P4 motharboard

this what i plan getting now cost $553

MBM-P4P800-3000NC :: Asus P4P800 Deluxe Socket 478 Motherboard with Pentium4 3.0 GHz 800MHz Processor

U10-4901 :: Ultra 512MB PC3200 DDR 400MHz Memory

A451-3001 :: Artec - 868WS - Silver ATX Mid-Tower ATX Case with Front USB and Audio Ports

U10-8406 :: Ultra Skt 478 TMD CPU Cooler upto P4 3.06GHz

Old Setup i wanted to get Cost $502

B452-1020 :: ATX - Black Mid-Tower Case with 425Watt P4 Ready Power Supply and Front Media Ports

A455-2020 :: Asus - A7N8X - nVIDIA nForce2 - Socket A ATX Motherboard with Audio, AGP 8X, USB 2.0 and 10/100Mbps Ethernet LAN Support

CP2-XP30003BC :: AMD Athlonâ„¢ XP3000+ / 512KB Cache / 333MHz FSB / Socket A / Barton Core / Processor

U10-8304 :: Ultra Copper Core up to XP 3000+ CPU Cooling Fan

U10-4901 :: 2 Ultra 512MB PC3200 DDR 400MHz Memory

elixir2: i dunno... its like comparing apples and oranges
elixir2: personally, I'd still take the AMD
elixir2: but the P4 would be faster
elixir2: you're sacrificing RAM too
vexblaster: nah i plan of getting it a later
vexblaster: since 1 tisk cost 99
vexblaster: stick
elixir2: i'd save the $50 and get the amd
elixir2: hehe
elixir2: that's just me
vexblaster: might as well get something fast and good