Ok.. I have all the parts now to start building the new PC, watch this space  

Spec so far on the parts I have

 

·   Pc chips Mobo 848 lu
·   AMD XP 2500 Barton
·   Maxtor 80gb 7200 rpm
·   XP Home
·   Saphire ATI Radeon 128 MB 9200se GPH Card
·   2 x 256 mb DDR400 PC3200 Crucial Memory
·   Pioneer 16x DVD RW
·   Aopen 16 x DVD Rom
·   Liteon 40x 12 x 48 CDRW
·   ATX I Chia  Aluminium Case
·   Winfast TV / PVR


Ps.. It will take about a week to finish building.
PPS.. I know its a crappy Mobo but I was originaly building a pc for my Daughter but changed my mind, she can have my old one now  

Just curious Hooky  

Why have you gone for 2 x 256mb and not 1 x 512mb, future expansion is likely to mean replacing one of them with a 512mb if you decide to increase the memory later as most mobos seem to be coming with only 2 slots these days  

Why are you bothering with a cd writer when you have a dvd writer  

Also The cd writer fills up the other compartment  

So, what are you going to put in the forth slot?  

Ahh...  8)

Yeah, I was looking at one of those myself last year, but never got round to getting one.  I think I came to the conclusion that I didn't really need it, not that that usually stops me buying stuff!  

Hiatus, As I'm not a gamer (games are banned on this puter and any puter I own   ) this Graphics card is all I need   and is ample for my needs.

And yes the 2500 AMD Barton is of excelent value @ £47

P.S. What's the equivalent of the AMD XP 2500 Barton for a Pentium Processor? P4 2.5Ghz? Apparently AMD is better?

The 2500 Barton runs at 1833mhz so technically the Intel P4 is the same speed although they work slightly differently so some people would say the the AMD is faster but some say the Intel is as fast and is more reliable.
Take your pick  

Thanks Tone  

Have ordered an Asus A7v8X-X Mobo from Novatech, hopefuly will be here on Wednesday