[J.J.]

here is what a friend came up with, what do you think?
processor:
amd athlon xp 2600+ 2.13gHz 333fsb oem
board:
Giga Byte GA-7AXP ULTRA VIA 8235 KT400 (266/333/400) MHz DDR ATX
memory:
512MB PC2700 DDR333
Video card:
ATi Radeon 9700 8x AGP Pro 128MBDDR with DVI & TV


I do plan on taking advantage of the RAID 0 state by getting another maxtor 80 gb 7200 HD, but 4 now, will use the one and the original 8.4gb maxtor that ol' Betsy came with over three years ago.

Is it true that the AMD / Via inability to play well with each other when doing graphics has been fixed? my friend swears so, but i have heard maybe not? - all I know is that i would go to Dell and back b4 dealing with all the agonizing hangs and crashes and blue screens that i get when doing photo work now. I eagerly await your learned opines... [img]smile.gif[/img]