🚀 go-pugleaf

sharront wrote:
> 
> Here's what I want:
> 
> Lian-Li PC-60 Mid-Tower
> http://www.gamepc.com/reviews/hardware_review.asp?review=lianlipc60&page=1

Excellent case. But a bit expensive

> Enermax Whisper 330W PSU
> http://www.enermax.com.tw/products/eg-351p-ve.htm

All the power you will need

> Asus A7V Mainboard
> http://www.asus.com/products/motherboard/socketa/a7v/index.html

Get the Asus A7V133. A better board and support 133/266

> AMD Duron 750 (one day to be upgraded as far as the mobo will let me)
> http://www.amd.com/products/cpg/duron/index.html

Get a faster Duron or better still an Athlon. By the time that day will
come you MB won't support the CPU.

> 128 MB PC-133 RAM
> (please recommend a brand)

Go for 256MB while the RAM is cheap. Kingmax, Apacer

> A Geforce3 based video card
> http://www.nvidia.com/products/geforce3.nsf

Not out for another month. Just get the GeForce2 GTS Ultra. 

> SoundBlaster Live! X-Gamer
> http://www.soundblaster.com/products/sblivexgamer/

Great Sound card

> Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 60 UDMA 100 5T020H2 20 GB HD
> http://www.maxtor.com/products/DiamondMax/diamondmaxplus/QuickSpecs/42084.ht
> m

Go IBM

> RETAIL+ CD-RW 8X4X32  (I'm pretty sure it's a JVC)
> http://www.retailplus.com/retail/rpcdrw8432.htm

If might as well get the Richo DVD+CD+CDR+CDRW

> Panasonic LS-120 Super disk LKM-F9341
> http://www.panasonic.ca/English/Office/storage/superdisk_details.htm

LS-120 is dead. Not worth the money

> Can't decide on Win98se or WinME...win98's getting old, but I have yet to
> see a stable system on winme...Win2k is out of the picture cuz I'm having
> real problems running alot of games...

Dual boot with Win98 and Win2K

> 
> I don't think I've forgotten anything relevent...just going to use my old
> mouse and kb, use the nic that the @home guys bring...
> I'm considering rounded ide cables and replacing the stock cooling fans with
> something bigger and more quiet....also trying to decide for sure between
> Asus and Abit for the mobo...Please let me know what you think and give any
> suggestions/reasons to go with something better....

Don't bother changing fans, Abit and Asus is both good brands. The only
let down is the CPU.