM
I just have time to make a quickie bit of advice right now.
DON'T go nutz (i.e. spend lots) on ANY motherboard, video card or RAM right now. PCI Express is available NOW, and is poised to REPLACE AGP for video. Count on AGP being dead by this time next year, with the remaining AGP cards priced appropriately.
If you DO feel the need for speed, the current best-bang-for-the-bucks motherboard is the Asus P5AD2 Premium . Throw in your choice of ATI or nVidea PCI Express 16 video, and however much Dual-Channel DDR2 533 RAM your budget can stand.
-rcv-
DON'T go nutz (i.e. spend lots) on ANY motherboard, video card or RAM right now. PCI Express is available NOW, and is poised to REPLACE AGP for video. Count on AGP being dead by this time next year, with the remaining AGP cards priced appropriately.
If you DO feel the need for speed, the current best-bang-for-the-bucks motherboard is the Asus P5AD2 Premium . Throw in your choice of ATI or nVidea PCI Express 16 video, and however much Dual-Channel DDR2 533 RAM your budget can stand.
-rcv-