A friend recently asked me what would be my Dream PC, so here are some thoughts.

- All hardware should be Linux compatible.
- CPU should be preferable AMD Athlon 64 (64-Bit) or Intel P4 Hyper Threading.
- 800 FSB along with DDR 400 Memory.
- Display card should be Nvidia high end graphic card. If the card is on-board there should be an AGP 8X slot also available.
- Hard disk should be Serial ATA with 7200 RPM speed. - Raid controller would be nice to have.
- DVD ROM with CD writer or better still DVD writer. I have found Plextor to be a very good and reliable CD Writer, Pioneer is suppose to be the best in DVD players.
- 100 Mbps LAN on board.
- Mimimum 4 USB 2.0 ports 2 in the front and 2 behind.
- 15/17″ LCD Monitor.
- 3 Button or Scroll Mouse.
- Cabinet should be as small as possible preferably like Mini-ITX.
- Low Noise. System should be as low noise as possible.