A few things you should think about....
1st, I would go with Intel P4 processor for they have an 800 MHz FSB versus 400 for the Athlon and hyperthreading which is nice if you ever have to do multi-tasking applications.
2nd Get a SATA HDD (serial ATA). Transfer rate is 150 MB versus 100 for IDE or 133 for Ultra ATA.
3rd Mother boards..... Intel, Asus, Soyo etc... all make excellent boards.... get them with the 865 or 875 chipset though so you can take advantage of all CPU features.
4th Make sure that you buy all your items 'RETAIL' and not OEM. (in the box in other words) otherwise you would not get the full package (i.e. no fan for the CPU, no cables for the HDD and mother board, etc....)
5th Be aware that you won't have the possibility to go back to the store and exchange the parts you bought if they are not functionning but will have to rely on the company's warranty....
In some cases (not all) the warranty might not even be valid if you bought your parts in another country.
1st, I would go with Intel P4 processor for they have an 800 MHz FSB versus 400 for the Athlon and hyperthreading which is nice if you ever have to do multi-tasking applications.
2nd Get a SATA HDD (serial ATA). Transfer rate is 150 MB versus 100 for IDE or 133 for Ultra ATA.
3rd Mother boards..... Intel, Asus, Soyo etc... all make excellent boards.... get them with the 865 or 875 chipset though so you can take advantage of all CPU features.
4th Make sure that you buy all your items 'RETAIL' and not OEM. (in the box in other words) otherwise you would not get the full package (i.e. no fan for the CPU, no cables for the HDD and mother board, etc....)
5th Be aware that you won't have the possibility to go back to the store and exchange the parts you bought if they are not functionning but will have to rely on the company's warranty....
In some cases (not all) the warranty might not even be valid if you bought your parts in another country.
