"ytrewq" <ytrewq@poiu.com> wrote in message news:<103c21qqqcuq872@news.supernews.com>...

I would give serious consideration to the following:
Intel P4 2.4GHz / 800 bus overclocked to slightly above 3GHz.. This CPU has
hyperthreading enabled (appears as 2 CPU's to XP-Pro)
This is is easy overclock for this CPU on 865/875 motherboard (I have used
Abit boards).
Use ($$) RAM that will run 1:1 @ overclocked FSB speed (I have used Corsair
and Kingston). To save $$, use slightly slower RAM at 4/5 speed (set in
BIOS).
This will produce >16 WU/day.

Here  is what I bought:  Pentium 4 at 3.4 with asus raid 4c800  board
with multi raid function, 2 SATA 10k 74gig hard disks, 2 kingston 512
mb ram modules

My current home system an p4 3.3 (overcloacked) produces 13 to 14
wunits per day., which is current with what I have read about
hyperthreading (i.e 30% increase).  Have you heard otherwise  (60%)???

DVD burner - Plextor, Pioneer, Sony, LiteOn

waiting for a black one, plextor are white, looking:)

CPU cooler - I have had good performance w/Thermalright. For quiet, look at
Zalman and watercooling (I am usoing a Corsair water unit on 1 box with
success).

zalman rox

Sound - built into mobo

yeah , with the asus mobo

Video - Saphire ATI 9600 or above w/HeatPipe cooling (no fan)

got a 9600 pro

LAN - built into mobo

yeap built in

Case - I am partial to Lian-Li 60/black, but there are many options here.

You might also consider a Shuttle XP SFF (Small Form Factor, aka "Shoebox")
system. I have SN75G with 865 chipset with heat-pipe video card, 200GB
7200RPM HDD, DVD burner that works fine.

I am an AMD fan, but with Hyperthreading, P4/800 is CPU of choice for SETI,
IMO.

Thanks!