Heh, Nice work! So you WOULD go with the AMD 64 chip. I'm a bit leary, I was under the impression that there were/are some compatiblity/functionality issues with these new 64 bit chips. What's the deal with the Pentium 4's? You no likey? Personally, I like the ATI cards more so than the nVidia cards …

Good question, Snover. Perhaps I should set some parameters. Assuming we are talking about the system itself and not peripherals (printers, scanners, cameras, etc.), shall we start the 'bidding' at $1800 US. This sounds like a decent place to start. Heh, I know, one could smoke half of this amount …

VOGONS, First, thanks to all of the admins and mods for the valuable help. This site is a godsend! Second, I'm thinking about building a system from scratch, and I am curious to hear the opinions that are out there. Has anyone ever posted a poll as to what components perform best when combined into …