Intel Pentium IV 3.0C Ghz (socket 478) cache 512K

hi guys, I am on the verge of a system rebuild and have been looking around at a few websites in France (where I work currently) and have come up with the following combo that I may go for:

INTEL PENTIUM IV 3.0C Ghz (socket 478) cache 512K FSB 800 + fan
ABIT (INTEL) IC7 i875P (socket 478 PIV ) FSB 800 Dual DDR 400 Audio 6 canaux SATA 150 IEEE 1394 USB2.0 Sortie S/PDIF SoftMenu
2 off DDR-SDRAM SELECTION GROSBILL DIMM 512Mo PC3200 (400Mhz)

My question is simply, will this lot work together and will it give me reasonable performance. If not, how should I change it to ensure stability with reasonable performance?

Thanks in advance.

Yes it will work, and it will give more than reasonable performance.

however, call me an AMD fanboy if you like, I would consider a Athlon64 3000+ nevertheless. Its about the same price, or even cheaper, faster in most apps (especially games), slower on some apps (typically media encoding and 3D rendering); however, performance is not the main argument here. Unlike the P4, the A64 gives you:
-compatibility with upcomming 64 bit windows and apps
-NX ("no execute" ) support, using windows XP SP2, this will give you extra security, protection against worms and viruses
-Cool& Quiet. If you are not running very CPU intensive apps, the cpu will throttle back, so that the fan runs slower (or even completely stop) -> less heat in the summer, and a silent PC

I think these benefits are worth a consideration, even though I'm fairly certain the P4 3.0C won't dissapoint you either, at least not in the short term. Once a usefull ammount of 64 bit apps come out, you might be a little frustrated not being able to run them though, especially something to keep in mind if you expect to keep your pc for several years.

= The views stated herein are my personal views, and not necessarily the views of my wife. =