He said he wanted LGA775. Also, AMD is not better in all aspects. They just have newer chips at the moment. I think when the Conroes and other Intel offerings come out, they will surpass AMD. Just my two cents.
I went with onboard video for now, as my friend is not a gamer. He wanted a PC for Internet Useage, and to start experimenting with creating his own music using VSTi Soft-Synths and stuff (very RAM/CPU intensive stuff).
As far as the Intel - I have 2 reasons: I have successfully built 4 Intel systems w/o any issues (I'm comfortable with Intel - I have not built an AMD system yet, and I didn't want this to be my first), and I LOVE Intel Chipsets. I read SO MANY issues with other chipsets, this in itself is enough resaon for me to choose Intel.
EDIT - The Power Supply was also addressed (Sparkle 400Watt), and I have had good luck with Maxtor's HD's (I own numerous Maxtor's and a few WD's - had ONE issue with a Maxtor 60Gig I bought used for $15 and was ~4 years old )
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