Motherboard & CPU Selection?

fariss

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I'm presently replacing an ASUS A7N8X Deluxe 2.0 w/ XP 2400+. The mobo has died and the XP is going into a different machine. My choices (certainly subject to change) are DFI LanParty Pro875B w/ Intel 3.6 CPU and DFI LanParty NF2 Ultra w/ XP 3200+ Barton. I also wish to use the Zalman CNPS7000-Cu but I'm not really sure if that cooler will fit on either board. I'd appreciate any feedback about the choices w/ recommendations for memory, other cooler options, memory and HDD (RAID?SATA etc). I'm curious if anyone has the setup I'm contemplating and how it has worked out for them.
TIA