I have to agree with mark on the power supply...dont skimp in that department. You dont want a wimpy PS that dosnt have much room for exspansion...Ive gone that route before and learnt the hard way. Pay a few extra bucks now and save yourself some headaches down the line. Also I recomend staying away from XP. Put w2k pro in there. As for a graphic card.....geforce does make a nice one. Ive got the Geforce 2 MX and its all the card I could ever need.... Id recomend the geforce 3.