I got tired of being dependent on what vendors chose to pre-package their systems with, and the choice of components used, so I decided earlier this year to build my own system from scratch, so that I could select each every component. (Also helps if you know how to do this.)

My current main computer consists of:

- Asus A7V133 Motherboard - Ata 100 compliant with RAID controller
- AMD 1.5 Ghz processor
- 512 megs of PC-133 S-Dram
- Quantum Fireball ATA-100 60 gig Hardrive
- Sound Blaster Platinum 5.1 with Live Drive
- Voodoo 3DFX 64 meg AGP video card
- Creative 52x CD-ROM
- HP 8200i CD Burner (internal components are Sony)
- Viewsonic PF790 19" flat screen monitor
- 2 Network Cards
- Cable internet (shared between 2 computers) - Operating System: Windows 98 SE (can't find anything more reliable for gaming and general use - including XP)