huggy_bear85

Once again thanks for all the assistance and technical expertise. If i do decide to go with the P4 processor and Abit motherboard, which Abit do i get to fit in the space allotted by the Xblade. The motherboard can not be any bigger then 12" by 9.5".

Ok, so you all now have me looking at the AMD's. I have a question though, do you believe the AMD's are better than the P4 Extreme Edition. I will be using the computer for gaming but not so much as i will be using it for video and audio mixing. I know considering the price I've outlined the P4 Extreme is a little pricey but through a friend of a friend of a nephew of an uncle i can get the Extreme for $327. Looking at both the Assus and Abit motherboards, I'm still running into the dimmension problem. With the Xblade case the motherboard can't be bigger than 12" by 9.5". I really would like to use the Xblade case but i am willing to go with the Z-Alien case. thanks

Hey everybody. Due to recent horrible technical support through the almighty DELL, transferring me from this department to this department and then back to this department(every dept. in a different counrty except for the USA), i have decided to venture out and build my own pc. this is my first time tackling a task this complex and so i decided to turn to you guys for a lil' advice. What I would like: * $1000-$1500 price range * Great sound and video * Fast, yet quiet * Ability to overclock I would also like to use the A-Top Xblade case however the max size for the motherboard is 12" by 9.5". This is causing me some problems because most of the hard drives that i have been looking at are 12" by 9.6". Ain't thata bi*ch. Other things i need advice on. *Processor *Motherboard *Memory *Hard Drive *Sound card(looking at Sound Blaster Audigy 2ZS) *Video card(looking at ATI Radeon 9800) *DVD RW/CD RW The compatibily of all these things are a little confusing. To be honest the only processors that i have been looking at are the P4's but any suggestions would help. Also i have been looking at the Z-ALIEN Cases as an alternate to the Xblade due to larger motherboard allotment. Both case seem to have pretty good fans on them so i'm not to worried about the cooling. And don't worry guys(and girls), i think i can handle the REALLY REALLY HARD STUFF, like finding a keyboard and mouse. Thanks