System XP-Pro (OEM) with SR-1 installed (getting all CD's for all installed software) WD Raptor 10,000 RPM 72 SATA C Drive 1.5 GB RAM Athlon 64 3200 (They did not have 3400 in stock) nVidia 256MB Card (Retail) 600 Watt Power Supply (Rad-Mad Dog- something like that) Metal Gamer-Tower Case with tons of connections, slots, etc. (Another "name" but don't remember it- but no fancy lights or picture windows) Recommended Board: MSI KTANeo? (not sure of model) 3 year on-site Compusa all-aparts and labor APC 800Watt UPS I will be adding two Maxtor 200GB in a RAID configuration later- does the MSI board support this? Have heard you guys saying not nice things about the MSI boards- Are ABIT or Gigabite boards better choices? Have never over-clocked, and don't plan to- but what are the risks in doing so on the system? I'm not a gamer- I just want continuous stable and dependable RAW POWER!