[jims69camaro]

nice.

good reco's, all.

as for what the system will be used for, i have no idea at this point. i am trying to setup for the future, somewhat, and be able to play whatever game i want, because i do love to play video games. since my console is obsolete (try finding a gamecube game anywhere) and i really don't want to buy a computer and another console, i thought i would devote all of my bucks to the computer. seems to make sense, as any game that's worth playing is multi-platform, including PC. the two machines that i have run into the ground are both older than 10 years, so it's definitely time for an upgrade. since i have not had the experience of building my own rig, and i like to tinker, i thought i'd give it a shot.

it's almost comparable to buying a crate motor and then supplying the intake, carb, exhaust and oil pan. the barebones, like i said, ended up being cheaper than i could buy seperately and put together (not unlike crate motors). hopefully, like a crate motor, i'll get several years out of this system before i have to upgrade.

thanks for clearing up the agp/pci issue for me. so much for agp.

oh, and since most of my software is pre-vista, i'll be sticking with XP/2000 dual boot.