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How much money are you planing to spend on your new system? Also, do you have anything special in mind like a RAID 0 configuration? Are you going to have a 800MHz FSB setup with the P4? This will affect how much RAM you buy.
I would also look at
www.newegg.com for computer parts too. They have a good reputation.
For MotherBoards, like Imperator Fyron said, ASUS is good. But I believe Abit is good too. I'm personally thinking about getting the "ASUS 875P P4C800-E Deluxe" when I upgrade. It will be awhile before the Athlon 64-Bit FX-51 comes down in price so I'm going to stick with P4 for now.
For Ram, I like "Corsair", "Crucial", and "Kingston". I feel they're all about the same in quality unless you want to overclock or buy a high-end RAM stick. I would recommend RAM Heatspreaders.
If you use on-board sound, I still recommend buying a cheap 20 dollar soundcard a month or two later in case it goes out.
Knowing that Valve Software used an ATI card for their Half-Life 2 presentation was enough to convince me to want one. I currently have Nvida.
Hope that helps.
[ March 20, 2004, 06:38: Message edited by: hicksz ]