Building new system what do you think?

Do you have a case allready for your PSU? The rest of the system looks good. I'm not sure the Mobo is the best. I'm sure others will tell you how good or not good it is.

just something to consider about your mobo, the layout is not the best on it

the mobo power line is in about the most akward spot possible, and depending on how neatly you wire your case, the power line could interfere with your heatsink,

just a thought, otherwise thats a nice motherboard

also, that ram is horrid, cas 3.0? are you serious or is that a mis type, at least make sure its case 2.5, i recomend cas 2.0 for better stability if you ever decide to overclock

otherwise if you want to save money buy a 2700 or a 2600 chip instead of the 3000

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It looks like a fine system except the case, which is a bit flimsy if I recall. Should be about as fast as a P4 2.66GHz on an 875P chipset board, and only about $100 more expensive.

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* Usually on high-end Athlon XP systems, Corsair XMS is found. I would choose it for this build. Or <A HREF="http://store.yahoo.com/memx/gn256pc3200.html" target="_new">TwinMos memory with winbond chips</A> if you want to keep costs down.

* I also would opt for <A HREF="http://www.excaliberpc.com/product_info.php?products_id=866&osCsid=a35c223be0a649165d3e6168a35d89f1" target="_new">Abit NF7-S Revision 2.0</A>. But the MSI nforce2 board is great as long as you don't require the nVidia APU (great audio).

* Use at least two memory modules in order to enable Dual DDR - increases memory bandwidth and decreases latency.

* A considerable amount of users don't like the retail Heatsink+Fan of Athlon XP processors. Cooler Master HAC-V81 Heatsink+Fan is a great alternative.