"Netspace" Ran in the back door and shouted
:

It's only for gaming. Sorry I forgot to mention that.

Cheers,




For longivity, I would *suggest*:

At least a P4 2.66, 800Mhz FSB.
Intel 875 chipset, ["canterwood"], based-mobo.
SATA 8MB cache HDD, size of your choice,[7200 rpm is fine, 10K rpm if you
want to load your games/apps faster].
DVD ROM, or DVD RW/R+/ROM/CDR/RW drive.
At least an ATI Radeon 9800 pro or Nvidia 5800 Ultra
5.1 or 6.1 sound, [can be built-into mobo].
Ethernet if you want to play on line via broadband or go to LAN partys.
400w+ PSU
ATX Case of your choice.

I just priced a PC for a friend, [using NewEgg.com], that is very similar
to the above for less than $1000USD.

The final selection is, of course, up to you.

--
MrToad