little help
I use CRT because LCD is just too expensive for me. Sure LCD looks sleek and sexy but CRT is cheaper and for me cheap = good. I rather spend that extra $150 on something in the PC to make in run faster. I wish i had an LCD flat panel but my cheap CRT works just great.
definition of OEM
Original Equipment Manufacturer. This is a designation for companies that manufacture equipment that is then marketed and sold off to other companies under their own names.
OEM is something you should definately look into. don't buy OEM processor unless you are buying a seperate heatsink/fan because the retail processor comes with a heatsink and fan. Don't buy OEM motherboard because you get alot of good stuff (cables, screws, needed drivers) in the retail that you might not otherwise get with OEM. Other then those 2 i buy everything i can OEM. if you wanna play it safe get stuff like monitors, speakers, and keyboard OEM because you dont need drivers for that kind of stuff. hard drives, cd rom drives, floppy drives, video cards can all be bought OEM. Your video card drivers can be downloaded from the website (ati.com, nvidia.com)
just some random pointers
use onboard ethernet and sound( unless you really want some good sound)
dont buy the SE version of a ATI video card, they may be cheap but they are cheap for a reason.
i like buying my parts on newegg.com, good prices and great shipping, but if you want to bargain shop for every single part seperately, just use pricewatch.com