Buy
1x GA-8KNXP Ultra-64 (Intel 875P Chipset)
1x 3.2Ghz Intel P4 Hyperthreading Enabled
1x 73GB Maxtor Atlas 10K IV - Ultra 320 - 68Pin
That will give you the basis for your system SCSI 320 bus and drive, good CPU and an excellent motherboard. (onboard 64 bit SCSI 320, and SATA for storage drives if needed).
Add RAM and video card to taste (or price range)
Its what I'd buy now if i was looking for a new PC
David.
From a readers' Q and A column in TV GUIDE: "If we get involved in a nuclear war, would the electromagnetic pulses from exploding bombs damage my videotapes?"