Hi

I'm outlining what I need to upgrade my current (very failthful) system to a
nice and speedy new PII or PIII (if the budget can stretch that far (-: )
I would greatly appreciate it if you would add anything to my list that you
think I should look for in these compnents.
Also what options do I have has regard to HD protocols I am currently using
EIDE.
What is the best RAM to get ? is it SDRAM ? and what speed should it run at
?

**Current System** (+/- 3yrs old)
Pentium 100mhz
32MB RAM (Non-Parity)
1mb Trident Graphics Card
1 Gig Western Digital EIDE HD
Generic 3-button Mouse
8x CD-Rom
15" Monitor

**System is used for**
Email
Browsing the Web
Newsgroups
Heavy 2D graphics work (Web Design and some Print using Corel Draw 8)
Occasional Gaming
Programming
Multimedia

I've made a list of the components I plan to buy and what they should
support/include
I have not listed any brand names here, but I'm happy for you to suggest
brands for particular items (but no Coke is better than Pepsi wars plz)

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[+] => "Or Greater/Better"

*MotherBoard*
-Slot One
-100mhz BUS [+]
-USB
-x2 AGP
-PIII Support

*CPU*
-PII 400mhz [+]
or
-PII 450 [+]

*Hard Drive*
-6Gig [+]

*2D Graphics Card*
-Support 1200x1600
-Support 32bit Colour
-4mb on-board memory [+]

*Sound Card*
-3D Surround Sound

*Mouse*
-Scrolling wheel
-Comfortable
-Reliable
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I am keen to buy components that will be upgradable ...I don't
want to have to do a complete system overall again

Thank You
Cheers
Kevin Hains
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Cape Town
South Africa

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