If your looking for storage I would go to Staples.com and pick up a few 80GB Maxtor 5400 RPM drives. On rebate and you should be able to do a Google search for Staples coupons and get an additional $20 off each drive. With rebate they are $80, then apply your coupon so final cost would be $60.

I just picked upa 32x12x40 CDRW for $30 after rebate!

For processor I would suggest watching the Fry's ads in Sac and getting a dwal on MB and Chip combo for under $150. Buy a case from these guys on Ebay. Great service and only $11 shipping. Seller id is TC-web

Just continue to watch the Frys ads and shop at NewEgg.com for antyhing else you may need. Frys sale prices are cheaper than anyone on the net!

Rather than have multiple HD's why not get a CD or DVD RW and use 14cent discs to hold 700mb of data confused DVDR's are about $5-7 for 4.7GB of data storage.