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hi--and thank you for your help :))

i presently own a slow pc: Pentium 166MHZ, with 256 MB SDRAM. i'd like to upgrade. i'm not into games, or "sound" (playing MP3's, etc.), but i would like a faster pc that will allow me to add Windows XP--and that doesn't "hang" when i try to do more than one thing at one time.

i have a number of questions that, perhaps, some of you pros will chime in on :))

i'm going to get just a new case, a motherboard, and RAM (depending upon the motherboard i may need other things). I already have a perfectly good hard drive, CD-RW drive, Zip drive, etc. So getting a complete new system is not necessary.

1. i realize this is awfully subjective, but i'd like to get opinions on Intel versus AMD. I'm thinking along the lines of a 2GB CPU.

2. how important is the Frontside Bus? What should I look to get in terms of speed?

3. in some cases the video and sound are right on the motherboard. is this acceptable? or should they be separate? again, i'm not into games or music.

4. DDR RAM versus SDRAM? any suggestions?

Any other suggestions anyone might offer will, of course, be greatly appreciated :))

thank you so much, again!

marylyn :)

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