Hm. Thanks for the advice everyone! I went to Fry's (Bay area mega electronix store) just to look around. They had a deal on the Abit VH6-II + Intel 933 retail box for 299. Seemed too good to pass up. Now I'm having second thoughts since you all are saying Athlon! I dunno, I feel more comfortable with Intel. 933 will blaze compared to what I'm used to (Dell Lattitude 366 laptop!). Is it really gonna help that much?

I ordered the memory from Crucial (CL-2, 256 Megs), the HD is a Maxtor ATA100 40 gig 7200 (the 45 gig from IBM was more than 5 bucks higher!), and I also ordered the OEM Pioneer 106S (for 75 bucks!).

So I'm torn about the momo and the processor. I have 30 days to return to Fry's for a refund...

Also, I need to buy a case. Anyone seen www.colorcase.com or www.colorcases.com? Look cool, and the reviews are pretty good... I don't want a big white rectangular box. These fit the bill nicely. Feedback appreciated!

BTW, THANK YOU for recommending resellerratings.com - what a great site!

- Thanx again!
- Jon