Many thanks to everyone, including a great fellow who sent me a PM. This is a joint effort, and the configuration reflects your great suggestions and advice.
Here's the latest configuration. I'd like to finalize and order by Thursday. Please take a look, especially the questions. Thanks, Dan. OS - Windows XP Processor - (1) Intel Core 2 Duo - E6700 2.66GHz 2MB (LGA775): http://shop.hdnw.com/product.aspx?n=CP-INT923C. Very fast and a bit pricey. Memory - (4) 1Gb Corsair memory sticks. Either the "Dominator 2GB 1066 (PC2 8500)" (PN: TWIN2X2048-8500C5D) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145043 or the "DOMINATOR 2GB 800 (PC2 6400)" (PN: TWIN2X2048-6400C4D). I'm not sure which is appropriate, but both have $40 off rebate (ends Saturday 6/30). Suggestions on this? Motherboard - (1) Asus P5W64: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131047. Andy sold me on this guy. Very fast, flexible, full featured, and FOUR PCI-E slots. Great expandability. This is the one! ;-) System and Application Disks - (2) Western Digital 150GB SATA 10K RPM Raptor model: http://shop.hdnw.com/product.aspx?n=HD-150W01. Very fast. Video Graphics Cards - (2) XFX GeForce 7300 GT / 512MB GDDR2 / PCI Express / Ultra-Silent Cooling / Dual DVI / HDTV: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2 902958 <http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo= 2902958&Sku=P450-7896> &Sku=P450-7896. $99.99 less $30 (Rebate ends 6/30). Will four of these guys fit into an Asus P5W64 MOBO? Case - LIAN LI PC-V1200Aplus II Silver Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112065. This has great cooling and lots of space for disk drives. And wheels!
