Micheal, The motherboard and/or processor you need depends on the use of the computer. A PIII is a good buiness processor, but it is a little overkill for everyday use. An Athlon, on the other hand, can sometimes be much faster than a PIII. The major question is how will you use it? Matthew A. Stoddard In a message dated 9/2/00 10:09:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > Hello, > My name is Michael Scott (e-mail [log in to unmask]). I am very new to > building pc's, though I've been using them for quite a while. Recently, my > cousin built me a computer. I payed pretty close attention to him and I think > it may be fun to give it a shot myself. Part I have now is a Compaq Presario > case with no power supply, so obviously I have a ways to go. I read the > article How to Build a PC by Bob Wright, and it seems simple enough to put > all the stuff together. However, I want to make sure that everything I buy is > compatible with everything else. I'm thinking about the following stats: > > PIII 600MHz Processor > 128MB SDRAM 100MHz > 20 GB HDD > 48X CD-Rom > Annihilator 2 Video Card > Creative Labs AWE64 Sound Card > 1.44MB Floppy Drive > 56K V.90 modem > > The problem is, I'm not sure which motherboard would be best, whether or not > to go with AMD's Athlon instead of the Pentium III, and whether or not to use > this case (it's a beautiful case, and I'd hate to see it go to waste) or buy > a whole new one. Anyway, suffice to say, I need a little advice. Anyone have > any ideas where I should begin? > > Thanks in advance for any replies, > > Michael Scott The NOSPIN Group Promotions is now offering special "Free-After-Rebate" Software specials in conjunction with Beyond.com. We have new offers all the time!!! http://nospin.com/promotions