> 1. What would you recommend for a motherboard? I want > to get an > Athlon 1000, so that narrows down things fast. I personally think the KT7A-RAID is the board to buy. Another option is the Epox kt3a+ (I think? not 100% on the model). I don't know about the reliability of the board, but it's identical in design to the Abit plus a SUPER COOL feature... it's got a 2 digit LED display on board that displays all the BIOS codes as it's booting up. Incredibly useful for diagnosing systems when the video card isn't working. Very nifty feature, but I nothing about Epox so it could be a total POS for all I know. > 2. Same question regarding video cards. I don't need Anything with an ATI Rage Pro 128 chip. Assuming you're running >=X4.0 that is, Rage 128 support is flaky in X3.x. > 3. Any spots for buying keyboards and mice? No help here. Maybe Microcenter? Probably same selection as Best Buy/CompUSA. > 4. Where can I get some cool computer badges? (Those AMD processor in a retail box. Haven't seen anywhere to buy a tux one, but let us know if you find one! > 5. Oh, yes, my price range for the system is going to > be $800-$900, Not a problem. I think the system I spec'd out for myself was around there, but then I added rediculous amounts of HD and RAM to meet my estimate ($1300). A system with a 1.33 Ghz T-bird, KT7A-RAID, 32 MB Rage Pro, 256 CAS2 RAM, and a 45 GB IBM ATA/100 will run you around $650 + shipping. Not a bad price for a system that will compile the 2.4 kernel in under 45 seconds. :-)