PA 3L SVT,
I have nearly the exact same setup. Barton 2500, 512mb RAM, and a Asus A7N8X-X, with an Geforce FX 128mb 8x video card.
My cooling is basic, came discounted with the case I have. It's one of those flashy ones with a window. Came with a 500 watt power supply, and has about 6 fans inside.
I would recommend this setup if you aren't looking to spend too much money. It has a lot of bang for the buck, and will be a kick in the pants compaired to your 366.
I have mine overclocked to just about 2 ghz right now, with no extra cooling. That was the max it would allow without adding anymore cooling.
So far I haven't had any problems with the hardware. I would recommend getting more RAM however, you can never go wrong, especially when it's so cheap - I use Shikaram, comes with a lifetime warranty.
So if you're in the market, I would suggest this setup - but feel free to look around, because CPU's are going for real cheap, so you might just get a deal.
As for monitors, it all depends on what you will be using the system for. If you're using it for multimedia/imaging/etc I wouldn't suggest a flatscreen, even though they are nice to look at. They don't display on-screen colours properly, which can be confusing for printing/image editing purposes. They are also known for burning out pixels from time to time, which can be a major annoyance. This is just my opinion however, I work in the Graphic Design field - so colour and function are more important to me. But, it all depends however on what you need the system for.
I get all my hardware from Deals Direct. I live in Canada, and from my research they seem to have the best prices in my city (Ottawa). They apparently have a US store, you may want to check them out, however I can't guarantee their prices - never checked out the US one.
Deals Direct US Store - Edit: Apparently they don't ship outside of Canada anymore.
Good luck, if you have any other questions feel free to PM me.
- Alex
