this is what I will buy first for starters..

[-ammo-]

from United Micro

EPoX EP-8K7A + Raid AMD 761 PC2100 DDR (200/266)MHz AGPset ATX

AMD ATHLON XP 1600

Thermaltak Volcano cpu fan and heat sink

That will cost $270 if I mention PRICEWATCH.

Gotta have memory so I will buy crucial I can get 512MB of DDR for less than $70.

The case I was set on the antec 1030B (you may have to ahve the cookie for the link to direct you to the case). But I can get a cheaper case for sure. However this one has 2 fans installed already, has the easy access door, etc.. Funked showed me a case that seemed as functional too for around $20 less.

Anyway, I will have to stop there. Funds are needed elsewhere so the Vid card, HD, Floppy drv, CDrom, etc...will have to wait.

[214thCavalier]

Not the best cpu cooler heres a link to an old comparison and there is newer and better since, but it may not be too much of an issue as i believe the cpu your getting runs on a smaller die and runs cooler anyway.
 http://www.hardocp.com/reviews/cooling/roundup0501/index5.html

And this link compares some of the newer stuff as a comparison.
 http://hardocp.com/reviews/cooling/roundup0801/index5.html

[ 10-15-2001: Message edited by: 214thCavalier ]