>Faster at what? Mainly loading and switching between multiple applications, I find I don't regularly run very intensive CPU type apps (I'd expect Excel would be much faster on the PIII box after it's been loaded). If you're like me and constantly switch between IE, VFP, InterDev, Word, and Outlook and sometimes VB < sigh >, you may want to put more emphisis in the drive subsystem...

Three little words: buy more RAM

>My mother board can accept a second processor but quite honestly I haven't felt the need to add it, but the Web server I'm adding may change that!

Depending on what you do, a 2nd processor can make a big difference; my server does a lot of stuff - IIS, AD Master, Proxy, SMTP/POP3, router I noticed about 1.5x the performance of a single processor once I got enough RAM installed (I ended up with 320MB and dual 400MHz P-IIs; I picked up a RAIDPort II kit cheap so the RAID doesn't add to the congestion.) If you're hitting the swap file a lot, more RAM maxing at 512MB is usable for Slot1 processors.

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>1) The best processor for developer - Pentium III-600/512Kb 133 Mhz Bus
>> (chipset on Motherboard - Intel with support 133 Mhz and DIMM must
>> support 133 Mhz)
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>I haven't seem much difference between the Pentium and the Celeron CPU at similar clock speeds. Do you have specific knowledge as to why the Pentium III would be significantly better?
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www.tomshardware.com

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>>2) If you have money - buy SCSI disk (Ultra Wide 80Mb/s - 10000 rpm)
>> (if you have not money - 20GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM) Fujitsu
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>I think I'm going to go with two 10GB 7200 RPM ATA drives. I don't know what manufacturer Dell is using.
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>>3) What about monitor ? You have one ?
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>I would love to get an LCD monitor but I'm afraid I'm not quite there yet. I really should have an 18" model and the prices are still in the high teens ($1500 +).
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>So I will settle for a good 17" model. Dell has the Trinitron at around $300. What do you like?

I like my 19" ViewSonic 790; the last time I saw one it ran about $425