Thanks for the views. I have decided to leave it for approx 3 months time when the 64bit processors have become established and lost some of their price tag. At that point it should be clearer just what is going to be needed to run Doom3 at full pelt.
Which I suppose gives me plenty of time to research components. The trickiest and most expensive being the monitor - anyone any strong views on large TFT monitors (17 or 19 inch)? IBM friend is a Viewsonic fan and another mate swears by the latest LG offerings...
Another thought occurs out of the blue... If I am needing some components would it not be entirely feasible to pop over to the US for a short holiday and acquire them there? Say the TFT screen, the Motherboard and the Memory? Saving a packet at £1.90 / £1 and forgetting to inform Cusoms etc.
Cheers
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