Need to get this right, the first time.

[McIvan]

I would echo the advice about hard disk size. I got a 250 gig when I built a new PC at the start of last year, and it's already chocka with music, videos, camcorder footage and games. Am seriously thinking about a second 250 gig.....hard disk space is so cheap.

BTW if you feel reasonably confident with PCs I would recommend to anyone that they give building a PC from components a go. Lots of research involved into components, but I saved, conservatively, at least 33%. I ended up spending about US$1400 for a system that Dell would have charged probably US$2000 for, or more.