Here is a list of the main components you'll probably stick with for some time. I'm not a tech head yet I know enough to get by as an informed consumer. Check street prices for these items and read what you can from these links. From what I've read it seems like a decent system with room for updating when needed. Since you'll being moving from a PII 300 to an Athlon 2000 It'll be a screamer for you. Also check some pricing on ebay to get a feel for high and low end pricing. Good luck and have fun!! P.S. You will justify the cost, I know I have in the past(keeps me out of trouble). So spoil yourself...You deserve it. ;) **Motherboard: ABIT KD7-Raid http://www.abit-usa.com/products/mb/kd7raid/ **Hard drive: Maxtor 40G 7200 http://www.maxtor.com/en/products/ata/desktop/diamondmax_plus_d740x_ultra_ata_133/index.htm **Processor: AMD Athlon XP http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_756_3734,00.html **Video Card: ATI Radeon 9000 Review:: http://www.tech-report.com/reviews/2002q3/radeon-9000pro/index.x?pg=1